June 9, 2010 @ 7:53 am

Sounds odd doesn’t it, yet more often than not its true. Lets take an example from my brother, a self employed painter in MD. Tom has been self employed for several years now, and offers “custom painting”. One of his existing clients had wanted to repaint their living room and 2nd floor hallway. They got pricing from Tom, as well as a family friend. Naturally the family friends pricing was significantly lower, and they wanted to help him out.

What the homeowner didn’t realize was that the job couldn’t possibly be done for 400.00 so after shelling out 1/2 of the 400.00 ( this pricing included the trim by the way )…after just one coat of paint was applied, they contacted my brother to get the job done properly.

Another example. A woman has had a leaking window in her home for a long period of time. Her son had a friend who was down and out, and needed the money. So when he came to her she naturally wanted to help him, and in turn get her window repaired “cheap”. The end result? The window continued to leak, and she was out the money she paid. She found out about S.Colwell Construction through a mutual friend, and contacted me. The water damage was repaired, and the leaking window fixed.

The bottom line here is, it always cost’s more money to have something done by a professional. However, it cost’s even more money to have a professional walk into someone else’s improperly done ( or started ) job.

If your paying 700.00 to have a job done, when you could have had the job done by a professional for 1,200.00 and the 700.00 job is just a temporary fix what are you saving?

Regardless if you are remodeling your kitchen, bath, or building a deck. Adding some crown molding or trim to your home, or simply pressure washing a patio or sidewalk. Hire a professional, get the job done right, the first time.