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I don't understand how the quotes could be so wildly different. I need to refinish some siding at the back of my house. Tiny area, maybe 20x20? First quote is $7000, second quote is $3500, third quote is $1600, all including clean, sand, prime, and coat twice with Benjamin Moore Woodluxe. They all have 5 star google reviews.[/quote]

It’s because they don’t quote each job as if they can move seamlessly from one to another. You may be thinking in terms of square feet, but the business has to translate that into trucks, guys, days or half days and how he can optimize their time. The high quote guy may just be trying to gouge you, I guess, but it’s more likely just that he has a number he thinks he can get for that crew and a number he needs to get for that crew. He needs to quote a certain number of that needs to get number to avoid having them sit idle. So it’s probably about that and not about you. The cheaper guy maybe has a smaller crew and a smaller number and he’s trying to win more small jobs. [/quote]

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