Anonymous
07/11/2015 22:19
Subject: Re:Standard upcharge on materials?
OP here. The reason I was going to go with the first guy is that he would do everything (both the roof install and the inside work).
Called the roofing company I have used before who only does the skylight install in the roof (said I would need a handyman to prepare the inside) and the quote is so much lower (the roof quote is the same, the skylight quote is much lower). I can't imagine I would have trouble finding a handyman to work on the inside and have it come in lower. There must have been much more upcharge in the first quote (total not just the blinds) than I thought. Glad this forced me to keep looking.
Called the roofing company I have used before who only does the skylight install in the roof (said I would need a handyman to prepare the inside) and the quote is so much lower (the roof quote is the same, the skylight quote is much lower). I can't imagine I would have trouble finding a handyman to work on the inside and have it come in lower. There must have been much more upcharge in the first quote (total not just the blinds) than I thought. Glad this forced me to keep looking.
Anonymous
07/10/2015 21:41
Subject: Re:Standard upcharge on materials?
Anonymous wrote:I was thinking about that but concerned about the warranty. If I have a leak, I am not going to know if it is the skylight or the install and would prefer to be able to call the installer and say "I have a leak please help" and then don't have the finger pointing. Then again, I haven't really gotten into a situation where I had to test the theory.
The contractor said part of the upcharge was "if the blind breaks, who are you going to call?" I thought Velux but then again, I don't know that I would be on the roof so it maybe would be the contractor.
Sounds like scam. You could pocket the difference and have more than enough left over to pay a new person to fix it.
Anonymous
07/10/2015 17:23
Subject: Standard upcharge on materials?
That sounds like a reasonable upcharge.
Anonymous
07/10/2015 13:50
Subject: Re:Standard upcharge on materials?
I think you are correct. If there is a problem, the manufacturer will blame the installer and the installer will blame the manufacturer.
Anonymous
07/10/2015 13:31
Subject: Re:Standard upcharge on materials?
I was thinking about that but concerned about the warranty. If I have a leak, I am not going to know if it is the skylight or the install and would prefer to be able to call the installer and say "I have a leak please help" and then don't have the finger pointing. Then again, I haven't really gotten into a situation where I had to test the theory.
The contractor said part of the upcharge was "if the blind breaks, who are you going to call?" I thought Velux but then again, I don't know that I would be on the roof so it maybe would be the contractor.
The contractor said part of the upcharge was "if the blind breaks, who are you going to call?" I thought Velux but then again, I don't know that I would be on the roof so it maybe would be the contractor.
Anonymous
07/10/2015 13:19
Subject: Standard upcharge on materials?
order the skylight yourself and tell him to put it in
Anonymous
07/10/2015 13:18
Subject: Standard upcharge on materials?
Got a quote for skylights. Cost of the skylight is minimal - most of what I am paying for is installation/overhead. Wrapping up details and selecting color/accessories. I added blinds to the order - they are manufacturer installed and come with the skylights when the order is put in. When you order direct from Velux (the main company that makes skylights), the cost is $750. Contractor said his cost is $880 plus another $260 for overhead. That is a 35% upcharge for something that just gets added to the order. I expected to pay a bit more for the extra, just not that much.
I have worked with contractors where I select features/accessories for a product and pay the difference in cost but never had them add a big upcharge to the order. It makes me nervous if such a small variation results in such a big difference.
Am I overreacting and this is just standard and I just haven't come across it before? Guy wouldn't budge on the price and everything else seemed good (other than the take it or leave it stance) so trying to decide if I should suck it up and get the project done or keep looking.
I have worked with contractors where I select features/accessories for a product and pay the difference in cost but never had them add a big upcharge to the order. It makes me nervous if such a small variation results in such a big difference.
Am I overreacting and this is just standard and I just haven't come across it before? Guy wouldn't budge on the price and everything else seemed good (other than the take it or leave it stance) so trying to decide if I should suck it up and get the project done or keep looking.