I Always Let Them Bill Me, First!
That way, I don't have to pay up front. I thought that was a standard business practice?
That way, I don't have to pay up front. I thought that was a standard business practice?
Customary for boatyard to ask $$$ while painting?
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When I do work I like to get a "deposit" that covers the materials that way the only thing I can get beat out of is my time. Most people are honest and will pay what was agreed to when the job is done. On the other hand you see a lot of boats sitting in boat yards with bills unpaid. I would agree on a bottom job it does seem pointless but depending what you are having done the bill can grow pretty quickly.
When I do work I like to get a "deposit" that covers the materials that way the only thing I can get beat out of is my time. Most people are honest and will pay what was agreed to when the job is done. On the other hand you see a lot of boats sitting in boat yards with bills unpaid. I would agree on a bottom job it does seem pointless but depending what you are having done the bill can grow pretty quickly.
There is another factor that hasn't been
mentioned here. That is the history of your relationship with the contractor. if you have worked with the same yard for several years, always paid your bills on time, without question because you have learned to trust their work, then they will have also learned to trust you when they present their bill. I have customers for whom I have worked for twenty-five years,I have keys to their house. They call, I work, they pay. I haven't written a contract for those people for many years. There are people for whom I work that I have never before met , they saw my ads in the paper and called me. For them I write a contrat that details how many nails in each stick, how much and what color and brand of paint , clean-up, trash removal and PAYMENT. If it is a long job I get paid at the end of each week. If I don't get a check at the end of the first week I pack my tools and tell them I will be back when I get paid.
mentioned here. That is the history of your relationship with the contractor. if you have worked with the same yard for several years, always paid your bills on time, without question because you have learned to trust their work, then they will have also learned to trust you when they present their bill. I have customers for whom I have worked for twenty-five years,I have keys to their house. They call, I work, they pay. I haven't written a contract for those people for many years. There are people for whom I work that I have never before met , they saw my ads in the paper and called me. For them I write a contrat that details how many nails in each stick, how much and what color and brand of paint , clean-up, trash removal and PAYMENT. If it is a long job I get paid at the end of each week. If I don't get a check at the end of the first week I pack my tools and tell them I will be back when I get paid.
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