Contractor ethics

[Grumpy365]

Cash doesn't mean no paperwork!

Do it, or. Don't , it is all the same.

BUT, DO PAPERWORK!

I paid most of my contractors cash, but they all signed agreements, release of liens, etc.

 

[Sick Puppy]

$7000 paving job and yes I wrote a check, but not out to business but to contractor's name.

I had been working for about 36hrs straight when they came so I could barely see straight, much less think. I realized after what they were doing. Job was done well though.

Of course, if it all goes south and something goes wrong, you could always provide the cheque details to the tax department...

It isn't so much that he was insisting on cash - I've seen a few episodes of Holmes on Homes, so I knew that much - it was just that he viewed me as a fool for wanting to pay tax on it. He's happy to do the work either way.

My line of thinking was: 'If he's willing to cheat the government and considers me a fool for not going along with it, what happens when something doesn't go to plan on the job?' Is that the kind of person I want to be dealing with if something unplanned or awful happens?

Cash doesn't mean no paperwork!

Do it, or. Don't , it is all the same.

BUT, DO PAPERWORK!

I paid most of my contractors cash, but they all signed agreements, release of liens, etc.

Exactly- cash deals are a matter of conscience (regardless of what you think of the govt or tax departments, there is still the matter of public services provided, if any), but when it comes to your home, what about the other paperwork? Will there be any? What happens should something go wrong? Will he sort it, or walk away and leave you hanging?

At the end of it all, payment aside, what was your gut feeling dealing with the contractor? Any bad feelings, walk away - pronto.

 

[southpier]

contractor ethics ? Should those two words even be said together?

ha ha. i know. same as "honest mechanic"