Let them do the rough, and you do the finish. That way you might get paid to fix some of their screw-ups from the rough. I'm sure you'll find uncovered j-boxes and incorrect drilled holes in the framing. You at least get to do an inspection and put your mind at ease.
Rough-in only?
Well, this is a first for me. I have a customer that is building a small mom-in-law suite. It's a simple job for sure and I was asked to give a bid. He is a nice enough guy with a limited budget. So after I getting my bid he asked me to adjust it for doing the rough only and he would trim-out. What do you all think of this arrangement? If it wasn't such a simple job I would be concerned. I am thinking about doing it.
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On second thought, never let the customer touch your work! Lesson recently learned, and posted.
:thumbsup: Yes, digging is ALWAYS encouraged by me :thumbsup:If a HO wants to save money I allow them to drill holes, pull romex, pull feeders, dig ditches, drive rods, sweep floors, empty the trash, erect scaffold and other helper kind of stuff.
I don't allow them to drive staples or terminate and I check everything they do.
It doesn't really save them $$$ because I'm always being distracted, but they can say they tried.
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