It's going to cost what? You have decided to put a new deck on your home, or you omeowner want to finish the basement or renovate your bathoo. You call a few general contractors bids as there's a reason they can to give you an estimate on how come in so far below the other much it's going to cost, and yo bids. Are their materials the fall out of your chair when the sme quality? Are they using numbers start coming in. Why is skilled labor, and w they cut it so expensive? Should you take corners to ensure they make the lowest bid to try to fit the money on te job? Are they project into your budget? contractor but good for the But remember the adage is still true: be wary of low-ball honest and reputable? If you put a job out to bid be wary of Every day I am a the lumber the highest and lowest bids as yard or supply houses and the ere's a reason they are quot contractor talk is the same -can ed that way. A very low bid is you believe how expensive these usually the most questionable materials have gotten? Why don't the local suppliers carry sub-par work that didn't end up the inventory that they used to? saving the homcowner's money Building supplies, labor costs, in the long run, so buyer beware insurance and gas are all ata premium these days. Bidding has become very competitive and that is frustrating for the I've made a career out of fixing Submitled by Christopher Frasco General Contractor