Ever wonder why contractors have the reputation of not
calling back right away, not showing up, or being late. No, it’s not that they’re
lazy or too busy playing golf at every waking moment. Contractors typically are juggling more things in a day than a circus act
performer. There are appointments for prospective jobs, estimating jobs, employees
and jobs to manage, materials to order, pick up and get delivered to the job
site, and multiple of other tasks associated with running a business.
No remodeling project is the same, the estimated time a
project will take is not an exact science and sometimes things just take longer
than expected. This can throw an entire day of scheduling off. But the biggest
offender of a schedule killer is an unexpected discovery of something that
needs to be fixed or dealt with during a remodeling phase before that project
can continue (like dry rot). It’s a rippling effect on a day’s plan that can
literally drive a contractor one step closer to the “nutty” farm. But good
contractors will make every attempt to keep their schedule with you, at the
very least keep you informed if there is a delay. But, they are after all only
human and sometimes things are simply out of their control. So next time you
think your contractor is ignoring you, chances are he’s not, he’s simply taking
care of someone else’s problems just like you’d want him to take care yours if
and when they arise with your project.
