At the risk of going off-topic, look for plumbing firms that pay their employees a flat hourly rate rather than a commission based on how much revenue they generate. That’s what my plumber said he looked for when researching plumbers for out-of-town family members.
In general, finding someone who has more than enough work and bills at an hourly rate is often a sound strategy when one is dependent on the contractor’s professional judgment as to what needs to be done and how long it should take. Under those circumstances, the busy hourly-rate contractor has much less incentive to recommend unnecessary work or stretch it out. The downside is that, because they have more than enough work, they may not be immediately available. . . .
At the risk of going off-topic, look for plumbing firms that pay their employees a flat hourly rate rather than a commission based on how much revenue they generate. That’s what my plumber said he looked for when researching plumbers for out-of-town family members.
In general, finding someone who has more than enough work and bills at an hourly rate is often a sound strategy when one is dependent on the contractor’s professional judgment as to what needs to be done and how long it should take. Under those circumstances, the busy hourly-rate contractor has much less incentive to recommend unnecessary work or stretch it out. The downside is that, because they have more than enough work, they may not be immediately available. . . .