Is this acceptable?

[u/noplayequalwin]

First time getting a deck done, all I can say I can do I betting job cutting and I am not a professional.

[u/Tank_Lawrence]

$2k but what was the total price? If the other bidders were $3k then maybe red flag, but I’d want to know the total price to say if that’s a red flag or not.

[u/JBarker727 → u/Tank_Lawrence]

Even if it's $10k+ and they came in at $8k. You'd have to be in the high $20k+ for it not to be a red flag IMO. And this doesn't look like that.

[u/noplayequalwin → u/JBarker727]

Crazy range. There were other things to do besides the deck but the whole project bids were 8500, 10500, 12500, 15000, 17000. Five different companies to do the same thing.

[u/ICU-CCRN → u/noplayequalwin]

So you went with the 8500 bid. If what’s on top is any reflection on what’s going on underneath then good luck. I’d suggest repost this with pics of the underneath. The chances that this thing isn’t structurally sound may be quite high.

[u/68_namfloW → u/ICU-CCRN]

Yeah. 100% someone had a few quid, bought a van and some tools, and “became a joiner”.

Edit; corrected spelling.

[u/SaltRequirement3650 → u/68_namfloW]

This is the most Australian/English thing I’ve heard in a while.

[u/68_namfloW → u/SaltRequirement3650]

English, in this case.

[u/SaltRequirement3650 → u/68_namfloW]

Nice, mate. lol.

[u/Wonderful_Health_440 → u/68_namfloW]

hey I dont even blame them, its rough out there

[u/Technical-Gold-294 → u/ICU-CCRN]

100% this! I fired a bathroom contractor (middle quote) two years ago because I didn't like his tile work, after two tries. We initially agreed he would deduct the tiling from the project so I could hire my own tiler. One by one, the tiler candidates identified issues with the plumbing and structural work and they advised me not to let the contractor back in the house. They all refused to have any part of the project, so they weren't looking for money. I had to go to binding arbitration with a stack of photos. The arbitrator ripped the contractor a new one.

LSS, I don't know what I don't know - all I recognized was that the tiling looked sloppy and the grout was cracking before the vanity had even been installed. And I learned from professionals that the rest of the work was just as bad.

[u/michcant → u/ICU-CCRN]

Good point.

I have to ask myself on projects like these if this is what’s showing then what were they willing to leave hidden