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The Cheapest Project Bid is Not Always the Best 

All guttering contractors are experienced with managing and working on different guttering projects, and as homeowners, we are not professionals when it comes to home improvement project management. Certainly we would think that the lowest bid to complete the project is the best deal there is. We are aware that projects like these are expensive, that’s why we find ways to work within the budget. This mindset would definitely place us in great disadvantage in the end.

There are many reasons why ‘choosing the lowest contractor bid’ is a wrong strategy and a wrong mindset. If you prepared an estimate and a planned to manage the project expenses accordingly, we can never trust the lowest bidder not to cut corners; they will always find ways to earn their target revenue, therefore, they are forced to cut corners to make up the difference from your demands. Another strategy is agreeing on a lower contract cost, but it will later force you to pay for modifications or force you to accept ‘work omission’ when the work is being done. You are now left with no choice (due to lack of knowledge and experience) but to acknowledge the contractor’s charge and let them perform this additional work, So, instead of obtaining a project that works comfortably within your budget, you would eventually end up getting a substandard work which will result for you have to pay for re-work and ending up on a more expensive and unreasonable project cost.

Remember companies need to make money and hit their target income all the time to survive, since this is the case, businessmen know almost all the techniques just to reduce their out of pocket expenses for their customers. There are many ways to cut expenses in any home improvement task, for example, using inexperienced workforce and the use of low quality materials. Keep in mind that there is still no assurance you are getting high quality gutters even if the guttering company passes the home inspections.

If the lowest bidding guttering company gives you a quote that is 15% cheaper than the average guttering service in Australia, you have to raise a red flag, because  the expenses for similar projects like labor costs, workers insurance, as well as the materials being used by contractors, do not differ that much. Acknowledge that any guttering project will require ample amount of time, high quality materials, and cost planning, so you would come up with something of high quality.