Home Depot Hires Scaredy Cat Contractors

[SPJ]

I went down Saturday to pay the measurement fee and today the contractor arrived to take the "official" measurements for the carpeting.

He looked in the back room saw "bookcases" and asked what was in them. When I told him, he said either they are not here when he comes back with his guys to install the carpet or he won't come back at all.

I was FURIOUS. I went down to HD in person and must've sounded like a raving lunatic becuase they finally agreed to waive the measurement fee, get a new contractor, and gave me a $100 gift card for my troubles.

On a side note, my backyard now looks like Sanford and Son. I have the old carpet, loveseat, recliner, coffee tables, and end table stored out there until Saturday when it gets hauled to the dump (I'm leaving the sofa in there for now so there is something to sit on). My neighbors must not be too thrilled because they watched me moving stuff out with this confused look on their faces but they haven't said anything yet. It's only temporary until the room gets finished. It needs to be empty for the carpet and the new furniture is downstairs until the room is ready.

[Entropy]

Steve. You have some of the worst luck I've ever seen. I really hope everything turns out well for you after all this trouble.

[SnakeySnakeSnake]

Lol, you should have seen first the furnace guy, and then AC guy when they walked into my basement (AC) and there was 1000+ rats, and then when they walked into my garage, same guy came and I had moved them out there, heh.

[xdeus]

I'm sorry you're having problems with the HD contractors, but try not to get too upset. Being in this hobby you are bound to come across a LOT of people with ophidiophobia... it's actually considered the most common fear by some experts. It might be a good idea to be more accomodating with these people and eventually some of them will come around to learning and understanding more about these creatures.

Another option you might have tried was to inform HD that you needed a contractor that wasn't afraid of snakes because you keep several non-venomous pet snakes. Quite often people will come around if they're informed of them beforehand instead of being confronted by them all of a sudden.

Good luck! Besides, just think about all the melamine you can buy with your gift card.

[SPJ]

I'm sorry you're having problems with the HD contractors, but try not to get too upset. Being in this hobby you are bound to come across a LOT of people with ophidiophobia... it's actually considered the most common fear by some experts. It might be a good idea to be more accomodating with these people and eventually some of them will come around to learning and understanding more about these creatures.

Another option you might have tried was to inform HD that you needed a contractor that wasn't afraid of snakes because you keep several non-venomous pet snakes. Quite often people will come around if they're informed of them beforehand instead of being confronted by them all of a sudden.

Good luck! Besides, just think about all the melamine you can buy with your gift card.

On the checklist for the contractor I went thru with HD, it asked if there were animals in the house. I said yes. It said will they be contained. I said yes again. I asked if they needed to know what I had and the lady helping me said no, as long as any animal on the property is secured when the workers arrive.


Bad luck always seems to come in 3's. So far it's been the bathroom, living room, roof and chimney needing work. I think I'm overdue for some good news.

[joepythons]

On the checklist for the contractor I went thru with HD, it asked if there were animals in the house. I said yes. It said will they be contained. I said yes again. I asked if they needed to know what I had and the lady helping me said no, as long as any animal on the property is secured when the workers arrive.


Bad luck always seems to come in 3's. So far it's been the bathroom, living room, roof and chimney needing work. I think I'm overdue for some good news.

Steve,i have good news.I saved alot of money by switching to GEICO

[West Coast Jungle]

I'm a contractor and one of your first problems is getting a home depot sub contractor. They are generally the lowest bid so home depot can mark up the cost for profit. Usually not very good. I've heard and seen a million horror stories. Hope it works out but you are always better off finding someone that is referred by a happy client. Guys that don't have a good rep and can't build up referrals work for Home Depot where referrals aren't needed.

[xdeus]

On the checklist for the contractor I went thru with HD, it asked if there were animals in the house. I said yes. It said will they be contained. I said yes again. I asked if they needed to know what I had and the lady helping me said no, as long as any animal on the property is secured when the workers arrive.


Bad luck always seems to come in 3's. So far it's been the bathroom, living room, roof and chimney needing work. I think I'm overdue for some good news.

Well, it looks like you did everything you could. I guess I would have been furious as well given the circumstances... but I take it as a given that I'll become furious every time I step into HD. Good luck with all those projects. We're redoing our bathrooms right now, and what was supposed to be a 3 day job turned into a 3 month job on the first bathroom.

[wolfy-hound]

In my opinion, he should NOT EVER have said "They have to be gone". He should have said "I can't do the job, I'm scared of snakes." Or "You'll have to get a different contractor." THAT would have been acceptable, although a pain in the booty. To declare that someone has to remove THEIR pets from THEIR house so he can do a job he is contracted to do.. TOTALLY unacceptable. I'd have gone done and went off on them too. Good for you.
Sorry to hear its a pain, all my projects always have gone just like that. Things happen like.. "Oh, hey, let's paint the bathroom." That ends up with reflooringit somehow, since taking off the baseboards revealed a huge crack in the wallboard, which needed to be replaced, but while replacing the wall board I accidently ripped a gash across the floor, so that had to be fixed first, then it was replacing that wallboard, in the meantime the garbage colelctors decided to take the baseboards even though they were beside my steps, not anywhere near the road.. ad nauseum.
Haha. Sigh. Life is always interesting.
Wolfy

[Freakie_frog]

Some one else had this problem.... Oh yea I almost got kicked out of my first apartment for having reptiles.. LOL I told them it was my little Brother who is a marine it Iraq. And they let me keep it and stay.. LOL I was all true except for the snake being his.. LOL

Glad it all worked out for you Steve.