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Originally Posted by HCE727:
When you hear these dope Builders and GC's say that they got a guy that will do it for cheaper, this is what you get. It doesn't matter what it looks like as long as it works. If this EC didn't close shop, this builder would have never called me.

That's the truth. My buddy got the house we're working on as a "loss leader" - ie he's running the costs short on this bid, in the hope that he'll get to make it up with the other houses this GC is erecting.

He was competing with some russian guys who do electrical work out of Chicago. I assume at least one of them has a license from somewhere, but the builder chewed him down on little things like the lighting allowance and the type or receptacles and switches. The builder goes to Big Orang Box, after all... he knows that switches are only $0.69 each...

And hey, as long as they last the year for warranty purpoeses, what does he care, right? [Linked Image]