The SINGLE biggest issue that keeps popping up with Resi Contracting is the wide spread belief that installing this or that shouldn't come to all that much money -- 'cause the DIY shows reveal just how easy it all is.
Lost upon the public is that the camera lies -- a LOT. Other than a handful of shows ( Holmes on Homes ... ) the edits eliminate all boners/ injuries and frustrations.
They also never have design/ permitting issues. ( As IF )
Back in the real world -- plenty of time is spent on just such tedium.
As you can imagine, the typical homeowner never imagines that her own SLOW decision tree is causing the cost of her project to explode.
In short, it is necessary to recover all of these non-installation events just to break even.
And this is why newbies usually blow up within their first year. Until they've faced it - it's hard to believe just how much paper-time they must spend.
