Yes, Paul... That one small detail made the difference between an expected 20% profit after paying myself to about a 20% loss under the same (so I'm really just paying myself a lot less)... And no other house there that I've seen has had to come under the same rule... (their boxes aren't consistant...)
What makes it bad is in the contract that I was pressured into signing before given a chance to read it, states that the GC can define what a "change" is and isn't... Simply moving something isn't.
My problem now lies in convincing them of the cost difference between my work and the work of others and to convince them that my work is worth more money because of less liability for all. I plan to make materials lists with the "standard" materials (the ones everyone else uses here...) and another with the list of materials that I use, and show the materials cost difference, and the labor difference. This will only work for the next bid, too late on this house.
Think they'll buy it?
[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 07-13-2002).]
