Often enough, but that's almost always the case. The customer cherishes the dream that he does not have to go into any difficulty at all in construction or finishing, you can take and order the work "turnkey" without personal control!
Without the eternal problems that turn it into a proverb, "repair is worse than fire.
After all! Everyone should be professional in his or her field.
But... it does not work! At all, in no way, at all. Nowhere.
No, of course, I have no doubt that all of them are perfect here on the Internet through one, but in real life for some reason: a sarafan radio, a price for works, a contract, the number of years on the market, ... DOES NOT WORK.
Just keep it together. There is no perfect performer. There is no normal customer protection. Money does not guarantee anything. It is possible to describe in every detail why it does not work and work, but the sense?
Of course, someone has succeeded and this is the exception to the rule. It's not a fact that you'll get the next time with the same performer.
But if there is no control, the majority of employees are 80% so... they are not bad, and even good. They are ready to work for reasonable money, within a reasonable period of time, and most importantly, not to "love your brain. But, you have to keep your hand on the pulse.
Otherwise, the temptation is too great... Do not make a good guy commit a crime.
The remaining twenty percent is: grabbers, thieves, problem ones, handsome, etc. Actually, you should avoid them. Work with them needs a very, very good at skipping, so it is not your option.
So, how not to get: for money, time, or quality. And it is more likely and altogether.
Not to get on that 20 % and not to seduce that 80 %?
There are not so many points.
1. No advances.
That is, not at all. Not half of the amount, not a quarter, not at all. Do you need a thousand for travel? Need to buy a tool? We need...
Micro financial institutions are more than available. You act like a joke. "... The bank does not sell seeds, and I do not lend them. And think about what kind of employee who doesn't even have that kind of trifle.
Why not?
Because in reality, this is your only leverage.
And do not rely on the contract, on decency, on common sense, on... just do not.
The money you have not paid is your only instrument.
Do you know how many teams left the facilities, because somewhere they offered more, and here almost everything has already been received? I personally know a case when masons did not report 1 row of gas silicate blocks, withdrew and left. (This is half a day's work, and the case is more of a comedy.)
Need money for basic materials? No problem - you give or buy it yourself. If you do, all the material should be bought at once for the entire amount. And you have to lie still. Not like this, you bought half of it as an advance.
2. pay once a week.
Working without advances, you will hardly find anyone to pay at the end of the work, or once a month.
3. Create a debt for the worker.
When you just work without advances, you'll go out every week with the worker. And he can "jump" off the job. Tests aren't very good. To create an average weekly debt. Not immediately, but within 2-3 weeks. (Does not apply to short jobs). It doesn't put much strain on you, and you will be given extra leverage.
4. A detailed list of works and materials.
No sums of "total for m2". And in general, the more detailed, the better. Maximum transparency. Do not be afraid of not coming out more expensively, although frightened. As a rule, it is 30-70% cheaper than "all-inclusive".
Here is an example of a budget for the installation of warm floors.
All works are scheduled. (the top line is a reference). You clearly see for what and how much you pay. If, for example, the insulation has already been laid, and you charge for it the price. You will have questions.
5. Specify the quality of each job.
Here you will find a detailed estimate very useful.
Do not refer to the JV and other documents. They should be used very well. Otherwise, look. You can get a wall that is a centimeter thick, and everything is strictly on the JV. :) Not all works have clear criteria. So just stipulate at least in words, the main thing is to do it BEFORE. And then there will be a lot of grudges and complaints.
6. Pay only for fully made works.
Didn't you plaster a meter of the wall in the room? The work is not handed over. Didn't report 20 blocks on the floor walls? The work is not handed over. Well, you understand the principle.
And yes, the job that wasn't accepted = her work done, no, "then, sometime later, I swear on my mother.
7. The employee buys the change himself.
You pay for it after the fact! Once a week. You remember about the advances, don't you?
Yes, probably, and enough.
Normal people will agree, and the rest... you don't need them.
P.S. Yes, let superficially, but to understand that you will do all the same it is necessary. Time will demand a little and will save very decently.
Because you know, "Without a bad boy and life is bad".