http://forum.abathroomguide.com/users/5/posts en-us 60 <p>One key guideline is to limit your initial down payment, and try to pay most of the money once the contractor has done at least half of the job, or even when the job is completed.</p> <p>You can also mention that the payment is reduced if the job is not completed within a certain timeframe (i&#8217;m not sure whether this is common practise with small residential jobs, but can be negotiated).</p> <p>I&#8217;m not sure what the exact number were, but I heard several stories of homeowners paying 20-40% down, and then not getting much response from the contractor. Once they have their money, the worst contractors out there suddenly become a lot less responsive.</p> Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:05:49 -0000 forum.abathroomguide.com:1:3:4 julie http://forum.abathroomguide.com/forums/1/topics/3 <p>I&#8217;ve just been reading about heated under tile systems and would like to know if anyone has had experience with those, or what you think about it?</p> <p>Thanks!!</p> <p>julie</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:03:05 -0000 forum.abathroomguide.com:1:2:2 julie http://forum.abathroomguide.com/forums/1/topics/2