On Jul 15, 11:39Â*am, Nancy2 wrote:
On Jul 14, 5:07 pm, Sheldon wrote:





On Jul 14, 5:24�pm, Nancy2 wrote:

On Jul 14, 3:18�pm, "MareCat" wrote:

We're currently in the middle of a kitchen remodeling job (new cabinets,
countertops, backsplash, sink, island, flooring, lighting, painting, and
removing two walls). The contractor and workers have been *awesome* so far
(making excellent progress, very easy to work with, constantly giving us
updates, company owner comes to the work site to check work and meet with us
every day, etc.). They're even expecting to complete the project almost a
week earlier than planned (just over two weeks--rather than three
weeks--from start to finish).

If all ends up well (as we fully expect it will), we'd like to give each of
the two workers some sort of tip. What is the proper etiquette for tipping
contractors/workers for projects like this? Just wondering what others here
have done.

TIA-
Mary

My son and his wife "tipped" their contractor and his wife with a
great dinner in their new home.

I have "tipped" subs with gift cards at the local Lowe's, Menard's or
WalMart.

I have given cash to carpet layers.

I have also not tipped at all.

It's all in what you think about tipping, if it's appropriate or not,
if you got more than your money's worth, what the local custom is,
etc., and especially, whether you might need them again in the
future. �Do whatever your gut says. �Sometimes a six-pack of ice cold
beer at the end of the day is enough. ;-)

Sheesh... what cheap *******s! Â*A kitchen that took two solid weeks to
complete must have cost many, many thousands of dollars, required a
lot of back breaking and careful work to turn out without incident.
Offering the workers a meal with a beer is like spending $40,000 on a
bathroom makeover and tipping the workers with a shit, shower, and a
shave.

RFC sure got some CHEAP mother****ers.

It's all in the local custom, Shel - as others have said - and how you
feel about what you got for the money and if you're talking about the
contractor, or the subs....

My kitchen remodel cost less than $15,000 and took about 3 weeks.
Believe me, the contractor and his sole helper got plenty for the
hours they put in.

My current contractor (finish carpenter) makes about $500 a day for 6
hours - I don't think I need to tip him at all ---

I specfically said *not* to tip contractors and subs, only their
workers.

And a kitchen remodel that cost less than $15,000 but took some three
weeks says there's something not being told... $15,000 doesn't even
cover the cost of materials for a very basic small kitchen... and no
contractor is going to tie up his crew for three whole weeks for that
kind of money.