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kzoockof wrote:
Whoever you hire, hire somebody else to come and inspect the installation upon completion and prior to "signing off". That way, the shortcuts the initial installer made can be identified and remedied. I don't know about you, but I don't consider myself informed enough to recognize if the wrong type of connection, wrong ducting size, etc. . . were used. Also, I want to know that the installation is actually connected to the correct existing ducts taking the "treated" air to where it should and JUST as importantly, that the return air ducts throughout the house are really connected properly to bring that air back to the furnace/AC. On my own, I am not sure I would recognize a bad install, which can add to your bills for years and years, instead of being identified upon completion of the installation.
My experience with contractors in the house. They'll do things right as long as they have easy access and it doesn't take too long. The older the house, the more likely that they will run into things that don't have easy access and may take more time....Show more →
Any contractor that'd come in behind another contractor to "check things out" even if paid is probably not worth paying to check things out. They'd be opening themselves up to all kinds of liability by "signing off" on work they didn't perform... not to mention it's kind of a jerk move to run around second-guessing your colleagues.
Besides, replacement of a furnace is a big job... one that's going to require a permit be pulled in just about any county/municipality I've ever heard of. You have a "double checker" that comes to your house for free... he's called the "inspector" and he should be making sure the HVAC contractors and electricians follow code.
Find a reputable contractor to start with and then let them do their job. Would you hire another wedding photographer to come in and follow your real wedding photographer around to make sure he's doing a good job? How about hiring them to check out your photos to make sure they're "ok" before you pay the actual photog? No? Then don't do it to your HVAC guy either.
I build websites. If a client came to me and said "hey, we've hired this other guy to check out the work you've done when you're finished" my response would be to politely fire them as my client. If they want some other guy to "double check" my work, they don't trust me... and if they don't trust me, then I'm not going to be effective for them so it's in both of our best interests to part ways.
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