JIM SOGAARD

JIM SEEMED HESITANT ABOUT HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE JOB. WHEN HE MADE HIS BID, HE DID NOT INCLUDE ENOUGH HOURS FOR PREP WORK, SUCH SANDING THE PANELING, SANDING BETWEEN COATS OF POLYURETHANE, ETC. THE COST OF THE JOB WENT SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THE BID. THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLY MORE TO BE FINISHED ON THE JOB, INCLUDING STRIPPING THE STAIN FROM A RATHER LARGE AREA OF WOOD PANELING WHICH HE HAD USED WHEN ''SAMPLING'' A WHITE PICKLING STAIN. SINCE THE JOB COST WAS SO HIGH, I WILL WIND UP DOING THE WOOD STRIPPING MYSELF TO REDUCE THE OVERALL COST. WHEN I ADVISED HIM OF THIS, HE BECAME ANGRY THAT THE JOB WAS TAKING TOO LONG AND HE COULD NOT GET ON TO OTHER BUSINESS, ESSENTIALLY BLAMING ME -DESPITE HAVING TAKEN MANY DAYS OFF DURING THE JOB, I.E., FOR A 2ND JOB, A WEEK VACATION, MONDAYS AFTER WEEKENDS, ETC. HE WOUND UP BLAMING ME FOR THE JOB TAKING SO LONG. JIM HAS LIMITED INSIGHT INTO THE REASONS FOR HIS PERSONAL WORK DELAYS. WE AGREED TO TERMINATE HIS WORK.

JIM DID A GREAT JOB; HE IS VERY HONEST, WITH REASONABLE RATES, AND REALLY KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING. HE NOT ONLY PAINTED, BUT CAULKED AND REGLAZED. THE JOB CAME IN A LITTLE OVER THE ESTIMATE BECAUSE THE WINDOWS AND TRIM WERE IN VERY BAD SHAPE, BUT THE WHOLE JOB STILL CAME OUT LESS THAN ANOTHER ESTIMATE. HE IS ALSO VERY PLEASANT TO HAVE AROUND. HE WAS RECOMMENDED TO US BY FRIENDS WHO WERE ALSO VERY PLEASED WITH HIS WORK, AND WE RECOMMENDED HIM TO ANOTHER FRIEND.