Betts Property Maintenance

Job itself went okay. Make sure to get ALL costs, especially cost overruns, clearly agreed upon in writing, PRIOR to authorizing any extra work. Cost overruns cost us an extra $1,179. We understood from conversation with Mark that the overrun was $179. Nothing was presented in writing to explain cost overrun amounts. Make sure to see actual samples of material, stones, etc. not pictures or names of materials. The stone used was much larger than I expected and is unattractive to me. I requested "railroad ties" but 8 x 8 treated posts were used instead. They look much different from railroad ties. If railroad ties are no longer available, I should have been told in advance and options being discuss. That was not the case. I accept responsibility for not insisting the actual amount of the cost overrun be in writing at the time I was told extra materials were needed. Unfortunately, I will not be able to use them again.