Contractor WTF
I manage some rental properties for my family. One is a small house where I'd like to upgrade the bathroom, so a few days ago, I had a respected local general contractor come to the house to evaluate the place before giving me a bid. We've had on-and-off moisture issues in this bathroom, so I especially wanted those addressed.
I'm not surprised that he recommended installing central air conditioning as "the single most important step you can take to solve your moisture issues"--it's doubtless in his interest to convince me to spend a few thousand dollars on a central AC unit, in addition to the pricey moisture-sensing bathroom fan he suggested I install. But I'm not sure what possessed him to assure me that one of his competitors--the HVAC contracting firm my family has trusted for years--was getting out of the residential AC business to focus strictly on commercial. Because it was ridiculously easy to find out that they're not doing anything of the kind.
I'm not surprised that he recommended installing central air conditioning as "the single most important step you can take to solve your moisture issues"--it's doubtless in his interest to convince me to spend a few thousand dollars on a central AC unit, in addition to the pricey moisture-sensing bathroom fan he suggested I install. But I'm not sure what possessed him to assure me that one of his competitors--the HVAC contracting firm my family has trusted for years--was getting out of the residential AC business to focus strictly on commercial. Because it was ridiculously easy to find out that they're not doing anything of the kind.