Want the Best Price for Spray Foam Installation? Don't Choose the Cheapest Contractor (Part 4)

If you've been reading along, you know that we've been discussing how choosing the cheapest spray foam installer could actually cost you more in the long run. Our first lesson: Don't sacrifice quality for convenience sake. Our second lesson: Cheaper up-front may be more expensive long-term. And now, another lesson. It's a short one, but no less important to understand.

LESSON #3 – Nothing personal, just business

So you weren’t able to buy the sneakers you wanted online because, although they were reasonably priced, it would’ve cost you ten extra bucks for shipping and handling, time filling out the online form, and a lot of patience—two weeks waiting for the sneakers to ship across the country. And you’ve had a bad experience at a department store where the sneakers were the cheapest. But you still want the sneakers. Now what? Plan C, which is to drive to another department store. You’re already on the road, they claim to have the sneakers you want, and at a price that’s comparable to what you’ve seen them for elsewhere. But when you get to store you’re already thinking about Plan D because the parking lot is empty, the place is dark inside, and is that a sign on the door? Yep, it’s a “For Lease” sign; the store went out of business.

Lesson Learned: None really, other than companies go out of business every day. It’s just a fact of life. Always have a back-up plan if your contractor goes belly up.  

Read Part Five (the last) of the series: Spending more upfront can sometimes equal long-term gain