Hi all,
Please excuse my lack of knowledge in the subject matter. I just had my house re-roofed and am about to make my final payment. A contractor friend of mine told me to request the permit and the inspection approval.
The contractors have scheduled the pickup for the final payment and it was then that I had asked for these two items. I was told that once my payment clears they will come back with the requested items.
My thoughts/questions:
Is it normal to withhold the permit and approval until the final payment clears? I don't see why they can't just give it to me at the time I give them the check. It makes me feel as if they never got a permit/inspection to begin with (they had mentioned both will be done in our contract)
Is the permit/inspection even important once the job is done? The same contractor friend told me it's only useful during the job in case the city finds out. They basically serve no purpose now and not to worry if I don't get it.
The company itself seems to be fairly big and has multiple locations so it's not like I will ever be in a situation where I can never reach them again if a problem occurs.
What are your thoughts? Should I even care at this point?
Thanks in advance.
Please excuse my lack of knowledge in the subject matter. I just had my house re-roofed and am about to make my final payment. A contractor friend of mine told me to request the permit and the inspection approval.
The contractors have scheduled the pickup for the final payment and it was then that I had asked for these two items. I was told that once my payment clears they will come back with the requested items.
My thoughts/questions:
Is it normal to withhold the permit and approval until the final payment clears? I don't see why they can't just give it to me at the time I give them the check. It makes me feel as if they never got a permit/inspection to begin with (they had mentioned both will be done in our contract)
Is the permit/inspection even important once the job is done? The same contractor friend told me it's only useful during the job in case the city finds out. They basically serve no purpose now and not to worry if I don't get it.
The company itself seems to be fairly big and has multiple locations so it's not like I will ever be in a situation where I can never reach them again if a problem occurs.
What are your thoughts? Should I even care at this point?
Thanks in advance.