I'm having two of my bathrooms remodeled and am using a professional contractor. The various workmen have really done brilliant work. I am unsure what the tipping protocol would be? do I tip each painter, plumber, carpenter individually at the end of the job? If so, how much is customary? The total for the work will probably be in the neighborhood of $14,000 or so. Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.
Kitty751
I agree with jomama45.
A letter of appreciation for the fine craftmanship of the contractor and his workers is more valuable then a tip. These letters will go into his referance book along with pictures of the finished work. Let the contractor decide which employees will get a bonus. If the contractor posts these letters on his bulletin board, the workers will see that their efforts are appreciated too.
A letter of appreciation for the fine craftmanship of the contractor and his workers is more valuable then a tip. These letters will go into his referance book along with pictures of the finished work. Let the contractor decide which employees will get a bonus. If the contractor posts these letters on his bulletin board, the workers will see that their efforts are appreciated too.
You are absolutely right
I will definitely take that hint and write my contractor a letter of appreciation. Also, my contractor also happens to live in this housing development, so I will also post a glowing recommendation to our neighborhood list serv and that should do the trick. Many thanks for your reply.
I will definitely take that hint and write my contractor a letter of appreciation. Also, my contractor also happens to live in this housing development, so I will also post a glowing recommendation to our neighborhood list serv and that should do the trick. Many thanks for your reply.
Great idea!
A gift card to a restaurant would be the very thing! Come to think of it, the guys show up with Starbucks cups in their hands every morning, so perhaps I'll go pick up some coffee gift cards as well. During the workday, I furnish bottled water, snapple, pots of coffee and homemade baked goods, so we're great good friends now. Thanks for the tip about the gift cards -- I should keep them on hand in any event.
A gift card to a restaurant would be the very thing! Come to think of it, the guys show up with Starbucks cups in their hands every morning, so perhaps I'll go pick up some coffee gift cards as well. During the workday, I furnish bottled water, snapple, pots of coffee and homemade baked goods, so we're great good friends now. Thanks for the tip about the gift cards -- I should keep them on hand in any event.
The tip I would usually give is talking to people I know and finding them another job. I also make sure my fridge is full of water. I'm having a bunch of stuff done right now and I buy lunch at least once a week. This is much easier than tipping people individually.
Of course it all depends on the situation.
Of course it all depends on the situation.
I think it all depends on the quality of work, and the expectations that you have. For example, if you hire a crew to renovate your bathroom, and they do a decent/good job then i don't see why they should get a tip. However, if they go above and beyond, and give you good suggestions, maybe about relocating something, or about putting the tiles in a diamond pattern instead of plain square pattern, and the end result comes out much better that you expected/would of been with your original layout then yea they deserve some kind of tip. Same goes if they do work for free that is not in the scope of work. Such as re plumbing a fixture, or relocating a door, extra accents and borders when tiling.
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