# Question about dealing with professionals

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 22, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dealing-with-professionals/1022403 "2025-08-22T20:14:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-dealing-with-professionals/1022403/3 "2025-08-22T20:20:53Z")

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Home improvement professionals are notorious for not being diligent about following up. I can’t say it makes them bad at the job, just that busy professionals are busy doing jobs not busy trying to drum up more jobs.

I’d give them one followup call. I’d also attempt to get 2-3 estimates on the job. I’d also try to be there while they do it. I don’t trust them further than I can throw them.

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