My old foreman in Bakersfield told me to add 15 percent to every bid for 'the stuff you can't see yet' and I ignored him for 2 years

Oscar Ellis · 2026-10-10T05:25:03.39766+00:00

Just lost $4,100 on a bathroom remodel because I bid the tile and plumbing off the photos the homeowner sent instead of walking the crawl space first, and guess who was right about the joists.

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My old foreman in Bakersfield told me to add 15 percent to every bid for 'the stuff you can't see yet' and I ignored him for 2 years | Contractor Talk - Rigidtalk