Line Item Bids

[Morgan Rich]

hi everybody -

I have been lurking for a while but this is a first post, so thank for reading!

I have a house which I intend to flip, already have purchased it.  My question is this - do you get line item by line item bids?  I have had two contractors come through and they both seem rather vague.  $2,500 for the bathroom, $6,000 for the kitchen etc. I would really rather much much more detail, like down to the counter will cost X and the pendant light will cost Y.  Is this too much to expect?  I want to know this so that A: I get better at estimating cost on the fly and B: So that I can make informed decisions as to what improvements I do and do not want to pursue. 

Thanks again!!