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Updated almost 4 years ago, 03/16/2021

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Christen G.
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Seattle, WA
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Jobsite cleanliness - what are your expectations?

Christen G.
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Seattle, WA
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Hi there, I am rehabbing my first (personal) home - a 1940s BEAST! I've done one major renovation in the past on a rental I owned after a flood. I can swing a hammer and am doing some of the work myself and with qualified friends but have hired out for some bigger and more technical things. My question for ya'll is: what are your expectations around job site cleanliness when you're working with contractors or subs? What do you provide, what do you put in writing, etc... 

I'll start:

I provide: contractor's bags and 2 large job site trash cans. I provide brooms, dustpans, a shopvac - and change the bags. At the initial demo, I provide a roll-off dumpster if necessary. I expect: *almost* broom swept, lights off and garbage bagged up at the end of a work-day. Tools in a central location/not strewn about and no confusion on tools: mine vs. theirs (if I'm also working there.) Is that realistic or am I being precious bc it's my home? Couple photos attached for fun - yes that is cat food I found *in* a wall. The other is what the HVAC installers left behind - which was a bummer. More here!

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