[sohi89141]

I am in the same situation. I can vouch for PDQ Electric. They show up on time and do good work. I'll get back to you on the plumber as soon as mine finishes a job at my house.

[4sight]

Thank you for the responses. It is however disheartening to think every tradesman in LV is a flake.
We always said finding a good electrician, mechanic or plumber is like finding a good doctor. You never want to change.
I wish I could afford to fly my guys out from New York, but then again they're not licensed in NV.

[Kitchen Witch]

Originally Posted by 4sight

Thank you for the responses. It is however disheartening to think every tradesman in LV is a flake.
We always said finding a good electrician, mechanic or plumber is like finding a good doctor. You never want to change.
I wish I could afford to fly my guys out from New York, but then again they're not licensed in NV.

Some of us are NOT trying to tell you that EVERY contractor or trades person in town is flaky or will skip out on you completely. Just relating some of our experiences and hopefully you will have gained some knowledge on how to protect yourself and your hard earned money when hiring trades people to do work for you.

Many blessings and best of luck to you!

[jtjtjtjt]

Originally Posted by 4sight

Thank you for the responses. It is however disheartening to think every tradesman in LV is a flake.
We always said finding a good electrician, mechanic or plumber is like finding a good doctor. You never want to change.
I wish I could afford to fly my guys out from New York, but then again they're not licensed in NV.

First off, lawyers do contracts and should be called contractors. Builders build things, remodelers remodel things, plumbers plumb things. So that's what I call them.

I hire licensed and bonded builders on a daily basis. What I mean by that is that they work a day and I pay them at the end of each day. They look at the job in the beginning and figure how long it should take (3 weeks, 6 weeks, etc.) and start doing it. At the end of each day, I let them know if I'm pleased or displeased and if they should come back tomorrow to continue the work. Occasionally one of the guys gets an end of the day tip of $50 for exceptional work that day (for instance bringing in 8 two-by-four studs in from the truck each trip when the most I could carry at one time is 4). Another guy got a $20 for telling a great story during the work day.

For materials, I accompany the lead guy to Home Depot for a shopping trip which of course I pay for.

Of course, I'm retired so I can hang out with the builders all day while they work. And I do my part to assist by doing menial work and cleaning up, etc. to allow them to do the skilled work and do so in the most productive manner.

You can make such arrangements with builder guys in rural areas, probably not in Vegas.

[FosterFam]

We are in the same boat. Buying a house that needs work on several systems. We'll DIY as much as we can, but there are some things I no longer care to tackle, now that I have 5 babies and preschoolers.

I can recommend a plumber: Jason Abbott at Sage Plumbing. We will be using him for repairs and some remodeling work. We know him from church and know several people who have had him do work. He does good work and absolutely has integrity in running his business. Sage Plumbing

[Kitchen Witch]

Originally Posted by jtjtjtjt

First off, lawyers do contracts and should be called contractors. Builders build things, remodelers remodel things, plumbers plumb things. So that's what I call them.

I hire licensed and bonded builders on a daily basis. What I mean by that is that they work a day and I pay them at the end of each day. They look at the job in the beginning and figure how long it should take (3 weeks, 6 weeks, etc.) and start doing it. At the end of each day, I let them know if I'm pleased or displeased and if they should come back tomorrow to continue the work. Occasionally one of the guys gets an end of the day tip of $50 for exceptional work that day (for instance bringing in 8 two-by-four studs in from the truck each trip when the most I could carry at one time is 4). Another guy got a $20 for telling a great story during the work day.

For materials, I accompany the lead guy to Home Depot for a shopping trip which of course I pay for.

Of course, I'm retired so I can hang out with the builders all day while they work. And I do my part to assist by doing menial work and cleaning up, etc. to allow them to do the skilled work and do so in the most productive manner.

You can make such arrangements with builder guys in rural areas, probably not in Vegas.

That is very nice for you that you want to call tradesmen by their trade titles.

In Nevada, they are all CONTRACTORS and fall under the licensure and jurisdiction of the NEVADA STATE CONTRACTORS BOARD>


Nevada State Contractors Board


OP, you can use this site to check on the license of any contractor you choose to do your work and take a look at the Southern Nevada NSCB most wanted list to protect yourself against crooks posing as Contractors.

[jtjtjtjt]

Originally Posted by Kitchen Witch

That is very nice for you that you want to call tradesmen by their trade titles.

In Nevada, they are all CONTRACTORS and fall under the licensure and jurisdiction of the NEVADA STATE CONTRACTORS BOARD>


Nevada State Contractors Board


OP, you can use this site to check on the license of any contractor you choose to do your work and take a look at the Southern Nevada NSCB most wanted list to protect yourself against crooks posing as Contractors.

Words get new meanings all the time. I'm trying, in my own trivial way, to push the process along.

For instance, I'm thinking in 20 years there will be no more Jewelry stores. They will all be called Bling stores. I said it before NYNY had a bling store, now I see another casino has a bling store (I forget which one).

But hey, I've been wrong before so I could be wrong on this. For instance, 20 years ago I discovered velcro shoe straps and figured shoe strings would go the way of the horse drawn buggy. Velcro is better technology, a great way to save 20 seconds every day (IMHO of course). But velcro only became popular for kids shoes and old peoples shoes.

Used to be I would wear velcro shoes and then have explain that it was better technology. Now that I'm old, no explanation necessary, it is almost required for senior citizens.

[ddrhazy]

I have a guy who does plumbing/electrical/HVAC for around $75/hour. He's licensed. PM me if you want his info. Not the cheapest dude but so far my most reliable contractor in my contact list, and I've been building that list for 5 years.

[ScoopLV]

Originally Posted by jtjtjtjt

Used to be I would wear velcro shoes and then have explain that it was better technology. Now that I'm old, no explanation necessary, it is almost required for senior citizens.

I do hope that when you move here, you buy a house that has a real lawn. That way you can yell at anyone who stands on it.

[MollieW]

I have always used Penny Electric. Super honest and do a great job. Their company has also been used on "House Crashers" and "Yard Crashers" on HGTV. Don't think they use flakes.

They did some jobs for me that I thought were going to be much more expensive than they were.