It never fails, when a potential customer receives a proposal from a contractor, the first thought is always, why is it so expensive. Well to clear the air a little, and with any luck take some of the heat off of construction contractors, I'm going to fill you in on a few things. The information I'm going to share with you should give you an idea of where all your hard earned money is going.

When determining the cost on a proposal there is no common or set price that the contractor takes from a book, there are in fact many different aspects to figure in to each individual bid, before the overall cost is decided. The contractor or sales rep. is most likely spending several hours, if not days, working out the specific details of your contract and coming up with the estimated cost of each service performed.

When choosing the proper materials for your job, the chances are that your contractor has either chosen high end or a good mid grade product, very few contractors will buy low budget materials when it is their name at stake. So with that being said, your projects materials will probably account for 30% - 50% of the final cost of the project.

Another material related cost to keep in mind is that the higher quality the product the more expensive installation usually becomes, due to the product damage risks involved.