Business ProfileforEngineered Foundation Solutions

My antennas went up when Gerard’s colleague, Darrell, would refuse to quote me an evaluation price until I gave him my exact address or subdivision (I provided the city, but my city has more and less privileged subdivisions - you can draw your own conclusions). I went through several exchanges with these guys, but the more they said, the more things didn’t add up. They come across charming, and very sales-savvy, “get-under-your-skin in a nice way” type of guys. This can be distracting, probably purposefully. Their tactics varied, but at one point Gerard proceeds to tell me over the phone that his colleague, Darrell, thinks “he caught the big fish” (referring to me). Now my antennas go up even higher. I hedge, by letting them know I plan to collect 2-3 opinions on the subject, theirs is just one of them, and if any repair work were to be recommended, I would be engaging a firm that is not affiliated or recommended by them, in order to ensure they are able to remain objective and unbiased during the evaluation process and free from conflicts of interest. As soon as they heard that they will not be awarded the repair work after the evaluation, they deployed the classic “pull-back” tactic, citing wounded feelings of my trust issues with them. I didn’t byte, so we wind up not engaging further. I ask the potential buyer to consider: if you were quoted a price based on how afluent your neighborhood is, then told to your face you are considered the “big fish”, then shunned when you refuse the prospect of additional downstream services, would you still engage these guys? Two stars because all our exchanges were reasonably polite. Be wise, don’t be the “big fish”!