The Dangerous Cost of “Estimates” — And Why You Should Never Fall for One Again

I was talking with someone recently who got a price from us on some repair work for their old barn.

They were concerned about the cost — not because it was unreasonable — but because they’d been burned before. In their own words, they’d “been ripped off by contractors in the past.”

They told me horror stories about “progress billing” that kept creeping up, job after job. The work would start under one price — and finish at something way past the original “estimate.”

And that’s exactly the problem: an estimate is not a price. It’s a guess. And a poor one at that.

Too many contractors hide behind estimates. They “guess” what the job will cost. Then they start working… and surprise — the bill goes up. And up. And up.

Not us.

At Farrow Built, we give you a fixed price up front. We don’t guess. We calculate. We plan. And we put it in writing. That number doesn’t move. No surprise “extras.” No fine print. No “oops, we forgot to include that” nonsense.

When we give you a price, it’s because we’ve thought it through. We’ve walked the job. We’ve scoped the details. We’ve accounted for what’s required. And we stand behind it — no excuses.

So if you’re tired of gambling with your wallet — if you want to know exactly what your project is going to cost before a single nail gets driven — talk to us.

If not, there’s plenty of guys out there ready to hand you a low-ball estimate… and a nightmare of upcharges after the fact. They’re the ones who’ll smile when they bid it cheap… and bill you hard once you’re too deep to walk away.

Your call.

If you’ve ever been burned by a contractor who promised you the moon and billed you for Mars — now’s your chance to do it differently. With Farrow Built, your price is your price. Period. Let's talk.