To Southeast Home improvement I'm paying this bill under protest for I think I was taking advantage of. Southeast came out on 7/12/2017 and sales rep Stu gave me a proposal bid. I ask him he ever did work for Helitech before and he told me yes. He asks to see the contract and I show it to him. This is the time I called Southeast and Stu came out on 7/12/2017 to give me a bid and he was told him about the problem that I was running out of time and that the work had to be done by Monday 7/24/2017. Stu came back with a bid of $4,815.55 on 713/2017 and we told him ok. He knew that we had to get this work done by 7/24/2017 and that I did not have no one else. I called Chris and was told that he that he need to meet with Stu from Southeast on 7/13/2017 and that he could not make it and he would meet with Stu on Friday 7/14/2017 at 5.30 p.m. Stu, Chris, my son & I meet to look at the job and at this time that Chris said the one shelf had to come down and that the well holding tank had to be move away from the wall. Stu said that he did not figure that in the bid and I ask him how much was that going to be. I was told that he had to go back to the office and figure that in the bid. Stu from Southeast came back on Monday 7/17/2017 with a bid of $7,115.55 There was nothing I could do at this time, I had 7 day's left to get the work done for Helitech was to start on the 24th Monday. I feel that I was taking advantage of and was in rock & hard spot and could do nothing, my husband could not go downstairs for the meeting, he is on oxygen and in bad health. I ask him if he ever did work for Helitech before and he said yes. He asks to see the contract from Helitech and I showed it to him. Stu from Southeast seen the contract from Helitech in the contract it said to remove sheetrock, bottom of framing on wall, nothing was said about anything else. He came back on a Monday with a bid $3,000 more. Here is a copy of the contract. He doesn't have that much material in the job. When we hired Southeast, we were to believe that they would be done in 2 weeks after Helitech was done. I also had another contractor give me a bid and was told that I was way over charge for the job. SEHI will provide labor and material (Minus Floor Tile) to complete the following: Cut and remove drywall on basement perimeter walls 3' aff, prior to 24 July 17 Remove floor tile approximately 24" out from wall on finished perimeter walls Once Basement dewatering company is finished SEHI will replace removed drywall, tape, finish, texture to match (as close as possible) , paint affected walls and re-install cove base Lay and grout customer provided floor tile. SEHI will provide setting materials and grout Clean up and haul off debris $4,815.55 Remove floor tile approximately 24" out from wall on finished perimeter walls Once Basement dewatering company is finished SEHI will replace removed framing & drywall. Tape, finish, texture to match (as close as possible) , paint affected walls & re-install cove base Lay and grout customer provided floor tile. SEHI will provide setting materials and grout Clean up and haul off debris We Propose hereby to furnish material and labor - complete in accordance with above specifications for the sum of: $7,115.55 $7,115.55 read more