I was setting up outdoor cameras on a job yesterday. The guy next door came over and chatted the whole time. He asked a lot of questions about the gear and how it works. After I finished, he said he wants the same setup but for half the price. This happens more often than you might think. How do you deal with folks who see your work and expect cheap deals? I need ways to explain costs without sounding rude.
Salt air ruins contacts faster than anything. I always recommend stainless steel components, even if the client complains about the price.
I just set up a full alarm system in a new house last week. The owner called me today complaining that the motion detectors go off all the time for no reason. When I checked, he had shifted every sensor to a different spot because he liked how it looked. He had no idea that moving them messes with how well they see the room. Now I have to fix the whole thing and tell him why his changes caused the problem. It really gets to me when folks hire you but then think they know better. Does this happen to other installers out there?