I've had contractors want to be sure my wife (I don't have one) was going to be there before. At one point I thought it was just to CYA them from changes later, but if I remember correctly every one of those that shows up has tried some elaborate sales pitch, so I think they wanted to play off that.
I could still imagine it's a good idea to get everyone who owns the house's approval first. Especially if they don't pay anything in advance. Most of the companies around here have made me pay 25-50% upfront for more expensive projects.
I've had contractors want to be sure my wife (I don't have one) was going to be there before. At one point I thought it was just to CYA them from changes later, but if I remember correctly every one of those that shows up has tried some elaborate sales pitch, so I think they wanted to play off that.
I could still imagine it's a good idea to get everyone who owns the house's approval first. Especially if they don't pay anything in advance. Most of the companies around here have made me pay 25-50% upfront for more expensive projects.