Completed Reno - Gift Ideas for Contractor/Crew

A good way to thank them is to thank them.

Nothing says thank you like a thank you.

If you want to be patronizing, mylar balloons and free pizza are a good idea.

CASH ONLY. I gave our CG a bonus of $800 (I just rounded up what I owed him for a final payment), and tipped everybody a few hundred. This was an extensive gut level renovation of one floor plus adding walls in Nassau County. For current project in Brooklyn, I'm planning on giving workers on our 700 square foot tin ceiling $200 each. If that is unaffordable for you, do what you can. But this isn't Ohio, chocolate chip cookies are not what they're looking for. Please do not buy anything it will just be a disappointment. They need cash, not your idea of a nice gift.

Also I have been on the receiving end of stuff like this too---when I was a performing musician, I did a corporate gig and the client gave me a crystal paperweight with a Zen saying and his name on it as a thank you. I keep it on my piano, and I happen to like it, but I know a lot of musicians who would want to throw that thing right back at that guy.

Get a pro photographer to shoot the final product and give the GC digital copies and maybe a print. They can use it for their marketing and perhaps hang a print in their office. Total cost should be less than $500. I do this with my clients since I'm a photographer and my clients (GCs or otherwise) love it.

justmy2

The best gifts are referrals and great reviews.