Visiting a large Liège townhouse full of fine antique furniture sometimes brings disappointments. The initial quote rested on a precise balance: resale of fine pieces covered labour and the cellar junk's disposal tax, leaving a fair service margin.
But on job day, reality looked quite different.
The real challenge: imbalance after merchantable items were taken
- Fine pieces gone: furniture sold or removed the eve before, thinking to « help » the team.
- Waste kept: mattresses, rubble bags and unsellable trinkets left, starting price demanded.
- Broken model: €2,500 real costs that €1,000 remaining value no longer offsets.
⚠️ Removing value breaks the contract
Our offer rests on the job's overall assets and liabilities. Secretly skimming fine pieces skews the balance and forces immediate revaluation.
Our approach: findings, then revalue or refuse
- Factual findings: calmly explaining the offer rested on the job's entirety.
- Revalue or refuse: refusing to absorb a multi-thousand-euro dry loss, revaluing upward at once — or cancelling if the client refuses.
💡 Conversely, honest sorting lowers the bill
Hauling away boards and rubbish yourself: see our Mons good surprise, the one case where prior sorting pays.
The result
A firm clarification recalling that clearance is no charity, but a trade of rigorous economic balance.
🤝 A transparent quote from the start?
Black-on-white estimated value and readable deduction. Let's talk about your Liège property.