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Comments (3)Are you wondering in advance or are you waiting for a bid? A good contractor might get back in a couple of weeks. A contractor who has too much other work could be longer. A bad contractor, or one who isn't busy, could be quick...or never....See MoreTime and labor for my tiny tile job?
Comments (9)For better or worse I live a rather dysfunctional city where stuff like this happens all the time. I was astounded when I first moved here but have since gotten used to it. We are indeed using a licensed plumber. Last week, once the subfloor was down and the framing up, we brought in a toilet and the sink and put them in the space to see how usable it all was. It was not spacious, but it seemed useable. We had a few workmen sit on the john (lid down) to see how they fit. I am claustrophobic and as such afraid of flying. I have decided I might use our powder room for desensitization therapy! Regarding pulling of permits at the time of sales - we looked at a good number of homeowner disclosures when we were looking to buy our current house. There is an area on the document where you say whether you had a permit to do the work or not, and very often the home owners just checked off the "no permit" box. Fly by night construction is not something I am generally in favor of. I think that most codes are created for sensible reasons. There are parts of our house not up to code for which we would be grandfathered in, however, we have chosen to upgrade none the less because we feel it is an important safety issue. With the size of the bathroom, we had to make a call and decided to go for a less than ideal size. Those who can do stairs will probably prefer to go upstairs, but for those who cannot, I am glad we were able to find some kind of option....See MoreLabor warranty quote
Comments (3)Generally, the rule of thumb for the Ext warranty for labor is 10% of the purchase price so yes I would say the price is very good. You want to be certain this warranty is through Bryant, no third party warranty is worth a hoot! IMO...See MoreHow much for labor?
Comments (10)So you want to shave of $5000. off of a quote of $5670.? Do I read this right, or is this a figure you just used as an example? I think you don't understand the components of a quote. From the post, your version is labor and materials. This is not the case. An estimate(from a contractor, not a handyman) has four components. Labor, material, profit and overhead. Say ,for arguements sake, that your $5200. roof was on a ranch and consisted of 14 squares(1400 sq ft) of roofing. The material cost would be around $1000. for a 30 year architechural roof. The rest would go into the other 3 categories. The amounts would vary from locale to locale and contractor to contractor, in each group. Do you ,"save" $3800.? No, you need to pay to have the old roof carted away, unless you're one of those people who slaps another layer on and saves the labor and money. In my opinion, a bad idea. It doesn't allow you to check out the condition of the roof deck and add improved roofing technology that's come along in the last 40 years. While there are always ways to save money on a large job, it should be done intelligently and not be just a checkbook thing. When I quote a job, I don't break it down catagorically. It's none of the customers' business what my overhead and profit are. They look at the bottom line and decide if they want me to do the job. When you buy a $20,000. car, do you get a breakdown? No you don't. They would look at you like your nuts if you asked. Ron...See Morepadams
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