Being a homeowner, 101
May. 10th, 2021 05:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
izardWhat should I think if I received the following quote from a contractor?
$8000 - digging a hole in a front-yard and filling it back with ground.
$1500 - renting equipment to dig a hole in a ground
$300 - paperwork with a city to dig a hole in a ground
$150 - work replacing a part of a pipe in a hole
$50 - pipe and fittings cost
Total - $10000, landscaping is not included.
It is not a joke, the wording in a quote is slightly more complicated, and the numbers are not 100% match with above, but 98% !!!111
$8000 - digging a hole in a front-yard and filling it back with ground.
$1500 - renting equipment to dig a hole in a ground
$300 - paperwork with a city to dig a hole in a ground
$150 - work replacing a part of a pipe in a hole
$50 - pipe and fittings cost
Total - $10000, landscaping is not included.
It is not a joke, the wording in a quote is slightly more complicated, and the numbers are not 100% match with above, but 98% !!!111
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Date: 2021-05-11 12:29 am (UTC)Shop around.
OTOH, prices these days are really crazy.
I'd also ask the city if people need a paperwork for digging for a pipe replacement.
What pipe is it? How deep is the hole?
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Date: 2021-05-11 12:30 am (UTC)Its a sewer pipe offset, 14 feet below my front yard. Contractor told one needs a permit for digging below 10 feet here.
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Date: 2021-05-11 12:44 am (UTC)In this case, I'd surrender. 14 feet is not a joke. You don't have an insurance for such a case? But still, shop around first.