Any contractor's in the house?

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Wobbie said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Wobbie said:

You probably know this, but good plumbing fixtures are worth the money - moen, kohler, etc.

i just now fixed a toilet…I hope 🤞

I'm selling the house in 3 months or so 

In that case…glacier bay.

Wobbie

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Wobbie said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Wobbie said:

You probably know this, but good plumbing fixtures are worth the money - moen, kohler, etc.

i just now fixed a toilet…I hope 🤞

I'm selling the house in 3 months or so 

In that case…glacier bay.

there ya go! 👍

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Wobbie said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Wobbie said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Wobbie said:

You probably know this, but good plumbing fixtures are worth the money - moen, kohler, etc.

i just now fixed a toilet…I hope 🤞

I'm selling the house in 3 months or so 

In that case…glacier bay.

there ya go! 👍

It was the only 18 inch vanity that anyone had in stock! I searched the entire city of Chicago the last 2 days. 

mace1229

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Home remodeling 
Give me an estimate to replace 
19 inch bathroom vanity
Replace toilet
Replace sink
Replace faucet
Replace light fixture above sink
Replace light fixture  on ceiling

Replace 3 ceiling fans with lighting

Replace 2 ton a/c unit

Just like anything, it will vary with the contractor and location.

And as someone else said, all but the last can be DIY. But I know some people don't have the time, patience or ability. But that also means you can find good deals with local people. When we moved I had too many DIY jobs to do myself, searched around on the Nextdoor app and local Facebook groups for recommendations. You can find people that work for under $100/hr, and wouldn't be too bad getting most of those done.

A lot of the time they are people who work for larger companies and are happy to take work on the side. Their employer probably pays them $40/hr and charges you $200. If you find them on your own, you can meet in the middle.

We replaced our AC unit 2 1/2 years ago, our quotes ranged from $6500 to about $13000.. We went with the $6500 quote and it was a pair of guys with 3 legs and 1 full set of teeth between the two of them who carried the AC out and hooked it up. But they did a good job.

The only one I haven't done myself or helped my dad at some point (other than A/C) is replacing a toilet. But I doubt it's that bad. Most of the others are probably 1-2 hour jobs (depending on a few factors). Get a good handyman that has good recommendations and he can probably knock them out in 2 days. If you call a bigger company, they'll still send the same handyman out and charge 3 times as much. 

mace1229

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Get_Right said:

I just put in one of those fancy Toto Japanese toilets that automatically opens and has a tushy spray. $1000 for the fixture, $1000 for the plumbing and electrical install. Just got a quote to replace our outdoor AC condenser. $6500 including new piping from the outside into our townhouse.

One thing I know for a fact.
The HVAC people can be thieving pieces of shit! Guy walked in our house last year and his 1st estimate on a furnace was $10k. I never laughed so hard in my fucking life. Then he proceeded to spend the next 30 minutes talking to me like it was my 1st day on Earth. Just a piece of shit con artist. 

When I was getting the quotes on my AC I was a little socked. I was expecting to spend about 4-5k. I mentioned that to the person I ended up going with, and he said pre-covid that would have been the case. But the units have doubled in price and labor costs have gone way up since 2020. The increased number of new-build homes has really driven up a lot of prices. 

tempo_n_groove

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Easy enough work.  The fixtures are w]here the money is. You aren’t doing any tile work.  This could be done sans the AC unit for well under 4G.

The AC unit can be 5-10K alone.

I dont know what size AC unit u actually need or if you need a Heat pump combo.

It's a 2 ton a/c unit. Very small.
The vanity is only 18 inches. It's a very small bathroom.
Fixtures, fans, a/c, vanity, toilet, with installation is running me about $5k. 

1200 sq.ft. house
Next It's roof and gutters, which I have already gotten a couple estimates for.

Not bad then.  5K isn't bad at all.  

SPEEDY MCCREADY

tempo_n_groove said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Easy enough work.  The fixtures are w]here the money is. You aren’t doing any tile work.  This could be done sans the AC unit for well under 4G.

The AC unit can be 5-10K alone.

I dont know what size AC unit u actually need or if you need a Heat pump combo.

It's a 2 ton a/c unit. Very small.
The vanity is only 18 inches. It's a very small bathroom.
Fixtures, fans, a/c, vanity, toilet, with installation is running me about $5k. 

1200 sq.ft. house
Next It's roof and gutters, which I have already gotten a couple estimates for.

Not bad then.  5K isn't bad at all.  

Yeah, like I mentioned the bathroom is small, I got the ceiling fans half price, the vanity is only 18 inches, and I am getting what looks to be a great deal on the a/c. This is an old friend who does hvac and he is doing both bathroom and a/c.

I know one thing about hvac. DO NOT EVER go with the "big name" companies you see advertise on tv, without getting some estimates from the "smaller guys". Great chance the smaller guy is going to save you thousands. And as long as they are licensed and insured, why not go with the smaller guy? 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

These 2 silly lighting covers/ trim, whatever the fuck they are called? Turned me into a fucking lunatic trying to get them attached to the lighting. What should have been 5 minutes turned me into a madman for 30 minutes.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

But my kitchen is finished. New hardware on the cabinets, new paint, new outlet and switch covers. Looks good.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

SPEEDY MCCREADY

New roof and gutters.....Tear down
$8800

That works for me.

Installation of 
AC unit
4 ceiling fans
Bathroom vanity/sink
Toilet
Towel rack
Ceiling light fixture 
Light fixture above vanity
2 co2/fire detectors

$3800 which includes cost of AC UNIT.

$12600 TOTAL

mickeyrat

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

New roof and gutters.....Tear down
$8800

That works for me.

Installation of 
AC unit
4 ceiling fans
Bathroom vanity/sink
Toilet
Towel rack
Ceiling light fixture 
Light fixture above vanity
2 co2/fire detectors

$3800 which includes cost of AC UNIT.

$12600 TOTAL

estimated added value less cost?

Get_Right

$3800 is not bad for an AC unit. At least in these parts. I was quoted 6K for a full AC replacement including all the tubing and the inside coil. 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Get_Right said:

$3800 is not bad for an AC unit. At least in these parts. I was quoted 6K for a full AC replacement including all the tubing and the inside coil. 

Guy who put in our furnace 2 winters ago? His starting price was $10k. I basically told him to get out of my house, and miraculously the price dropped to $5k. 

I am using a good friend to do the a/c unit. When I search costs of a 2ton condenser (1200ft house) I'm looking at units starting at $1700 or so. So $2100 for labor and other small work? OK

I'm guessing I'm getting unit at cost, and paying for labor. Am I getting the best unit? Doubt it. Friend knows I'm moving, so I don't need top of the line. 

As I've said, other work is really not much. I definitely got the "friend discount" on that work though.

tempo_n_groove

You got a real good price on the roof.  That could cost you 20K easily sometimes.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

tempo_n_groove said:

You got a real good price on the roof.  That could cost you 20K easily sometimes.

Small 1200 ft house
Had 2 estimates on roof and gutters, and both came in at under $10k

Had a ugly surprise Tuesday when I went up in the attic and found a crack in the stack pipe. Ugh
Going to put a sleeve on it and bring it to code. 

tempo_n_groove

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

tempo_n_groove said:

You got a real good price on the roof.  That could cost you 20K easily sometimes.

Small 1200 ft house
Had 2 estimates on roof and gutters, and both came in at under $10k

Had a ugly surprise Tuesday when I went up in the attic and found a crack in the stack pipe. Ugh
Going to put a sleeve on it and bring it to code. 

Yeah but you got a tear down too.  Not sure how many layers you have but you can put 3 or 4 over each other depending on the local codes.

Cant you just cut a section of that stack pipe and replace the cracked part?

SPEEDY MCCREADY

tempo_n_groove said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

tempo_n_groove said:

You got a real good price on the roof.  That could cost you 20K easily sometimes.

Small 1200 ft house
Had 2 estimates on roof and gutters, and both came in at under $10k

Had a ugly surprise Tuesday when I went up in the attic and found a crack in the stack pipe. Ugh
Going to put a sleeve on it and bring it to code. 

Yeah but you got a tear down too.  Not sure how many layers you have but you can put 3 or 4 over each other depending on the local codes.

Cant you just cut a section of that stack pipe and replace the cracked part?

Yes we can.
It will be brought to code, and it's not costing me much. Nobody had been up on that attic in 15 years. I'm glad I went up there before any inspection. 

Next its digging a trench along my back wall and putting a water barrier in. Have had some minor seepage(minor!!) the last few years, only during heavy rains. But its certainly not going to fix itself. Had an estimate and excepted it. 

Picking up the water heater sometime in the next few days and getting that installed. 

mickeyrat

mickeyrat said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

New roof and gutters.....Tear down
$8800

That works for me.

Installation of 
AC unit
4 ceiling fans
Bathroom vanity/sink
Toilet
Towel rack
Ceiling light fixture 
Light fixture above vanity
2 co2/fire detectors

$3800 which includes cost of AC UNIT.

$12600 TOTAL

estimated added value less cost?

Estimated added value once work is complete?

SPEEDY MCCREADY

7-10% of selling price