Any contractor's in the house?

lastexitlondon

You are a kind man

SPEEDY MCCREADY

lastexitlondon said:

You are a kind man

These 2 guys worked SO HARD yesterday. I was so impressed with their professionalism. The least I could do was buy them some Gatorade and give them some extra money for some beer, and a sandwich. I don't know what they get paid hourly but I know damned well it isn't enough. 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

1st pic is after pressure washer 
2nd pic after stain.
Im not looking for perfection, so I'm happy with how it turned out.

mickeyrat

that screen knocks off 5k.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Both screens are on their way to hardware store Monday. 

mickeyrat

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Both screens are on their way to hardware store Monday. 

let me know what other obvious things I can point out. 

I'm helpful like that....

Wobbie

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

1st pic is after pressure washer 
2nd pic after stain.
Im not looking for perfection, so I'm happy with how it turned out.

you did it yourself???? 😳

Wobbie

water heater install. that’s my goofy brother in law, who loves to pose. worst part was getting the old/new up/down the stairs. I’ve had neighbors who have paid $3000+ for a new WH. this one was $1000 and some PBR’s.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

What a pain in the ass this was.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Get_Right

Wobbie said:

water heater install. that’s my goofy brother in law, who loves to pose. worst part was getting the old/new up/down the stairs. I’ve had neighbors who have paid $3000+ for a new WH. this one was $1000 and some PBR’s.

$3600 for the last one I replaced and only 50 gals. We call it the Westchester tax. Well done.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Get_Right said:

Wobbie said:

water heater install. that’s my goofy brother in law, who loves to pose. worst part was getting the old/new up/down the stairs. I’ve had neighbors who have paid $3000+ for a new WH. this one was $1000 and some PBR’s.

$3600 for the last one I replaced and only 50 gals. We call it the Westchester tax. Well done.

$3600??

Is it made of Gold?
Geez

Get_Right

It is the neighborhood.  An expensive one. Imagine that job In Boca, triple the price.

cutz

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

SPEEDY MCCREADY

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Wobbie

Where are you moving to? Assisted living?

darwinstheory

Looks nice @SPEEDY MCCREADY 

How bad did they ding you on the siding and gutters? Those are 2 of my future projects.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

darwinstheory said:

Looks nice @SPEEDY MCCREADY 

How bad did they ding you on the siding and gutters? Those are 2 of my future projects.

Left the siding as is.

Roof and gutters were $8500
Complete tear down on the roof, and it needed a few sheets of plywood. Not quite sure if the estimate divided roof/gutters, or if it was just a single price for all work done.

cutz

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Let's hope you do recover the cost. How is the housing market right now?

Good luck with the sale and the move.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Let's hope you do recover the cost. How is the housing market right now?

Good luck with the sale and the move.

Inventory very low and houses are going quick.

darwinstheory

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

darwinstheory said:

Looks nice @SPEEDY MCCREADY 

How bad did they ding you on the siding and gutters? Those are 2 of my future projects.

Left the siding as is.

Roof and gutters were $8500
Complete tear down on the roof, and it needed a few sheets of plywood. Not quite sure if the estimate divided roof/gutters, or if it was just a single price for all work done.

Hell of a price for roof and gutters!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

darwinstheory said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

darwinstheory said:

Looks nice @SPEEDY MCCREADY 

How bad did they ding you on the siding and gutters? Those are 2 of my future projects.

Left the siding as is.

Roof and gutters were $8500
Complete tear down on the roof, and it needed a few sheets of plywood. Not quite sure if the estimate divided roof/gutters, or if it was just a single price for all work done.

Hell of a price for roof and gutters!

Small house. But yeah, I got a good price.
I actually got a good price on everything. Having friends who are Hvac professionals, and contractors is nice. 

cutz

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Let's hope you do recover the cost. How is the housing market right now?

Good luck with the sale and the move.

Inventory very low and houses are going quick.

Nice!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Let's hope you do recover the cost. How is the housing market right now?

Good luck with the sale and the move.

Inventory very low and houses are going quick.

Nice!

Yeah, and there is a chance that I may get exactly what Im asking for, without having to have it listed. Kathy and I both ran in to potential buyers over the last few months, and when I finally was finished with the updates we invited both parties over. The young man I used to work with, wanted to move in instantly! Same with his wife. He also had his mother and father in law with him, and his mother in law literally, and I am dead serious, said a prayer in the living room, praying that they buy our house. That was a little shocking. Haha

My realtor said he could easily have it sold in 30 days. Which was nice to hear. The realtor will be over this morning, and we will sign some papers with him. Its the same gentleman who sold me the house. 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Let's hope you do recover the cost. How is the housing market right now?

Good luck with the sale and the move.

Inventory very low and houses are going quick.

Nice!

For months and months I had friends, family, and complete strangers question every move I made in regards to selling this house. It just aggravated the fuck out of me. Many people questioned why on Earth I would put money in to a house I am selling. I had a game plan all along. I have friends in construction and HVAC. I know roofing guys. I had a $10-$15,000 waterproofing job done for $4500. I put $20k into the house. I will get that $20K BACK, and easily make $15-$20k on top of that, and will sell the house much quicker than if I hadn't done the updates. 

My realtor says that in this area, for this price range, that my house is easily the most ready to just "move in". Most everything else available needs lots of work. Which is what I was looking for. Having potential buyers realize that they don't have to do a fucking thing for 20 years. 

Plus the whole process was fun. It had been 30 years since I helped remodel two 18 unit buildings. I will still match my drywall and taping skills with anyone. 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Let's hope you do recover the cost. How is the housing market right now?

Good luck with the sale and the move.

Inventory very low and houses are going quick.

Nice!

I've always told people that when it comes to houses nobody can see behind your walls. They don't see the brand new electrical you ran. They don't see the precise framing you did, they don't see the brand new copper you ran. What they do see is the drywall, the baseboards, and the trim. 
The 1st thing my guys wife said was, "Oh my gosh, these walls are beautiful." 

Wobbie

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Let's hope you do recover the cost. How is the housing market right now?

Good luck with the sale and the move.

Inventory very low and houses are going quick.

Nice!

Plus the whole process was fun. It had been 30 years since I helped remodel two 18 unit buildings. I will still match my drywall and taping skills with anyone. 

do those skills include mud? I’ll match your hanging skills but I’m probably 10x (at least) slower than a pro. A buddy and I sheet rocked his 3500 sq. ft. new build. Vaulted ceilings and everything. no stilts, man lifts or cranker uppers. no roto zips, either. We were measuring outlets and switches within 1/16 inches….way closer than needed. It was a work of art.

when I used to frame houses, getting the drywall up was probably THE MOST satisfying part. of course, as a framer, some of our favorite sayings were “drywall will cover that” and “a good sheetrocker can take care of that.”

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Again I will match my taping and mudding skills with anyone. 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Wobbie said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

cutz said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Before

Replaced the stairs and painted

Man, you fixed your house up really well, so are you sure you want to move now=LOL

Yeah, we put some money into it. But I will recover it all when we sell. We have 2 different potential buyers showing up in the next couple days. 
Our 1st "showing". But its not official. These are just folks we know who are looking for a house. No real estate agents involved. 
Looks like it will be officially listed in a week. 

Let's hope you do recover the cost. How is the housing market right now?

Good luck with the sale and the move.

Inventory very low and houses are going quick.

Nice!

Plus the whole process was fun. It had been 30 years since I helped remodel two 18 unit buildings. I will still match my drywall and taping skills with anyone. 

do those skills include mud? I’ll match your hanging skills but I’m probably 10x (at least) slower than a pro. A buddy and I sheet rocked his 3500 sq. ft. new build. Vaulted ceilings and everything. no stilts, man lifts or cranker uppers. no roto zips, either. We were measuring outlets and switches within 1/16 inches….way closer than needed. It was a work of art.

when I used to frame houses, getting the drywall up was probably THE MOST satisfying part. of course, as a framer, some of our favorite sayings were “drywall will cover that” and “a good sheetrocker can take care of that.”

Yeah, my buddies, the framers, loved having me following up with the drywall. Every wall, when finished, was a sheet of glass. My whole objective was to have ZERO blemishes. 

I enjoyed that work, back in the day. 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

3500 sq. Foot 

THATS A LOT OF FUCKING DRYWALL