Any contractor's in the house?

SPEEDY MCCREADY · April 28

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 · April 28

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 · April 28

$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 · April 28

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 · May 1

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

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 1

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 · May 1

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 · May 1

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 · May 1

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 · May 1

7-10% of selling price

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 5

Hopefully everyone shows up this week and does their job.
Hot water tank
New roof
Stack repair

I'm getting on a plane Wednesday and hopefully I have seen everybody's shining, happy, hard working faces by then. If not? Then they can deal with my wife on Thursday.

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 7

So, give me your estimate. Not that any of you have even been close with any previous guesses. Hahaha. Its a joke, don't take it personal. Anyway

Going to take care of MINOR SEEPAGE in the basement. Going to dig along three walls, outside, but down a membrane, some type of drainage pipe? I'm guessing? And having the basement waterproofed.

What's the cost? Again, I ONLY get minor seepage, that can be taken care of with a couple towels. It's NOT a major problem.

mickeyrat · May 7

6k pure guess.

where are you seeing the seepage?

wonder if you have downspout drainage to the curb? if maybe the back to front pipe on one side is busted?

otherwise, is the grade around the house sloped away properly?

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 10

$4400
It's a grading issue. 70 year old house, we all know there will be some settling. Plus some cracks in walls both interior and exterior. One day fix.
I liked the one company that gave me a $10k to $15k estimate without ever coming to the house. I told them they could go fuck themselves.

Roofers have been here the last 2 days making progress. I'm guessing they won't be working on Mother's Day. I'm hoping not to see them until Monday to finish this up.

Then the a/c gets installed and I finish working on the basement walls. Just a fresh coat of paint. A couple minor patch jobs then paint.

I'm hoping to have this up for sale in 4 to 6 weeks.

Halifax2TheMax · May 10

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

$4400
It's a grading issue. 70 year old house, we all know there will be some settling. Plus some cracks in walls both interior and exterior. One day fix.
I liked the one company that gave me a $10k to $15k estimate without ever coming to the house. I told them they could go fuck themselves.

Roofers have been here the last 2 days making progress. I'm guessing they won't be working on Mother's Day. I'm hoping not to see them until Monday to finish this up.

Then the a/c gets installed and I finish working on the basement walls. Just a fresh coat of paint. A couple minor patch jobs then paint.

I'm hoping to have this up for sale in 4 to 6 weeks.

Will you stage it with one dollar bottles of water and charging stations?

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 10

Halifax2TheMax said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

$4400
It's a grading issue. 70 year old house, we all know there will be some settling. Plus some cracks in walls both interior and exterior. One day fix.
I liked the one company that gave me a $10k to $15k estimate without ever coming to the house. I told them they could go fuck themselves.

Roofers have been here the last 2 days making progress. I'm guessing they won't be working on Mother's Day. I'm hoping not to see them until Monday to finish this up.

Then the a/c gets installed and I finish working on the basement walls. Just a fresh coat of paint. A couple minor patch jobs then paint.

I'm hoping to have this up for sale in 4 to 6 weeks.

Will you stage it with one dollar bottles of water and charging stations?

I'm gonna sell hot dogs, beef sandwiches, and old style.
Maybe have the Pope swing by and bless the house.

mickeyrat · May 10

is there a queue list for ga?

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 10

If ya buy the house, I'll throw in the patio furniture for free.
How generous of me.

mickeyrat · May 10

downspout is crooked. what kind of crackhouse you running there.

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 10

I'll make sure the new downspout is in much better shape.

mickeyrat · May 10

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

I'll make sure the new downspout is in much better shape.

any other flaws you already know about I can mention?

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 12

Hip hip hooray!!
The roofers are here today!!!

At 7am
Those fuckers....
Haha

mace1229 · May 12

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

If ya buy the house, I'll throw in the patio furniture for free.
How generous of me.

throw in the finger and you got a deal!

SPEEDY MCCREADY · May 12

mace1229 said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

If ya buy the house, I'll throw in the patio furniture for free.
How generous of me.

throw in the finger and you got a deal!

Perfect.
But I have to warn you, the crooked downspout will now be moved up to the front of the house.

tempo_n_groove · May 12

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

So, give me your estimate. Not that any of you have even been close with any previous guesses. Hahaha. Its a joke, don't take it personal. Anyway

Going to take care of MINOR SEEPAGE in the basement. Going to dig along three walls, outside, but down a membrane, some type of drainage pipe? I'm guessing? And having the basement waterproofed.

What's the cost? Again, I ONLY get minor seepage, that can be taken care of with a couple towels. It's NOT a major problem.

Youre doing French drains I take it? Those are simple enough. One to 2 day job.1500-2000 a day. That should be on the high side.

Its excavating then putting in gravel and a corrugated pipe along the foundation. Not much to it.

SPEEDY MCCREADY · 5:02PM

Well the "gutter guys" showed up at the crack of noon. Hahaha

Any contractor's in the house?

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