On Jan 18, 3:47*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
BobK207 wrote:

To build on your service panel analogy (house leveling though more
or less routine is not exactly in the same category) .....

if a service panel replacement runs something like $1500.....does it
seem possible to do for $300?

I did mine -200 Amp - for (total out of pocket) $330.00. My son's
(also 200-amp) was a tad less since we had parts left over from mine.

You're not comparing apples to apples......your son's house leveling
is not being approached as a DIY job (ie, "free labor")

it is being approached as a bootleg */ *discount job........

could you HIRE a guy to do your panel for $330 *and how many hours did
you & your son spend on the panel work?

be fair in your comparisons

Ah, good point.

'Course we paid retail for the parts and took our time - even backtracked in
a couple of places - about ten man-hours for each job.

Still, if we had some door-to-door types doing the job, it could have cost,
easily, $600.00.


..........Still, if we had some door-to-door types doing the job, it
could have cost,
easily, $600.00. ........

Ok....that sounds like a fair "discounted / bootlegged" price.

So a door-to-door type for a house leveling with 18 piers installed
should be more like maybe $6000, if we use the SWAG model of the
service panel.

That $3000 price just seems way too low.


cheers
Bob