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aemeijers

wrote:
I looked around and found that guys with hoes in my area all take
about $5K USD for installation of a 1000 gallon septic tank w. leech
field and this does NOT include the percolation report. The tank
itself costs about a grand $1K, so let's deduct that. The job takes
about 1-2 days. Let's say 2 days = 16 hours. $4K comes out to $250/
hour. That does not sound right. I am sure competitors would bring
the price down. In that case my question is what other costs are
involved? Someone told me transporting the material on-site and
gravel costs need to be considered. Can somebody break down where
does the $5 actually get distributed for a typical installation of a
septic tank with a leech field?

Priced a backhoe lately? Remember, unless it is a big company, the thing
is probably only digging 2-3 days a week, during the months the ground
isn't frozen. (around here, all the dirt work companies chain snow
blades to front buckets of every yellow thing they have, and park them
at shopping centers around town, just to keep SOME cash coming in. )And
the finance company wants that payment EVERY month, no matter if you had
one job or ten. Same concept as why plumbers in general cost so much,
only a backhoe costs a lot more than a 3/4 ton pickup.

Yeah, get multiple bids. But if you are in a small town or the middle of
nowhere, your choices are probably limited.

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