Ed Pawlowski wrote the following:

"aemeijers" wrote
The estimate came back at 22k. Is there some plausible reason for
such a sky-high quote?


I grew up in the business, and I have the skills to do the work. What
I don't have is the time, unless I take a week or two off from my day
job. I also don't have anyone available to help hoist panels into
position until they can get pinned in place. Constructive suggestions
welcomed.

Have you priced the material? Given that you say you'd have to take a
week or two off of work, I'm going to use two weeks as an estimate of
time. Of course, a helper is needed. So you have one person at $50
an hour, the other at $30. If it is an 80 hour job that would be
$6400 plus material.

I wonder if you'd do better asking for a price just for labor if you
provide the material?

That'll be even better. Go down to the city and pick up some day
laborers off the corner, or perhaps in the parking lot of the local HD,
as some have mentioned them being there too.


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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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