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Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 10:43 pm
by bodysnatcher
Anyone had a plumber replace an electric water heater? (or gas)
Trying to get a ballpark figure on quotes to get an idea where I am with the one I received
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 10:46 pm
by Self
Whatever they quoted you, you're being raped. Do it yourself.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 10:51 pm
by bodysnatcher
Self wrote:Whatever they quoted you, you're being raped. Do it yourself.
i would guarantee screw it up
plus i have no way of getting the new heater or hauling the old one
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 10:53 pm
by doug rr
ii might have to re read this thread..I may put a bid on a house tomorrow...I've never owned a house, only condos
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 10:56 pm
by LoathedVermin72
My wife's starting to push for us to buy a house, but I really don't want to own a house in Illinois.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:04 pm
by Self
bodysnatcher wrote:Self wrote:Whatever they quoted you, you're being raped. Do it yourself.
i would guarantee screw it up
plus i have no way of getting the new heater or hauling the old one
Alright. Are you buying the heater from them? What's the price of the heater?
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:05 pm
by Norah
Self wrote:bodysnatcher wrote:Self wrote:Whatever they quoted you, you're being raped. Do it yourself.
i would guarantee screw it up
plus i have no way of getting the new heater or hauling the old one
Alright. Are you buying the heater from them? What's the price of the heater?
My dad was a plumber. The markup he'd put on water heaters was pretty ridiculous.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:08 pm
by bodysnatcher
Self wrote:bodysnatcher wrote:Self wrote:Whatever they quoted you, you're being raped. Do it yourself.
i would guarantee screw it up
plus i have no way of getting the new heater or hauling the old one
Alright. Are you buying the heater from them? What's the price of the heater?
Yeah, the heater would be purchased through this particular plumber i spoke with today... quoted around $1400. i know it's steep, but just trying to get an idea
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:10 pm
by doug rr
bodysnatcher wrote:Self wrote:bodysnatcher wrote:Self wrote:Whatever they quoted you, you're being raped. Do it yourself.
i would guarantee screw it up
plus i have no way of getting the new heater or hauling the old one
Alright. Are you buying the heater from them? What's the price of the heater?
Yeah, the heater would be purchased through this particular plumber i spoke with today... quoted around $1400. i know it's steep, but just trying to get an idea
the last one I had put in a condo 2 years ago was just over $900...I dont know what that means though so I could have been screwed as well
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:24 pm
by bodysnatcher
doug rr wrote:ii might have to re read this thread..I may put a bid on a house tomorrow...I've never owned a house, only condos
it's a double-edged sword
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:26 pm
by Chris_H_2
Time is money guys. There's no way I'd spend a day or more installing a water heater when I can pay someone else (despite the markup) to do it for me and lug my old one away. Not a chance.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:27 pm
by doug rr
Chris_H_2 wrote:Time is money guys. There's no way I'd spend a day or more installing a water heater when I can pay someone else (despite the markup) to do it for me and lug my old one away. Not a chance.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:28 pm
by bodysnatcher
Unless it's basic crap like changing outlets or switches, when it comes to electrical work I'll pay the pros. Especially when it's mixing electricity and water.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:31 pm
by Self
Chris_H_2 wrote:Time is money guys. There's no way I'd spend a day or more installing a water heater when I can pay someone else (despite the markup) to do it for me and lug my old one away. Not a chance.
3 wires, two water connections. Adding in the time it takes to drain the old one, done in a half hour. Time is money.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:33 pm
by Chris_H_2
Self wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:Time is money guys. There's no way I'd spend a day or more installing a water heater when I can pay someone else (despite the markup) to do it for me and lug my old one away. Not a chance.
3 wires, two water connections. Adding in the time it takes to drain the old one, done in a half hour. Time is money.
You lost me after 3 wires . . .
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:34 pm
by doug rr
Self wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:Time is money guys. There's no way I'd spend a day or more installing a water heater when I can pay someone else (despite the markup) to do it for me and lug my old one away. Not a chance.
3 wires, two water connections. Adding in the time it takes to drain the old one, done in a half hour. Time is money.
can I fly you out to do my next one?
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:35 pm
by Self
doug rr wrote:Self wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:Time is money guys. There's no way I'd spend a day or more installing a water heater when I can pay someone else (despite the markup) to do it for me and lug my old one away. Not a chance.
3 wires, two water connections. Adding in the time it takes to drain the old one, done in a half hour. Time is money.
can I fly you out to do my next one?
I'd pay my own way for chance to replace your hot water heater, Doug.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:36 pm
by doug rr
Self wrote:doug rr wrote:Self wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:Time is money guys. There's no way I'd spend a day or more installing a water heater when I can pay someone else (despite the markup) to do it for me and lug my old one away. Not a chance.
3 wires, two water connections. Adding in the time it takes to drain the old one, done in a half hour. Time is money.
can I fly you out to do my next one?
I'd pay my own way for chance to replace your hot water heater, Doug.
if you did it first thing in the morning we'd have the rest of the day to drink and fuck around
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue January 27, 2015 11:37 pm
by Chris_H_2
Self wrote:doug rr wrote:Self wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:Time is money guys. There's no way I'd spend a day or more installing a water heater when I can pay someone else (despite the markup) to do it for me and lug my old one away. Not a chance.
3 wires, two water connections. Adding in the time it takes to drain the old one, done in a half hour. Time is money.
can I fly you out to do my next one?
I'd pay my own way for chance to replace your hot water heater, Doug.
Doug, I don't think you guys are talking about hot water heaters any more.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Wed January 28, 2015 3:50 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Completing redoing our master bathroom next month. It is only about 40 sq feet, but it is in need of an overhaul.