A Piece of Plywood for $100?
Posted on November 27, 2007 - Filed Under Housing |
The contractor sent over a counter-top guy.
I’ve done this before. We all know the routine.
When putting together the quote, he asked me "Are you going to do the plywood?" I responded, "No, I’d like you to do that."
He wrote down $100.
For some reason, this irritated me. I know plywood is not "$100". Maybe if I was redoing the roof or something then I could understand. But the tiny kitchen in the back house? Unless their measurements need to be validated by Cal Tech engineers or NASA scientists, I don’t understand.
I checked my other quote. The front house charged me $150.
Next time I may do the plywood myself. If minimum wage over at HD can cut it to the size I need, I can install it myself.
One hundred bucks for plywood. Incredible.
If you liked that post, then try these...
Vigilantism on February 21st, 2008
Walking up to my back door, something caught my eye.
Making Progress . . . or Pulling Teeth on April 28th, 2006
After several days of nothing being done, I called the Handyman.
Comments
One Response to “A Piece of Plywood for $100?”
Leave a Reply
You are not paying $100 for a trimmed piece of plywood. You are paying for an hour of time getting the plywood and cutting it to size and the gas and maintenance for the trip to the lumberyard. The subcontractor has a minimum “hassle” charge for plywood installation. That’s why he asked if you wanted to do it yourself.