OT Builders/Contractors

$4,000

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Is the concrete porch/ wood porch already there or does it have to be built?

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This. Its the site work that's a hidden cost people don't realize.

I just completed a copper awning like that on an old historical home in lake Charles and it isn't a cheap job. For all the work total, it came in around 18,000. It took multiple contractors. It is always harder than it looks

Exactly.... you not going to pour a 1' slab onside of another slab...... that's going to look like shite.

18k? Lulz.

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OP, 5g's tops.

I say 4-6, depending on attachment and materials required

You're retarded, or a terrible GC if you charged someone 20 grand for that.

porch entrance ideas


op, here are some ideas.

As far as the retarded remark, I in no way told him that would cost that. I gave him an example of
what it could possibly be and giving him a range. Like anything else in the world, it can be as nice or normal as you want.

For any body to give this guy an estimate based on a picture is basically throwing a dart a board and seeing where it hits for a random number. These entries can be pretty extravagant and I have posted some examples in the link


There are a few good ideas for a nice entrance on the link.

Painting is a place you can save some money if you feel you can handle that.

Are they tearing off the existing?


are you using concrete columns?
They make some very nice fiberglass ones also.

Of your link the Hopek and Samples are probably closest to what we are wanting.

Basically what we have now is a crappy aluminum awning that is just bolted to the house. We want that down and a very small delta shaped roof with a couple of standard columns. I just don't see how that costs close to 10k.

What is so expensive? It's a few pieces of wood and beadboard, no?