re: Advice for flooded home due to pipe burst

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No ones going to travel from multiple states away for 10% extra

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They are allowed 20% overhead and profit on top of Xactimate pricing if the job justifies it. That is more than fair. If you can't make it on that, then just stay home.

The real reason people chase storms is to make a big lick and usually because they don't have enough work at home. All of the Houston people still working in Lake Charles aren't here because they were so swamped with jobs there. So with that being said, live with what is allowed or don't come IMO. Some of the pricing in Xactimate is way MORE than generous if you know how to bid properly.

Do you really need $30 per LF to put up a treated privacy fence when pre-storm it was $19? Sure material and labor went up but Xactimate allowed for storm surge pricing to account for that yet some people are out there trying to bill $38. Just greedy.