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re: Is there any recourse for a contractor overcharging for work done for my mother?
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:20 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:20 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
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She was charged what would break down to $350 dollars a square foot for a small bathroom remodel.
We would have to have a LOT more details. That could be perfectly reasonable and wildly overpriced depending on the work done and the fixtures. Also, note the smaller the room the more the cost per foot for a lot of the work. Tile, for example, takes just as much setup and breakdown for 20 ft as it does for 500.
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Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:20 pm to Solo Cam
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To be honest you sound extremely unreasonable.
Does not seem like it's that crazy to ask for the reason a job was that much more expensive than the initial quote.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:24 pm to Obtuse1
This is what was emailed to me when I asked for more details.
quote:
Scope of work
Cover up and
Demo Upstairs bathroom
New
Bathroom tile
shower
tube walls
Install backer board
Apply Waterbase moisture barrier
Shampoo box
Install Subway-tile
Flooring demolition
Install backer board
Install new tile
Fix drywall after demolition
Add baseboard and shoe molding
Trim out mirror
New light
Paint walls ceiling and trim
Clean up and dump
Labor material and equipment
Total $11,825
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:25 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
You either have to give us more to chew on or nobody can help. When people can't help on tOT they shite on you. If you like shite then OK but if not cough up some useful info.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:26 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
So it is a 30sq ft batroom, which is crazy small.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:27 pm to Obtuse1
The info I posted above is pretty much all of the info I have at the moment.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:29 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
In a 50sqft bathroom I would say it is a tad high, but depends on the work.
Bathrooms and kitchens are high reno values. Why contractors love them.
Bathrooms and kitchens are high reno values. Why contractors love them.
This post was edited on 12/24/19 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:31 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
Pics of mom?
2 pages and no one else posted it
2 pages and no one else posted it
This post was edited on 12/24/19 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:31 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
Kick his arse. 11k worth.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:34 pm to Obtuse1
quote:
break down to $350 dollars a square foot
This is a very good troll thread. Well done.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:45 pm to fightin tigers
Yeah it seems like with the price it should have come with a new bathtub.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:47 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
BBB
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:49 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
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Yeah it seems like with the price it should have come with a new bathtub.
This bathroom is large enough for a bathtub and a shower?
Single vanity?
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:50 pm to fightin tigers
It has a bathtub and shower.
Yes single vanity.
Yes single vanity.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:52 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
If your mom signed a contract for a $5k estimate and he’s billing $11k without a signed change order you could tell him to get bent. I’d probably start by asking what he encountered that more than doubled the estimate amount and go from there.
You also really haven’t given us enough info to know if your mom got screwed or not
You also really haven’t given us enough info to know if your mom got screwed or not
This post was edited on 12/24/19 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:53 pm to jamboybarry
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You also really haven’t given us enough info to know if your mom got screwed or not
Yeah you're right. I will come back when I have more info.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:58 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
Does the contract she signed say anything about arbitration?
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:59 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
Sorry you're poor, my 24k shitter was 15k
Posted on 12/24/19 at 2:59 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
Pics of finished bathroom?
Posted on 12/24/19 at 3:00 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
Had a quote for a master bath remodel bout a year ago, after getting the quote I've decided I'll be doing the contracting myself and at least half of the work....I'm probably going to save over $15k. 
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