WhiskeyThrottle

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50x84 red iron from reeds metals will cost me $67k just for materials

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Are they engineering the building for you also? How tall are the side walls? That just seems insanely high for a material only quote unless there's concrete involved.

I designed my own building and the footprint is 40X84 with 16' walls and 5:12 pitch roof. That's 40X60 enclosed and a 24' covered parking area. I also have an additional 20X35 guest house attached. The structural steel was right at $10k and the siding/roofing and trim came out to about $12k. $67k sounds like a LOT of extra. The rollup door (20X14) was $7,500, opener was $800 and the man doors were like $300 a piece. I overbuilt my shop at that also. I used 6" purlin at 4' intervals on the walls and ceiling and designed my trusses also. The concrete was around $40k. So if $67 includes concrete then I think you're in the ballpark.

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Budget 40k or so. Will that not get it done?

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Problem is the labor right now.

Concrete will run you about $8,500 to $9,000.
Structural steel will be about $3500 and rough ballpark on the siding and roofing will be $3500. $40k sounds reasonable, but labor has gone straight up and double material price isn't necessarily the metric any longer.

$40k might get you the shell with a man door and a small roll up without any electrical finish-out. Unless you're electrical savvy, be prepared to provide your own lube for their quote.

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He makes out better losing 25% than replacing the retaining wall.

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Given it's concrete, it's probably better cheaper to lose the 25% than to demo and re-pour.

How bad is it OP? Did he add a footer on the wall? Was it tall enough to warrant it.

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How bad is it leaking? Can you recharge it and be good for 3 years?

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This is probably a tough question to answer. I assume they can pressure test it and maintain it's holding for the time, but if it's a pinhole leak, it could leak out over a quicker time span. So he could put $700 or however much it is into the system to leak out and AHS will be back out to give him a $10/lb discount on the next fill up.

I had the exact scenario come up in my first home. AHS doesn't want to pay for shite. The company actively wants to slap a band aid over the repair rather than repair it the correct way. Ended up telling the real estate agent on the next two houses I've bought to just keep their money.

The contractors that take work from them are referred work on a cost basis. So the lower the contractor on average bills AHS for, the more work they get. So they are incentivized to charge you for every little bit they can. The service call was like $75 at the time, the contractor gets the $75. And the only things they'll confess to covering is anything less than $75.

Garage door opener went out. Motherboard burnt up and surprise surprise, the motherboard isn't covered by warranty. Asked the rep there to point out what the warranty coveres, and it was basically everything that was under $75 on the door and opener.

The poster above that said they never miss an opportunity to talk badly about AHS, I share the same sentiment.

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The storm rider charge will be added to members' bills for no more than 12 months. Should the storm costs be recovered within a shorter timeframe, the line-item charge will be discontinued.

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This is a crap way to state this. I'm sure there's a very good reason they didn't mention how much the costs they are trying to recover are, and I'm sure SLEMCO members will pay the extra for the entire 12 months.

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If you served in Iraq, avoid it. It’s all kinds of absurdities.

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For those of us that didn't go to Iraq, care to expand on some of the absurdities? I have 0 doubt there are absurdities, but I'm always curious what battlefield life is actually like.

Have a buddy that served in Iraq and some of the stories he tells are pretty nuts. Apparently he was one of the first marines to cruise into Iraq.

It was my understanding that Carnival properly deterred this behavior by not allowing weed on their ships any longer and not allowing personal speakers in public spaces.

I had a good dentist who retired. Would tell you that you had some time on a cavity if you weren't ready and never used the word deep cleaning. Granted, I've gone twice a year for a long time. He retired and went to one that was "family owned" except they weren't. Stay away from corporately owned dentists. They will drill and take more of your natural teeth than is needed.

If you give them an inch they will take a mile.

Really depends on the economic class that will be renting. The lower the rent the lower rent problems you have. Expect pets to be a problem when they leave. And charge enough of a deposit that it hurts if they leave the place unsanitary.

Sounds like you should take 25% more than you're taking.