Labor costs are insane. I know these laborers aren’t getting paid $200 an hour, but that’s what I get charged for them.
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BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I don’t have a number for you, but get 2-3 quotes. Labor is expensive, it’s going to be your main cost here, not materials.
Basically every quote I have gotten for anything has been a much higher number than I would have liked by a good margin. Been doing more and more stuff myself. A fence replacement is very much so in the realm of something you can do yourself if you are getting sticker shock at your quotes.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Holy shit. Is late stage capitalism regressing?!?
The more unaffordable services are, the more we DIY, the more we become self sufficient, the less we need to buy, the more companies have to do to gain our business, the litter prices get, the lazier we get, the oh fuck, we’re back where we started. Nevermind.
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
From what I have seen, it’s everyone going to college and looking for white collar, not blue collar jobs. There is a labor shortage in the construction/contracting industry that is leading to them raising prices. It’s also why getting a job in the trades is pretty solid right now.