WereOutThere
Member
I’m looking at the big picture here, how to hire the right tradesman. I’m not lookng for a low bid, I can pay the prevailing wage to do this job the best way, not the fastest or easiest way to optimize profit.
Sorry this is a small book, but hang with me and you’ll understand my question. I’ll keep this as concise as I can!
I tossed the balance of my 401k into a down payment to get into my house during the 2009 Crash, my house is my retirement. I’m acting as a general, subbing out work on my house thats out of my league.
I’ve worked in pre-construction management, gotten lots of bids for projects, I know how the trades work; time is money, good labor is expensive, the least experienced journeyman that gets the job though inspections is good enough, and I’ve seen my share of horror stories.
My DWV is cast Iron and 2” copper (more typical in Comm Const nowadays). I want to keep it that way. I’m not looking for a low bids!
Unfortunately the last owner of my house who did a bathroom update in the 90’s got the lowest common denominator that butchered my Cast Iron Stack and framing to schweck in some copper and PVC, that resulted in some settling along a bearing wall.
Time for a do-over! I’m shoring to fix the framing.
How do I find a master plumber with the experience and patience to replace the Cast Iron stack Onder the house and the 2” Copper laterals in my DWV?
The Comm Plumbing Co’s won’t even come out to price residential...
What Trade Associations can I look at that’s likely to have member lists I can use to find a qualified plumber?
What questions do I ask a potential plumber to make sure I get what I’m willing to pay for!
Help appreciated!
Sorry this is a small book, but hang with me and you’ll understand my question. I’ll keep this as concise as I can!
I tossed the balance of my 401k into a down payment to get into my house during the 2009 Crash, my house is my retirement. I’m acting as a general, subbing out work on my house thats out of my league.
I’ve worked in pre-construction management, gotten lots of bids for projects, I know how the trades work; time is money, good labor is expensive, the least experienced journeyman that gets the job though inspections is good enough, and I’ve seen my share of horror stories.
My DWV is cast Iron and 2” copper (more typical in Comm Const nowadays). I want to keep it that way. I’m not looking for a low bids!
Unfortunately the last owner of my house who did a bathroom update in the 90’s got the lowest common denominator that butchered my Cast Iron Stack and framing to schweck in some copper and PVC, that resulted in some settling along a bearing wall.
Time for a do-over! I’m shoring to fix the framing.
How do I find a master plumber with the experience and patience to replace the Cast Iron stack Onder the house and the 2” Copper laterals in my DWV?
The Comm Plumbing Co’s won’t even come out to price residential...
What Trade Associations can I look at that’s likely to have member lists I can use to find a qualified plumber?
What questions do I ask a potential plumber to make sure I get what I’m willing to pay for!
Help appreciated!