$2,715.90
This nice man was referred by a friend. He never provided me an estimate as I'd requested prior to showing up and I, foolishly, didn't push it. (Other estimates were between $1280-1600.)
He and a helper showed up on time to do the work. Which included replacing a valve stem in a shower handle, removing a 30 gallon water heater from my attic, replacing it with a 30 gallon water heater and adding a disconnect. they also replaced the expansion tank without consulting me instead of using the expansion tank. thathad been put on a couple years ago.
He arrived at 9:30 in the morning. At 11 AM they had not gotten the water heater out of the attic and informed me that the water heater they bought was too wide to access the opening into the attic and they would need to return it and get a different type of water heater. They left my house around 3:30pm (taking between 11:30 and 1:40 to return their first selected water heater and have lunch.)
He charged me $603.90 for materials $2112 for labor. My total invoice was $2,715.90!
If you work with this man, i strongly advise that you have him commit to an estimate in writing prior to beginning work.
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