Two weeks ago I met a HVAC guy at the house for him to give me an estimate. The space is small, but it is an intricate job because of the design. We had a difficult time figuring out where everything should go. When all was said and done we got an estimate for almost $6k. Gulp.
Last week we met our contractor's HVAC guy. He was an hour late for the meeting which was really unfortunate as Scott was taking a long lunch to make it happen. When he did show up the meeting was productive and they determined what needed to happen quickly. That evening we got an estimate for almost $11k. Choke. When I asked the contractor why his guy was almost double the quote we found from a recommended company he replied that he never said he had the cheapest people, but he did have the best that produced the highest quality work the most reliably. I'm so glad that he wasn't at all offended about using the other company. He just asked for their information so he could liase with them. Our contractor came highly recommended and we're happy with him, but I'm so glad that Scott pursued someone else for this. 5k is a huge chunk of our budget (most of our kitchen) and we need that money for other spaces.
As of now, the plumbing inspection has been called in, the electricians are almost finished and the HVAC will go in on Thursday. There should be no more major subs that need to be hired for this project. The contractor will be able to fully get in the space and make his magic happen starting the 19th. Fingers crossed.
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