A friend wants the underside of his house insulated. R13 is going to be stapled, then held up by stapled chicken wire. The house is 1100 sq. ft. What would be a fair price to charge ? He is paying for the insulation and wire, the house is about 2 ft. off the ground.
2006-12-24 09:54:47 · 4 answers · asked by Fightingpit 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
This kind of work is hard to estimate because the labor time could vary widely in these conditions. Easy to make big mistakes in estimating- usually not in your favor.
1- Consider dropping the chicken wire. Staple on the sides and use stiff wire sticks to provide added support, one every 3 feet or so. These are pre-cut to slightly more than a joist gap. You simply push them into the joist space below the insulation and they bow, ends pressing into the joist sides, locking them into place. These are available at insulation distributors and some lumber yards. Cheaper, much much faster than chicken wire to install, and does not block future work on wiring or pipes in a joist space.
Consider doing the job on an hourly basis- it would be fair to both sides. If you want to use a fixed price, I would suggest about $0.50-.60 per foot for labor only. ( not using chicken wire).
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2006-12-25 04:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by pegasusaig 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A fair price is the price of the insulation, wire, staples +15%+ rounded
Insulation $250.00
Wire $125.00
Staples $5.00
15% $57.00
total labor $437.00 rounded to $440.00
If you want to charge by the hour the price you get paid for your job now and 50%.
So if you make $10.00 a hour charge him $15.00 a hour.
2006-12-24 13:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by desk49 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is some kind of spray on insulation that is better that what you are talking about. We were thinking about doing the insulation & chickenwire thing a few years ago, and are so glad we didn't b/c it would have gotten soggy & ruined our floors. Nothing like a big flood to make you realize that. The foam spray is supposed to be water proof.
2006-12-24 10:38:59 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vinyl siding is not very thick or sound absorbent, so the underlayment is what would muffle the noise. 1/4 inch + thick foam would probably help. Vinyl siding goes up pretty fast, probably 3-5 days depending on if you get the soffets done, and the size of your house and number of windows to trim.
2016-05-23 04:36:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋