All the plumbing in the ranch-style house is on ONE common wall. The floor seems to be wet along the baseboards, especially in the bathroom. This is NOT a Do-It-YourSelf job for me. What kind of prices should I expect to pay for getting this fixed ?
2007-01-02 12:38:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Figure as a guess:
Plumber and assistant 3 -4 hours rip out wall and fix pipes
Plumber contracts drywall person 2 - 4 hours patch wall and
press mud up - sand wall.
Paint extra
Price each contractor by your local prices and figure if you are very remote more travel time and if there is excessive pipe or wall damage more time. Do not do this on weekends and it may be best to get a few estimates.
$40 - 60 per hour per person would be more then fair - depends on your city location. Plus parts.
2007-01-02 12:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by Carl P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to get ahold of a plumber and your insurance company to find out if they cover that kind of thing and who they'll cover.
Also, DON'T try to do it yourself. Depending on how long this leak has been around you may at this point have Black Mold (it looks black obivously, and is easy to identify but can be seriously harmful and in some cases deadly on a long-term basis) which you can spread by pulling up carpet etc. because it will blow the spores around.
2007-01-02 12:49:13 · answer #2 · answered by K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a competent handyman (get references) should be able to do this,
decide if back of wall is easier than in the bathroom.
make sure they open hole from stud to stud as you need studs to anchor repair and cross pieces to anchor all four sides.
2x4 steel stud can be slipped in more easily for cross pieces
2007-01-02 13:21:35 · answer #3 · answered by mystk1111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without knowing what I may run into I wouldn't give you a precise figure, a ballpark figure of $600.00 with an outside of $1000.00 might be right.
2007-01-02 22:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends where you are. it needs to open up the pipe fittings & fixing the leaks. cost involves (1) labor cost & (2) new pipe fittings. fixing time will depend on site conditions.
2007-01-02 14:01:15 · answer #5 · answered by ckd_xl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only say that as expensive as it will be now it will be more expensive the longer you wait.
2007-01-02 12:44:55 · answer #6 · answered by wishorstish 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Have about $600.00 ready, and hope there is no mold.
2007-01-02 13:19:37 · answer #7 · answered by Sal B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
verry
2007-01-02 12:47:35 · answer #8 · answered by edward m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋