That's a big number

[stephbg]

$4,300 quote for a laundry list of home maintenance jobs, from tree removal to soakwell repair to gutter replacement and hole patching. One ring to rule them all guy (+ offsider a.k.a "young bloke") to do it all, which is convenient, but ouch.



No job too small my arse. I wish people would stop putting that on their ads.

Also, my spidey senses are tingling. I do not trust this man. His casual (albeit friendly) attitude to the quotation process is ringing alarm bells. I've learned to trust my instincts here, so it's a bust for him.

Fortunately my instincts are all about trust for the other guttering person I saw this morning, and I've got at least one solid candidate for the tree stuff with another to see this afternoon.

On the (very) bright side, I've discovered that there's nothing seriously wrong with the guttering fundamentals, and the backwash into the eaves has done no structural damage. So, while I fail at home maintenance, this delayed round hasn't proven to be as life-threatening as a corroded gas pipe.

Perhaps ironically, the draining issues that probably started that corrosion problem was one of the very first things we addressed when we bought the place.

Progress feels good.

Lotto would help. As would chocolate.

It's three months today since BB died.

Comments

[ariaflame.livejournal.com]

Guttering is a problem in Australia, as for some unknown reason the gutters tend to be built so that if the level gets too high it spills into the house, rather than outwards. It has been known for people to make some holes on the high outside bit of their guttering to provide a release for excess water in the gutters.

[liadebeaumont.livejournal.com]

*offers virtual chocolate and real love*

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

*accepts both with thanks*