House repairs...

[swiftneed]

Nothing like some backbreaking work with a HILTI they make all sizes and go thru anything you throw at them even rebar with a sharp chisel

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by swiftneed

Nothing like some backbreaking work with a HILTI they make all sizes and go thru anything you throw at them even rebar with a sharp chisel

Somebody is having conversations with themselves.....time to put down the refer....!!!


Brian - that's really not a bad price considering all that they are doing, and the headache it will save you. I have no idea about the quality of the Re-Bath stuff, so can't comment one way or another. I'd take that "warranty" thing with a huge grain of salt....doesn't make any sense for them to throw a warranty on old used stuff if you aren't somehow paying for it.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

...I'd take that "warranty" thing with a huge grain of salt....doesn't make any sense for them to throw a warranty on old used stuff if you aren't somehow paying for it.

The local Re-Bath is, from what I can tell, affiliated with another local company called Thrasher, which sells/services heatings and hot-water systems. From what they guy said, both companies are together but seperate; they each have thier own special teams for each service, but are under the same umbrella company.

This wasn't the clincher anyway as I already have a home appliance warranty through American Home Shield. ~$40/month and if something breaks, they come out and fix or replace it 24/7 service. You also pay $50 at the time of service. May seem expensive, but I've used it several times, but two stick out in my mind: Once was on Thanksgiving day when the fridge conked out. The part was $70 IIRC, but the holiday labor was crazy because he had to drive all over the place to find a place that would open up to get the needed part. The total bill would've been something like $1500, plus all the ruined food. And just this past winter, we all went out to eat, and when we came back around 10PM, the house was cold. Tried a few things, but some sensor was broken. Called AHS and in about 30 minutes, we had a guy at the door to fix it.

[JERRY2KONE]

A little insurance never hurts, especially if you are not handy enough to do things yourself or just do not have the time. $10K is pretty reasonable in todays economy for this project. I would still put some money on the side for some R/C stuff BG. Got to have play time.

A true "French drain" by the way is nothing more than a hole in the ground filled with gravel. The hole collects the water and leaches it into the surrounding soil. I believe a pump was added by Americans.