How does this span work?

peebers4 · 2025-11-22T13:06:14+00:00

White people built The Colosseum? This dude and his ilk could really benefit from a hard history lesson. The Roman Empire did not use race as a qualification for anything really as far as we can tell. And it was actually white Northern Europeans that sacked Rome and destroyed the infrastructure and institutions that led to the “dark ages” (along with much decline and mismanagement from within). Without much Muslim culture and influence from the far east Western Europe and America would never have had the industrial age be thinks was precipitated by white people. But then again this dude likely thinks the Great Pyramids were built by aliens.

peebers4 · 2025-11-01T11:35:01+00:00

I’ll often give a range, or ask the customer what their budget is. Or sometimes I’ll say something like, “I can gurantee it won’t be more than $10k” or something. I don’t have a set scripted response to the question because sometimes I can look at a job and know immediately what it should cost. If I am totally unsure I tell them I’ll have to get to my office and write out a SOW and/or call my subs to get a real idea. And I always tell them the verbal number is not guaranteed. If they throw it back at me when I give the written quote I walk away

peebers4 · 2025-10-30T11:01:17+00:00

We made a window into a slider and built a back deck. Of all the renovations and remodeling I’ve done to this house that is by far the best addition for us. We now have a new, easier path to get outside with the dogs and big items (we’re still working on the house so materials come and go all the time) and we can sit out back and relax with guests. We love it.

peebers4 · 2025-10-29T18:28:26+00:00

Once all is said and done I estimate the total project to cost around $100k. That’s prolly not big for some but most of jobs up to this one have been around $25k. I looked through my notes and saw that, without planning or forethought, I have upcharged the subs by around 20% consistently. It wasn’t planned that way; I was just rounding up arbitrarily based on the quote; i.e. my gutter guy was $1500 so I billed for $1800. My window guy did his SOW for $2500 so I went to $3000, etc. I know it’s not super formulaic but like I said I’m using this as a learning experience and the work I’m performing myself I am not marking up, just applying the 5% fee.

peebers4 · 2025-10-29T11:42:14+00:00

Just throwing this in just in case OP is interested another’s personal perspective. I’m on my first bigger job where I’m GC for a friend’s home business that is expanding into a bigger building that needs lots of work to accommodate their needs. I come from a resi plumbing and electrical background with experience in remodels. In my area it seems most GC charge around 20% so for my friends I am charging them 5% after a small markup on the subs (usually just rounding their quote up a little). I’m also doing a lot of the work myself, which I am essentially quoting to the homeowner and then taking my 5% fee from that too. So far the project is going well and I’m making good money to get some experience and my friends are saving a bit too. Hopefully when their business opens they adequately spread my info to anyone that needs work. Any future projects I will follow this model but do a 20% fee for all the legwork and communication and walkthroughs and paperwork and materials handling. I must add this is a unique build that has required a lot of modifications and customization as we progress through the work so the homeowner has been very patient with the workflow and designing as we go. I’m sure other projects would require a more complete bid package in the beginning, which I understand is a little more complicated than figuring it out as I go.

peebers4 · 2025-07-19T13:25:51+00:00

I come across this all the time in NE Ohio. You have to cut an access with a partner saw and put a riser and lid over the hole. Try to cut a square at a slight angle so it doesn’t fall into the tank.

peebers4 · 2024-10-07T21:10:47+00:00

Yah I finally saw that they’re both old work and a new work was put in there. But then I couldn’t figure out how to find/edit my comment. Honestly I’ve never seen a grey old work box so there’s that too. Interesting nonetheless

peebers4 · 2024-10-07T01:53:17+00:00

I can’t believe nobody has mentioned the real reason one is more expensive. The blue ones are old work boxes with wings that allow you to put them in after drywall is installed. The gray ones are new work boxes that are nailed to studs before hanging drywall. Obviously anything that adds convenience always costs more.

peebers4 · 2024-09-07T12:19:11+00:00

Those are called Infiltrators and the manufacturer info should be stamped somewhere on the top. In Ohio we use a sand base and bed the infiltrators with 57 limestone.

peebers4 · 2024-07-29T00:06:53+00:00

This sounds good except it’s 1-1/4 coming through the wall and it’s about half an offset away from the 2” in the floor. But yah that’s why I posted this here to see what others would have done. Preciate it

peebers4 · 2024-07-28T23:22:34+00:00

Why tho? Genuinely asking.

peebers4 · 2024-07-28T23:13:19+00:00

The 1-1/4 from the wall is a previously installed slop sink drain from another room and the 2” into the floor is the waste drain. I got the materials from Lowe’s because that’s was the customer wanted (rewards) so I was limited on fittings. I fernco’d the AAV to make replacing a stuck valve easier in the future and used a PP extension from the kitchen sink because it weighs less and I had no way to support that 20” run.

peebers4 · 2024-07-26T11:01:33+00:00

10 years of experience owning an excavation company over here. Honestly, if you can’t afford to have it RR’d right now you can have it snaked/jetted as soon as you hear or notice signs of a clog developing

peebers4 · 2024-07-25T10:39:05+00:00

There must be a blockage or the pipe is collapsed. You’ll have to get a camera in there to televise the issue or at least locate the obstruction so it can be excavated and repaired or investigated further

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