lincolnx2
Dedicated LVC Member
I bought a house about 90 days ago, the house had some problems, the deck needed to be repainted, new windows, and serious landscaping. I am working on the landscaping myself, and will do the windows next year. I start looking for estimates for the deck, first guy tells me 675 to strip the deck, second guy tells me 1000 then tells me if it were his house, he would rebuild the whole deck. My deck is is probably 12x12 with 10 stairs leading up to it, then the third guy, a marine tells me the deck is in good shape, and all i should do is repaint it, he said he would charge 200 plus supplies, which should bring my total to about 350. I tell the third guy my first two estimates, and he tells me "they see you are military, they know you arent affected by the economy" I tell him Colorado Springs is majority military, there is 1 huge Army post, and 4 Airforce bases, so the economy should be pretty stable, Right? The second story is just as good as the first, I work 7 days a week if i dont make mission, I am new at recruiting, so I have worked the past two weeks, my neighbor has a lawn service cut his grass, and i thought, I deserve to have someone cut it just this one time, I ask him how much would he charge, he said 25 for once a week and 45 for every two months, So i said F it, i will let him cut it just this one time, the mfer charges me 45 because i dont intend to use him every week, and he didnt even weedwack in the rocks surrounding my house. I am so tired of people seeing that I am young and thinking they can take advantage of me. I am going to dye my hair gray. I am done venting!
