Friday, August 31, 2018

Front Porch Post Rot

Front porch post is rotting. Time to replace all? Wood and rotting post

Green posts Rot:

More rotquote: Moss $10K, Other vendor $4K to replace all

Concrete crumbling

new TrexQuote: Chris Flanagan to repair ~$1,200

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Replace the two porch post wraps using modern dimension 1x6 and 1x8 PVC boards. $1,124 if everything is straightforward. I would also check the gutter/roof intersection to see if there is any water getting in there and creating a habitat for carpenter ants.

There are several hidden factors that we won’t know until opening up the post wraps that have the potential to drive up the final cost up.

-If the interior contents of the post wraps dictate that the new wraps need to match the existing 5 3/4” and 7 3/8” dimensions, I will need to buy oversized material and mill it down to those dimensions. This would increase both time and material costs. Time would be billed at $85/hr. and materials would be at cost.

-If the structural interior of the post wraps are rotted and need to be replaced, I would need to purchase and install new structural posts. This would increase both the time and material costs.

-If it is determined that water is getting in behind the gutter and into the beam, any repairs to remedy would be billed at time and material. Work began: Tuesday August 28, 2018 Wood and rotting post Total $2,465

Friday, April 6, 2018

Water heater repair

Problem

Slow drip from hot water heater pressure release valve

Presidential Plumber quoted $245

Mike fixed it himself

Fence repair

Fence was damaged by high winds the weekend of March 2, 2018. DJ fence provided the cheapest quote by far at $450 to fix 3-4 broken posts on both sides of the yard. Now I need to repaint the boards. I asked the contractor to leave a board behind so I can pick the color. The posts were not broken on the side however they re-poured the concrete holding up the posts.

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Lorenzo
DJ Fence
Sterling, VA 20165
(703) 899-1082
(703) 598-6014