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Old 06-16-2014, 5:37am   #13
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Originally Posted by snide View Post
Sounds like the estimator's math is as bad as yours. Get another quote, or 10.

Or the guy just really doesn't need the work right now. In my experience, when a contractor doesn't need the work they bid the job very high... even up to two to three times higher than normal. If the customer bites, they sub it out and still make out like a bandit.
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