Wren
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Many thanks to those who helped with my drain/vent questions last week.
As I mentioned, we bought a house that is in need of having all of the plumbing replaced. I was going to do the work myself, but it also needs a ton of other work and I'm considering hiring the job out.
Basically, it's a 1200 sq. ft. single story on crawlspace and all of the flooring and sub-flooring is out. There's room to stand in much of it and plenty of headroom in the rest of the crawlspace. It's not unlike new construction in terms of access, no sheet rock in the way, etc. The layout is: 1/2 bath with sink and toilet; full bath/laundry area with washing machine, sink, tub, and toilet; kitchen with sink and dishwasher; and 2 exterior hose bibs. All of the drains are being relocated and replaced as well including digging about a 12' trench to connect to the new sewer stub which is about 3' under grade. There will be new service coming in from the relocated water meter which is about 10' from the exterior wall.
Is there a rule-of-thumb for estimating what this should cost for the rough in? We would like to replace the old galvanized piping with PEX. I've seen estimates based on square footage, but that doesn't take into account the number of fixtures, etc. Speaking of which, I can install fixtures, etc. depending on what the boss wants.
I'm in Georgia.
If it would help, I can draw up something showing the layout.
Thanks very much!
As I mentioned, we bought a house that is in need of having all of the plumbing replaced. I was going to do the work myself, but it also needs a ton of other work and I'm considering hiring the job out.
Basically, it's a 1200 sq. ft. single story on crawlspace and all of the flooring and sub-flooring is out. There's room to stand in much of it and plenty of headroom in the rest of the crawlspace. It's not unlike new construction in terms of access, no sheet rock in the way, etc. The layout is: 1/2 bath with sink and toilet; full bath/laundry area with washing machine, sink, tub, and toilet; kitchen with sink and dishwasher; and 2 exterior hose bibs. All of the drains are being relocated and replaced as well including digging about a 12' trench to connect to the new sewer stub which is about 3' under grade. There will be new service coming in from the relocated water meter which is about 10' from the exterior wall.
Is there a rule-of-thumb for estimating what this should cost for the rough in? We would like to replace the old galvanized piping with PEX. I've seen estimates based on square footage, but that doesn't take into account the number of fixtures, etc. Speaking of which, I can install fixtures, etc. depending on what the boss wants.
I'm in Georgia.
If it would help, I can draw up something showing the layout.
Thanks very much!
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