Wednesday, January 25, 2012

William Bathroom


Ever since William bought the Orem house in September 2011, the bathroom sink had been clogged and it drained slowly.  When it wouldn't drain at all, the college guys renting the house tried to snake through the drain line, and it broke through the old cast iron pipe and started leaking into the basement.

They called a plumber who charged them $135 to give them a bid, and gave a bid of $1700.  My son, who rents a room in the house, suggested to the property manager that he call his dad (me), because I could do it and would charge a lot less.

When I got there the same day they called me (the morning after the plumber's visit) there was water damage.  It cost them $50 for the professional plumbing snake, $30 for the supplies, and I replaced 12 feet of line and snaked out the sewer line for 50 feet - all the way out to the street.

I charged them $300 for my work, and they gratefully and graciously paid me $700, and they want me to come back and remodel their house.

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