You're not telling the full story. $6k got me a 4 hour response of a 5 man crew with an excavator to replace a rusted section of a wastewater pipe, which invol

You're not telling the full story. $6k got me a 4 hour response of a 5 man crew with an excavator to replace a rusted section of a wastewater pipe, which involved digging 14ft down and demolishing part of my driveway (and pouring new concrete in after it was finished) > No more than 2 days of work for 1 person. You'll have us believe a plumber charges $375/hour for this project, based on the $6k quote? This is not typical, so either your project is extremely difficult or you're not telling us something else.