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There is a huge shortage of good contractors in San Francisco. They probably make more money than most Software Engineers at this point. Good earthquake retrofi
by almost_usual 8y ago
There is a huge shortage of good contractors in San Francisco. They probably make more money than most Software Engineers at this point. Good earthquake retrofitters are even more costly, I know of people spending $2000 for someone to come by and look at their house for an hour.
It's definitely not cheap to own a Victorian in San Francisco even with renters.
- lhorie 8y agoIf it's not a huge reno, you could always do things yourself. I'm pretty scrawny and renovation-illiterate but I've manage to rent and use one of those huge ass insulation blowing machine from Home Depot before, and on top of saving money - despite having to rent a van - I got a better job done than most commercial contractors would do, because they are known to skimp on both material quantity and quality to minimize costs (source: I was redoing the insulation on top of two existing layers).
- almost_usual 8y agoDefinitely, any small plumbing work or electrical work I've been able to take care of. Beats getting charged hundreds of dollars for a 20 minute job. I'm also a firm believer in trying to do as much maintenance myself as possible whether it's home/vehicle. If you own something you're going to care about it more and go the extra mile to make sure the work is done correctly. There are some jobs though where I know it's over my head.