MossRoad
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About half a year of food for me and my wife. :licking:
Drywall contractor wants to bankrupt me!
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About half a year of food for me and my wife. :licking:
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I read through this thread and I am still hung up on the April thing. :confused3:
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I am meeting with my general contractor early next week to discuss this further. He said there were many reasons why it is best to keep the interior "conditioned" for so long and I will find out what they all are.
Several have pointed out that a $5,000 electric bill is comparatively small considering the overall cost of construction. That is true, and my view is that if it is truly a necessary expense then do it and move on. But I admit to being surprised by the ... length ... of time involved. Everyone knows the drywall and mud will be long finished after five months of time. Maybe there is some comfort heating for the workers as well ... not sure. But I will find out.
Several have pointed out that a $5,000 electric bill is comparatively small considering the overall cost of construction. That is true, and my view is that if it is truly a necessary expense then do it and move on. But I admit to being surprised by the ... length ... of time involved. Everyone knows the drywall and mud will be long finished after five months of time. Maybe there is some comfort heating for the workers as well ... not sure. But I will find out.
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Per Exxon USA:
100LL = "Fortified oxidation stability, means longer safer storage without chemical deterioration, reduced gum deposits in fuel tanks and handling systems, and less maintenance, since induction systems and combustion chambers remain clean."
I use it in my large old gas engines, and in generators/mowers/chainsaws etc.
Why do you feel that is "not really an option"?
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I'm with you, I don't live in a mansion. Just saying cost is relative.
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Well, I live in a mansion. At least to my wife and myself it is. No matter how humble our ranch style home may appear to others. Like other things in life, it's all relative.
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I have to disagree with those that think a drywall job should take weeks to do. A good crew of drywall installers should be able to complete the installation in a 5000 sq ft. house in not more than 4 days. The tape/float and sand maybe a day behind so not more than a week total.
My GC subbed the drywall and the spackling to professionals that do only that. The dry wall guy finished my 2300 sq ft house in two days so it was ready for the spackling. My GC hired a protective papering contractor(that is all they do) to put down floor and window covering paper so the spackling didn't get on anything it wasn't supposed to. The papering was also ready for the painter. The spackling guy did the whole house in one afternoon, he had a machine similar to a gunnite machine set up outside where the mixing was done and then pumped into the house via hoses to the spackler. I didn't have to worry with heat since mine was all during the summer so we just left the doors open with some fans circulating to let it dry. It has been 8 years and not one problem with cracking or spalling.
My GC subbed the drywall and the spackling to professionals that do only that. The dry wall guy finished my 2300 sq ft house in two days so it was ready for the spackling. My GC hired a protective papering contractor(that is all they do) to put down floor and window covering paper so the spackling didn't get on anything it wasn't supposed to. The papering was also ready for the painter. The spackling guy did the whole house in one afternoon, he had a machine similar to a gunnite machine set up outside where the mixing was done and then pumped into the house via hoses to the spackler. I didn't have to worry with heat since mine was all during the summer so we just left the doors open with some fans circulating to let it dry. It has been 8 years and not one problem with cracking or spalling.
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EddieWalker
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Here, you get three different crews. The guys who hang the drywall, the guys who tape it, and the guys who texture it. While it's possible that each crew will show up right after the other is done, in my experience, there is usually a few days between each crew. If you get it done in two weeks, you are on schedule. Faster is better, but not realistic.
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I certainly would if I could...
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