The brick was $425 per thousand, which is about $460 with sales tax. For all intents and purposes I am the contractor, although my buddy who is the contractor in name is helping me, or maybe I should say I am helping him. I'm writing the checks and keeping up with costs but these are his subs and he is coordinating them, along with some that we picked out (his have been better than ours so far). The bricklayer never does materials & labor, only does labor although he does furnish the sand and mortar. He was very reasonable but I realize he should have not busted the bundles and should have known better.
But I told Acme how many I needed, they measured and said I was wrong, and said the most I would have to eat if they overshot it was 500 bricks, actually less. So I let them order the number they wanted, which turned out to be 2500 too many. So I can't let them off the hook, or at least I will do all in my power to get some resolution from them.
If I don't get them to pick them up I will probably load them up on my trailer and leave the pile at their front door.
My friend/builder is trying to work it out and says they should pick them up.
Eddie, about $400-$425 a thousand is about what brick go for around here. We looked at about everyone's brick and the ones we like turned out to be acme. They are a little more expensive for the job because they are a little smaller, I think they call the size builders special or something like that, smaller than the king size.
What really gripes me is the fact that I don't have a pile of bricks, they are neatly in the 100-pack stacks and could easily be manipulated into their bundles, but they choose to take the most harsh interpretation of the policy.
Right now we are looking for reasonable tile labor. Wall tile labor quotes range from $5 - $6.50 per square foot, and floor tile $2.50 - $3.50. Higher than I had budgeted. This does not include putting down concrete board and such.
Harvey, there is a welding shop quoting me $26 per linear foot for a 42" iron rail on my upstiars balcony, installed. It is pretty plain, with 1/2" vertical ballisters, and would be in 5 sections between cedar posts, totaling about 32 linear feet, for a total of $820 tax title and license. Does this sound reasonable? No powder coat, just black paint.