$8,500 to re-plumb a house? You're kidding, right?

We had the first plumber come over last night to quote on replumbing the house. Bear in mind we only have two bathrooms and a kitchen, and the entire basement ceiling is already down so all the pipes are exposed. They quoted us $8,500 to do it.
Now I'm not stupid. I want pex pipe which is easy to fit. It cannot possibly take two guys more than two days to do it. Assuming the most expensive option which is $1000 in parts and materials, and that they charge $100 an hour, that should be $4,200.
The parts and materials in reality are probably closer to $500, and the labour is probably not much more than $2,500. So I reckon it should be $3,000 for two guys working 8 hours a day for two days.
$8,500? You're fucking joking.

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Anonymous said…
Now you see why you Mother wanted you to become a plumber.

Peter
09:01
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