$500 for a water heater? If its in an attic and that money includes hauling the old one away, pay the nice man.aggiebrad94 said:
Need advice here. Under contract to sell me flip house. Needs a new gas water heater. Negotiated that WH does not have to be installed by licensed plumber, only a GC. I'm getting very wide range of quotes from both plumbers and GC's on what's needed and costs (from $500-ish to $1,500).
Do I have any low cost options here?
It feels like a case of folks in the plumbing industry being cozy with those that write the code. I've been a homeowner in the same city for 20 years, and each time I've needed to change one, it seems like the code has changed in some way since the last, driving more work and cost.Kenneth_2003 said:
Not attempting to derail... But how on earth did plumbers manage to complicate a water heater to the point that it seems every replacement broaches on "rebuild the house" territory?
