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Old 10-12-2015, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Paperboy View Post
Had Jim over a couple of times & does great work BUT gouges on replacement parts.
A prior poster about 2+ mo. ago posted that Jim replaced a part for him & the cost of JUST the part was 75.00; the guy bought the IDENTICAL part for $18.75 @ Ace hardware. Not bad-------- OVER A 400% MARKUP!
Let's make sure we are comparing apples to apples. Jim replaced 2 4 inch pop ups with 6 inch popups, now I did not check the prices of the popups at ACE or similar, however, Jim had to dig out the existing popup, remove it, install the new one, backfill the hole, replace the donut, and then adjust the popup. I think the price he charges was well worth it when you consider the other work involved. IMHO, he does not gouge, the cost for the replacement parts INCLUDES ISTALLTION.
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