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Old 01-08-2023, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki View Post
I had a pool installed with birdcage installed. It took 3 months from first shovel in the ground to project completion. I think, once the foundation was complete, the birdcage took 2 or 3 days.
So 8 months for only a birdcage is excessive.
If only a birdcage, probably 4 weeks MAX.
Maybe in the good old days a few years ago. These guys are now routinely estimating between 8 months and a year to complete a birdcage.. We had ours built in 2021 and from contract signing until completion it was about 6 months. The cost of the project went up 15% from the time I started talking to these guys in November 2020 to February 2021 when I signed the contract because the price of materials went up. Also, they coujldn't get the bronze aluminum for awhile and there are still shortages of material they are dealing with, labor shortages because people would rather live off the government than work etc etc. This is the new reality under the current administration in DC.
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