After readiing other comments, the most revealing thing I take away is the owners stance. You are right, she wants minimal damage while she lives there and keeps saying she cant wait to decorate. When she told me she was going to remove the lath and plaster 8 foot ceiling herself from the basement, I was like ..whoa...this lady either IS nuts or thinks IM nuts. Shes must be in her 60s and is trying to sell me a bill of goods or something. So, I may yet bail. .
print out marky's post back there a ways, and tape it to
the dashboard so you can read it every day you are going over there.
that is one of the best things i've ever read on here about classical remodels.
every single thing about the money should be repeated like it's a rosary.
the channeling widgit sounds kinda like the thing they use for chasing mortar
when they repoint brick... doesn't sound cheap.. the brick pointer is pushing
$2k.... and the teeth wear out and need replacing... they weren't cheap either,
but the alternative is.... nothing....
ya need to make sure that the customers understand that you are going to
end up with a commercial install, at above commercial prices.... honestly,
i'd say somewhere above $75k.
and this is a T&M thing, unless you want to flat rate it for $124,000, with
substantial draws early on......
and you have the abatement issue as well. the A word.
and you will need an asbestos rated vac as well... and certification.
back when, they usually threw asbestos in the plaster, cause it made
it trowel out better.... enough to require abatement.
if she's living there during your work, the hours needed just doubled.
