Seaside Review -- Oct. 1-8

[Landlocked]

...and a salesman with a good connection to the higher-ups at Seaside to show why your work is worthy of $1,000,000 for some pretty ramps.

You think I'm kidding.

 

[RiverOtter]

...and a salesman with a good connection to the higher-ups at Seaside to show why your work is worthy of $1,000,000 for some pretty ramps.

No connections here but I can give them the "our ramps are better than the other guy's ramps spin"

 

[Landlocked]

That included a lot of sand and sea oats. I saw posted that the Natchez stairs were $80,000 to replace.

http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=1650

I understand why there is significant expense building these walkovers and stairs due to the conditions they are built in, but man! Also, those Natchez stairs were somewhat works of art. They looked great, but 80 grand?

 

[RiverOtter]

I understand why there is significant expense building these walkovers and stairs due to the conditions they are built in, but man! Also, those Natchez stairs were somewhat works of art. They looked great, but 80 grand?

From what I've seen the builders (of all kinds) have a license to steal down there. There is such a demand for any contracting services. I know people who have bought condos and get bids for very simple renovations (Carpet, wood floors, paint, cabinets, etc...) The prices are 3 times higher and the contractors tell them "hey take it or leave it. I've got other jobs I need to get to"

 

[Beach Runner]

I understand why there is significant expense building these walkovers and stairs due to the conditions they are built in, but man! Also, those Natchez stairs were somewhat works of art. They looked great, but 80 grand?

We built a fancy walkover after Ivan, and it got blown away by Dennis. So we built the simplest possible walkover. Even though one of the neighbors is a contractor and he built it for no profit, it cost about $6500. So $80K for Natchez doesn't surprise me.

 

[Landlocked]

From what I've seen the builders (of all kinds) have a license to steal down there. There is such a demand for any contracting services. I know people who have bought condos and get bids for very simple renovations (Carpet, wood floors, paint, cabinets, etc...) The prices are 3 times higher and the contractors tell them "hey take it or leave it. I've got other jobs I need to get to"

Music to my ears my friend, music to my ears. It is crazy to think people are having that hard of a time finding decent quotes and work. Another thing is how bad SOME of the work the contractors do down there. The places I've been you can just look around and see bad quality.

 

[Smiling JOe]

We built a fancy walkover after Ivan, and it got blown away by Dennis. So we built the simplest possible walkover. Even though one of the neighbors is a contractor and he built it for no profit, it cost about $6500. So $80K for Natchez doesn't surprise me.

Remember, the rebuild cost of Natchez was for constructing only half of the walkover. The northern half and pavilion remained undisturbed.

 

[RiverOtter]

Music to my ears my friend, music to my ears. It is crazy to think people are having that hard of a time finding decent quotes and work. Another thing is how bad SOME of the work the contractors do down there. The places I've been you can just look around and see bad quality.

I have seen some pretty bad sutff too. Then again, go into a Rosemary open house sometime and you'll see the good stuff :shock:

 

[Beach Runner]

...in the wrong business...

Exactly. My husband plans to become a contractor when he retires. He has a Ph.D. in engineering, designed our home using AutoCAD, and built all of the Adirondacks, beds, and the dining room table for our beach house. He has designed huge manufacturing plants and overseen their construction. So he'd definitely make a great contractor.

 

[Landlocked]

I have seen some pretty bad sutff too. Then again, go into a Rosemary open house sometime and you'll see the good stuff :shock:

Yeah, kind of like the painted mahogany trim I saw. WTH?