AboutJeff Wooten Expertise All aspects of residential and commercial irrigation design, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Experience I have worked as a Parks Department supervisor for 28 years. I have experience with all phases of irrigation projects from planning, designing, construction, and maintenance for both residential landscapes, commercial landscapes and large spaces such as parks.
Question How many hours would you say it should take to install the
garbage disposal and the sprinkler controller?
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Followup To
Question -
I recently had to replace my 6 zone Rain Bird automatic sprinkler
controller (RC-7Bi) The handyman seemed to know what he was
doing but then ran into conplications. and so after taking over
2
months of off and on visits he presented me a bill of 1100.
Now
he did replace my garbage disposal. He said the parts for both
were 365 and the rest was labor. I know he did not work the 18
hours he said he did. I guess I wonder if that seems reasonable
amount of time to charge. I really do want to know if I am
looking
at this incorrectly but also don't want to be taken advantage of
being a single woman. Thanks for any help in this area.
Answer -
I think this is very wrong. I believe that the cost of the controller
and the garbage disposal could reasonably be $365, (the
controller itself retails for 310, wholesale 176). But $1100 -
$365 = $735 / 18 hours = $40.83 per hour---WOW. Unless
you agreed to this, I would be complaining to someone, even if
it is the Better Business Bureau or the District Attorney.
Answer Based on my experiance with those items I would say 3-4 hours for the disposal, and 1-2 hours for the controller. But what I really think is wrong is that you were not given a quote or a bid that indicated the estimated hours for installation. This is the proper way to do this type of thing, unless you agreed to pay by the hour. Also, the $40 per hour is outrageous for a handyman. Again, had you agreed to pay by the hour, the rate should have been disclosed to you before work began.
