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Jul 14, 2020
12:01:23pm

Murray Contributor

Yes. Plus what will take you weeks a pro can knock out in a day or two

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Murray

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1300 sq. ft. basement: how much would I save between 1) doing it myself, 2) contracting individual parts, 3) paying one

BlueBlood94 All-American

7/14/20 11:20am

Contract out the HVAC/electrical

hitechcpa

7/14/20 11:21am

Remember you can have it fast, cheap, and high quality - pick two.

Taullis

7/14/20 11:22am

I'm not sure that works here. The high quality and cheap option doesn't exist.

MarkWatney

7/14/20 11:32am

That’s essentially doing it yourself

Taullis

7/14/20 11:36am

Assuming someone has reasonably good "DIY" skills.

StarMan

7/14/20 11:51am

What is your time worth?

idcougarfan

7/14/20 11:25am

Just be your own general. Thats easy.

7/14/20 11:32am

You can do framing, insulation, and drywall yourself pretty easily.

Adwight

7/14/20 11:32am

^^ Best answer here. ^^ Taping and mudding will be visible forever

ColoSpgs

7/14/20 11:58am

Yes. Plus what will take you weeks a pro can knock out in a day or two

Murray

7/14/20 12:01pm

don't do framing if you don't know what you're doing. drywall either.

7/14/20 12:43pm

Any guesses on what that approach would end up costing for 1300 square feet? I figure that would knock it down from

BlueBlood94

7/14/20 12:43pm

I think conservatively you could do it for 15-17.00 a square foot if you did it

Nuke

7/14/20 12:59pm

When I finished mine I did the framing and finish work. I found my own subs for

Nuke

7/14/20 12:12pm

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