Sticker Shock

[bjarvis]

A couple of weeks ago, we ordered a new front-loader washing machine and gas-powered dryer. This morning, we finally had a plumber to give an estimate (and, if we agree, proceed) running a gas line from one side of the furnace/laundry room to the other for the new dryer.

The estimate is $1300 USD.

This is not quite twice Kent's best guess, but it's more than four times mine.

It's days like this I think I'm in the wrong line of work.

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[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

There really isn't much carpentry or such involved since the basement laundry room is unfinished. The bulk of the expense would be for the time, materials & skills to shut off the gas, then connect, mount & seal new pipes across the room. We'll keep searching for a more reasonable rate.