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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by jazzyk on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @09:34AM (#13071014)
The one quote I was able to get - $6K, labor only. No more than 2 days of work for 1 person. All plumbers based within 10 min drive.
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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by antisthenes on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @10:23AM (#13071412)
You're not telling the full story.

$6k got me a 4 hour response of a 5 man crew with an excavator to replace a rusted section of a wastewater pipe, which involved digging 14ft down and demolishing part of my driveway (and pouring new concrete in after it was finished)

> No more than 2 days of work for 1 person.

You'll have us believe a plumber charges $375/hour for this project, based on the $6k quote?

This is not typical, so either your project is extremely difficult or you're not telling us something else.

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