Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Just Hit a New High

Re:Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Just Hit a New High by bombcar on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:28PM (#33249932)

Yeah, even just a hot water heater and a furnace would set me back $100/mo.

People are very bad at working out total cost of ownership, but it could work if the prices were very low and much of the labor was done by the owner.

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Re:Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Just Hit a New High by dleslie on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:34PM (#33250063)

I spent roughly a tenth of that on new water heaters; two half height to fit in the crawlspace. Electric, not gas.

Is labour just that much more expensive in the USA?

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Re:Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Just Hit a New High by bombcar on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:50PM (#33250331)

Water heaters are about $500 per, and installation would be similar - the furnace would be the majority of the expense.

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Re:Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Just Hit a New High by slaw on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:56PM (#33250435)

Labor is about $300 per hour in Seattle area. For example few years ago window was $250 and installation $300 and less than one hour. Complete brake job, calipers, rotors and pads is $1200+tax. I bought parts for $350 and installed myself in 3 hours.

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Re:Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Just Hit a New High by thatfrenchguy on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:04PM (#33251492)

Electricians start at $100-150 an hour in San Francisco yeah

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