Wow! Another CL Post...

Danno6102

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/sks/653559142.html

I think I might contact this guy to see how it's built. I'll keep you all posted.

You have to check out his deck gallery! His bath & kitchens don't look too bad for a handyman, but I'm not as bath & kitchen guy...

http://www.mrhandydandy.com/decks

Jason Whipple

Thats $6.25 per square foot!!!! Is he getting his material from the dump?!?!?

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redwood

Those decks don't look new. Are you sure this isn't add for cleaning and staining?

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Stone Mountain

The pix are all of one deck in very poor shape. I'd bee embarrased to post pictures like that.

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send_it_all

The pics on his web site look like decent work. Who knows what's underneath?.

His website says "We can and will beat ANY price estimate. Everything is negotiable." LOL...His life must be a living hell.

bjg5240

This is at the bottom of his CL post:




License info: Unlicensed Probably no insurance either


I wouldn't get out of bed to do a deck for $899

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Danno6102

I thought that too. I noticed there is a pressure washer in the one pic, but there is no mention of cleaning.

Unlicensed doesn't really mean too much here in Indiana. Only trade that requires a license is Plumbers I believe, not even sparkies.

I too am not licensed, but the big difference is that I do carry insurance & I know what I'm doing & do quality work.

AtlanticWBConst

Looks like he is a pressure wash/deck cleaning guy.

Tho, he needs to learn how to run a proper ad description....

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wizendwizard

I'd certainly be ashamed of posting those deck pic's on my website. As for $899.00 12x12 deck, think about this. You can buy a prefab 12x12 PT porch with rails for $499. I'm thinking this may be what he is offering. It's a very low quality deck made from culled wood.

I'm going to run cost on a 12x12 pt (b grade) with rails on a 30" rise and see what i come up with.

It shows he is working for $10 per hour based on 1 man crew after materials

I think he's a nut job.

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bjg5240

I remember the days working for $10/hr. I just couldn't keep up collecting all those shopping carts.

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John Hyatt

I bid against a guy like that, bent nail construstion, get three bids then call me. J.

ChillaWatt

How does he pull permits with no license? In California you need to be licensed to contract for more than $500. Maybe Indy is different. I like the last line in his ad - This offer only good until May 1, 2008. I guess his prices go up after that.

curapa

Those decks look horrible.

Check out the "Kitchens pictures"

orson

Look at the pictures under his "exteriro remodeling tab"

quote from their website:

We never 'hard sell' our services, and everything is negotiable. Our goal is to 'earn' your business and keep it, the good old fashioned honest way.

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deckman22

Maybe he's an old hippie still living in the 60's, that's where he got his pricing from. Must be living pretty far out in the sticks, not even the rural people around here would go for that kind of work.

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Danno6102

I'm guessing he doesn't bother either. I've never had a problem pulling permits without a license for my decks. Like I said, I believe the only trade requiring a license is plumbers. Not sure how that effects pulling permits for a kitchen or bath. As I've ever done one, except my own house & I'm the HO so it doesn't matter there. You can pull any permit all day long if your the HO.