[Teetorbilt]

At the request of a major client I have agreed to put together a repair proposal for one of his employees.
Here comes the fun part. It's a stick built house, T-10 and drywall, insulation and vapor barrier done northern style. All exterior walls were hosed and penetrated from the hurricanes, everything has remained wet since Sept. Mold is beginning to penetrate the drywall.
This is a first for me and I have to produce a proposal by Monday. My personal vision is that the house is totaled. This is a General Development Corp. home, the cheapest of the cheap when it was built.
Has anyone had experience in this situation? I envision rotted studs, wasted fasteners...........on and on.
Given the current property values this is a $160K house and I'm thinking about $50-75K in repairs if we can save the kitchen.
I'll follow up once I get an eyball on it.

 

[Teetorbilt]

This stuff has been enclosed in, I'm guessing, close to 100% humidity for 6 mos. I'm also guessing that the studs are fast grow white pine, the usual crap used in these garbage homes. Depending on what is found, I may terminate the structure.
This home is in St. Lucie County and you can still find a 3/2 there in the 160's. If you dig hard and are fast, you can still find a block home in Martin Co. (where I live) for the same price. The median value here is $235K and increased 30% last year, the storms didn't slow anything down at all. Everything is going nutz down here.

 

[Teetorbilt]

Omni, I've been thinking of this all along as well as a way to weasel out of the whole mess.
The problem lies in the originator of the request who was beneficial in the startup of my marine business, has become a good friend and still throws me $500K worth of business every year.

 

[Teetorbilt]

Little voice is confused right now. Smart little voice says 'Run like Hell'. Intelligent little voice says 'Maybe you can price yourself out of this job without ticking off the big guy'. Worst case is that I get the job, make a pile of money and hope that my mold exclusion clause holds up in court.

 

[Teetorbilt]

I'm praying that it's a goner. I'll post before the superbowl, doing the survey at 10:00 AM.