Help me, please. Need an Iron worker and not the Artistic Vinny of Vinny's Italian Art Iron works
Ok, here is my story. Once upon a time, like 6 weeks ago I had a clogged and cracked sewer pipe. Intreped sewer guys unclogged the line and the wonderful John Hlad replaced the sewer pipe. The part in between is pretty disgusting and involved a flood of lovely sewer water which killed my washing…
Ok, here is my story. Once upon a time, like 6 weeks ago I had a clogged and cracked sewer pipe. Intreped sewer guys unclogged the line and the wonderful John Hlad replaced the sewer pipe. The part in between is pretty disgusting and involved a flood of lovely sewer water which killed my washing machine. And because my old house staircase to the basement is too skinny to accomodate a washing machine, I have to lower it through the steel trap doors which go from the street into the basement. AND the space is still too narrow to accomodate the machine, so I need an iron worker to take off the doors to accomodate the machine and to put the doors back when the machine is in the basement. Vinny wants 400 bucks!!!!!!! Hello? This is a 5 minute job taking them off and a 5 minute job putting them back on. Does anyone have another recommendation??? Thank you, Brownstoners.
So what does that have to do with an iron worker, you ask? Because nothing is simple, I need to buy a new washing machine
Thanks.
Good luck–this too shall pass!
Vanburenproud, peace. I see your point. Just wish me luck. As always, this dumb problem is connected to 19 others. My sewer line broke and there seems to be no end to the moving parts to getting things back to normal. Vinnie, who is a survivor in the world of tradesmen (cash only, picks his jobs, knows what he is doing) failed charm school and his assaholic customer relations style hit a nerve. Well, it’s a great life if you don’t weaken. Thank you everybody for your help. Seriously.
if you cant afford to get the work done properly by someone that will guarantee his work, then bite the bullet and live within your means..
Donatella, no disrespect intended. You helped me on this site when I knew much about making things and very little about houses, and especially NYC real estate, and I remember your kind words of encouragement the way you remember good tradespeople.
I am not Vinny’s apologist and would not be surprised if he was a swaggering jackass. I don’t know the guy. All I am saying is that he might be a swaggering jackass that happens to be effectively covering his butt in this instance, and went into explain-the-estimate mode reflexively when I read the post.
Sounds like there are many options for you. I personally would rather take apart the new thing than the old thing… Fewer surprises. Take care.
Strange to hear that Bari’s number was disconnected. I just saw him/talked to him about 3 weeks ago installing a railing on my friends house.
donatella, I’ll take the washing machine apart for you.
$400.
🙂
Well, that is a creative idea. I didn’t know how hard that would be. I have a guy who could probably do that for me.
I will investigate that too, kedalb. Thank you.
What about simply taking apart the washing machine? Usually the drum inside is the biggest component, but there is plenty of space inside the machine for the suspension. Removing the outer casing should leave you with plenty of wiggle room and will only cost you a few minutes of your time instead of $500.