“HVAC”
Three years ago I was told a 2.5 ton AC replacement would be $3800.
“plumbing”
My former neighbor Bob was a plumbing contractor. He left the business about 13 years ago because he said the $600 he got for plumbing a house wasn’t enough even when using Mexicans. I suspect that $600 didn’t include the materials.
He should have tried service work if he was capable of that field, repiping a house is good money while in construction it is a never-ending spiral into less and less profit for the contractor.
My neighbors replaced their boiler last summer (they live here two months of the year and Mrs. BBB333 property manages it for them 10 months — ie rents it out for them).
Keep in mind that all the plumbing, pumps and electrical were in place, the new boiler was $13,500. I got another bid for them at $15,500...
About five years ago their well went dry and the new well was $23,000.
Building is expensive.
I’m trying to figure out how a contractor has a crew plumb an entire house for $600, which includes his profit and their skilled wages, what kind of plumbing are you talking about?