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By leo9   Follow   Wed, 7 Dec 2011, 3:47pm   1,224 views   11 comments
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Hello everyone. Finally, after a looking for a while we got under contract. The house is reo and needs
some work. We live in bay area and here is the highlight of major work needed.

1) Crawl Space has some water issue. Needs sum pump.

2) Fence is broken here and there and needs repair. The house is 1370 sq with 1875 sq ft lot.

3) Sprinkler and Green Grass.

Can anyone give rough estimate how much it will cost to do this work ? This house is in bay area.

Thanks in advance.

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1. leo9 Follow Befriend 11 threads 38 comments

   1   4:49pm Wed 7 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Come on guys ? Please provide some input.

2. Queenie Follow Befriend 2 threads 7 comments Santa Cruz, CA

   2   5:27pm Wed 7 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   We have had water in the crawl space every winter and did ok just placing a moisture barrier under there for a few years. Two winters ago was bad, so we finally called a few contractors to find out about a sump pump. That was going to be about 7K, altogether. Luckily, though, we called another outfit who surveyede and discovered that our lot is on enough of an incline that we didn't need to pump, so they dug trenches and ran french drains downslope. Now we have downspouts connected to them, and they flow to an outlet with a pop-up that empties itself out onto the street when it's raining. Nice. No more standing water in the yard. That was around 4K. The fences, you'll want to talk to your neighbors about - generally they have to pitch in half. They might know somebody who will do the work, too. Grass: go for dryscaping and save water!

3. Queenie Follow Befriend 2 threads 7 comments Santa Cruz, CA

   3   5:39pm Wed 7 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   P.S. Our lot is closer to 8K sq. ft. so it was a lot of trenching.

4. Nomograph Follow Befriend (1) 104 threads 2,851 comments

   4   7:00am Thu 8 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   leo9 says Come on guys ? Please provide some input. Any input you get here will be meaningless. Have several contractors come out and get actual bids with hard pricing.

5. leo9 Follow Befriend 11 threads 38 comments

   5   3:56pm Thu 8 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   There are lot fewer people on patrick.net now then before. What's going on?

6. TechGromit Follow Befriend (6) 85 threads 971 comments 44 male Egg Harbor City, NJ

   6   9:30pm Thu 8 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   leo9 says 1) Crawl Space has some water issue. Needs sum pump. 2) Fence is broken here and there and needs repair. The house is 1370 sq with 1875 sq ft lot. 3) Sprinkler and Green Grass. What exact do you mean by water issues? Is it rain water related or something bubbling up from he ground? Impossible to estimate without more information, Square/Diamond Mesh fence is going to be a lot cheaper to repair than wrought iron fencing. Third one makes no sense, is the irrigation system broken or non-existent? By green grass do you mean you want to have sod installed?

7. leo9 Follow Befriend 11 threads 38 comments

   7   4:38pm Fri 9 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   The water gets accumulated in the crawl space. I do not think its rain water. Its 0.5 mile away from bay. Need a wood fence. 6-8 feet high. Non-existent sprinkler system. Need grass sod.

8. Nomograph Follow Befriend (1) 104 threads 2,851 comments

   8   5:37pm Fri 9 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I'm starting to think that you may not be equipped for this purchase.

9. chip_designer Follow Befriend (1) 13 threads 139 comments

   9   6:01pm Fri 9 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Nomograph says I'm starting to think that you may not be equipped for this purchase. most people buy reo to invest/rent out

10. leo9 Follow Befriend 11 threads 38 comments

    10   7:15pm Fri 9 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   What do you mean by " not equipped" ?

11. Nomograph Follow Befriend (1) 104 threads 2,851 comments

    11   6:53am Sat 10 Dec 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   leo9 says What do you mean by " not equipped" ? Getting cost estimates for a sump pump, fencing, and sod is simple, yet you seem completely stumped.