$1000 to install a simple shower alcove kit?

[Spear Dane]

So this 'friend' has been telling me he would install a simple 48x 34 4 piece alcove shower kit to clear a $400 loan. Now that I have material in place he wants another $600, telling me charges $1k to 1500 to do this job. I'm more than a little pissed off that he just now tells me this but more to the point I think the price is beyond outrageous. Am I off base?

 

[rkwhyte2]

So this 'friend' has been telling me he would install a simple 48x 34 4 piece alcove shower kit to clear a $400 loan. Now that I have material in place he wants another $600, telling me charges $1k to 1500 to do this job. I'm more than a little pissed off that he just now tells me this but more to the point I think the price is beyond outrageous. Am I off base?

Did he not say he would install this to clear the $400 loan? I'd just tell him to give you the $400 he owes you and let somebody else do the work and no you are not off base.

 

[Alamo]

Step 1.
Get the $400. Forget the installation. Now even if he does it to clear the loan I would not trust the workmanship.

Step 2:

 

[woowoo2]

Tell him he owes $600 in interest on the original $400

 

[patience0830]

Step 1.
Get the $400. Forget the installation. Now even if he does it to clear the loan I would not trust the workmanship.

Step 2:

Step 3. Do not loan friends money. How long has he owed you?

 

[churchmouse]

If he gets that kind of money for this he should have paid you off long ago. Stuff his friends ship () in file 13 and collect the $400.

 

[pute62]

Wish I had friends like that. Oh wait, I did.

 

[Lilboog82]

I think I remember a very similar thread of somebody loaning some money to a friend recently, seems we have a common theme going on here. Don’t loan money to friends.

but yeah, just remind him that he said he would do it to clear the loan and that you are not going to give him anymore and that you already got the supplies ready to go. Or hopefully you kept all the receipts for the supplies and return them and then kindly ask for the 400 cash.

 

[Farmerjon]

Would not trust his installation. Cheap costs a ton in the long run.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

Is he licensed and insured to do that work?

 

[trimman83]

Depending on other work, it could get to around $1,000. Mainly if it is retrofit. If it were just a newly framed shower nook, one guy should be able to set the shower, hook up the drain, and install a shower valve with the rough-in for the shower head. One day. Maybe he makes $1,000 a day. But if he makes $200,000 a year, he shouldn't be borrowing $400 off you.

If he is to protect the area, tear out existing shower, install new shower, hook up all plumbing, repair drywall or tile, finish and sand drywall, haul off trash, paint finished work, and add trim as needed, it could go to $1,000-$1,500 labor. It may mean a good day, and part of up to 3 or 4 more days. I did pretty much all listed above, but I was taking out a fiberglass tub/shower and replaced it with a walk-in cast iron enameled pan(32"x60"), then tiled all three sides to the existing bulkhead. I also had to insulate the exterior wall, add blocking for grab bars, and install grab bars when finished. I had about $1,500 in material and $1,200 in labor...….Just for reference.