Floor Joist and Wall Insulation
Beware..... in Mar. '07 I paid $ 1576.00 CAD for a substantial blow-in done by these people: appoximately 200 sq ft into 2x8" (floor joists) + 330 sq ft into 2x6 (ext) walls, and 150 sq ft into 2x4 (interior walls). Now doing a basement reno. opened up an adjacent ceiling to see that that two runs of 12 foot long floor joist cavity were paid for but not filled back then. Also, my neighbour and I who share a partition wall (semi-detached) want to fill 1 cavity of about 20 feet by 8" deep x 16 iunch wide... so about 27 sq ft x 8" deep floor space to dampen the transfer of sound.. (20 feet x 8 deep x 16 inches wide).... the quote from the company came in at over 800.00 CAD plus taxes! they said they's fill the old missing cavites for free.. I asked them to reconsider that pricing as it seems unbelievably expensive for such a small amount of space. They said that prices have gone up in the meantime, and would not lower the price. Two other companies have quoted their minimum service of 400.00 / 500.00 tax included - on the same work for both the partition cavity and the older missing cavities. Feeling just a bit gouged the unbelievable 'inflation' factor here.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $1,570.00
- What could this company do to improve their services?
- come up with a realistic quotation procedure.
- Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
- get 3 quotes.
- Company Response
Thank you for taking the time to offer your feedback. We take all of our customers comments seriously. Being an established company unfortunately comes with higher overhead costs, and as a result we have minimum truck charges in place. Furthermore, all costs have gone up significantly since we last completed work for you 7 years ago; including such things as material prices and fuel costs. We certainly try to be competitive, but more importantly pride ourselves on the quality of our work. And after being in business for almost 40 years, we have come to learn that this does not always translate into being the 'cheapest' option available. Thanks again for your feedback.