submitted 7 months ago by jmiller@lemm.ee to c/atlanta@lemmy.world

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We recently attended a wedding in Atlanta, and we and some inlaws stayed at a Vrbo rental. One of the guests lost their balance and ripped the toilet paper holder off the wall. It was fasted with drywall anchors, and the damage is contained to the area under and immediately beside the holder base, less than a 3" circle. The holder is not damaged. We took pictures and sent them to the owner, telling them to let us know what the repair cost. They responded today that they had a quote for $500.

I am from a much less metropolitan area in a midwestern state, so maybe I'm out of touch with contractor prices there, but that seems very high. Any locals with insight?

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[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago

That's excessive.

Look up the price of a handyman in the Atlanta area.
$50-$80 an hour seems typical and fair.
Assume $80, and that it takes an hour to cut and patch the drywall, another hour to paint it, and then another hour to attach the holder.
That would be $240 to fix the wall, make it look nice and reattach the holder. Add a $100 "ugh, why are you making me call a builder" surcharge and you're still a ways away from their quote, and that's with a high rate and pretty ridiculous estimates on how long it'll actually take.

[-] jmiller@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Thank you! Yeah, I would do this myself at my house. Would tell someone around here to expect $100-150. Thought maybe they would say $100 more.

I'll tell them they can get a different quote or I can find one. Very glad I have pictures.

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