serious, i installed one the other day, you can go 2 bunnings, pick 1 up for $169, a shovel and $10 for 2 bags of sand/cement, peice of piss to install if its replacing old hills hoist type u just pull old one out, and pop new 1 in the plastic sleve in the ground.
Would almost be cheaper lol.
I cant do it myself unfortunately (not physically capable) so am at the mercy of an installer/handyman. Have found another company who I'll call in the morning & see if they install in Ipswich - should be around $400 installed. Otherwise will ask PM again if their handyman can install one I supply (from Bunnings)
Did ask for a couple of quotes & if their handyman could give a price for buying from Bunnings & installing but only got this quote so far.
We purchased a large one from bunnings for about $200. Our PM had the handyman install for only $50. We had already removed the old one. Axle grinder at base. $600 seems a bit steep.
Thanks for confirming their quote was a bit excessive.
Did a quick call around this morning & have arranged one for $400 all up. Gave up on the PM & their handyman.
Remind me again why I am paying them - would think they would grab maybe 2 quotes - maybe i expect too much. Oh well at least they will arrange it for me & save me having to do that too.
Just bought one off Ebay for $96 which was a hills hoist.
Installed it for free ourselves in about an hour of mucking around.
Was worth about $240 from Bunnings.
By the way, I found a hardware store next to Car City in Melbourne that is so much cheaper than Bunnings for all hardware - called Victoria Tools.
I swear by them now!