We recently had a problem with blocked drains and toilets due to a crack in the earthenware pipe all the "yucky stuff" had caught up in it and caused it to stop flowing.
So we had to call a plumber as it was a emergency, he charged me $200, for unblocking it, this was a temporary fix as this was an emergency, it was night and the tenants needed to use the bathroom and toilets. He than informed us that of the situation as described above.
He quoted me $1200! or an arm or a leg? He still would charge me $600 if we dug the hole myself.
Decided to do it ourselves,it took, me, a mate and my dad about 3 hours to fix at a total cost of $60 ($36 parts and $24 for sewer diagram). I don't know how sometimes they justify these prices.
So we had to call a plumber as it was a emergency, he charged me $200, for unblocking it, this was a temporary fix as this was an emergency, it was night and the tenants needed to use the bathroom and toilets. He than informed us that of the situation as described above.
He quoted me $1200! or an arm or a leg? He still would charge me $600 if we dug the hole myself.
Decided to do it ourselves,it took, me, a mate and my dad about 3 hours to fix at a total cost of $60 ($36 parts and $24 for sewer diagram). I don't know how sometimes they justify these prices.