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Posted by Jack on October 1, 2009, 2:02 pm
Had a reputable sheet metal company come to my house to give me an estimate
for replacing the main FHA trunk to a smaller height to gain some headroom
in my basement. The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to the
end. The replacement height is 8" for the rectangular ductwork. The
estimate was about $2500.00 I have no idea if this is a decent price or
not. What do you think? I was a bit surprised although I really don't know
about sheet metal work, so this could be good. Thanks.
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on October 1, 2009, 2:55 pm
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> Had a reputable sheet metal company come to my house to give me an estima=
> for replacing the main FHA trunk to a smaller height to gain some headroo=
> in my basement. =A0The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to th=
> end. =A0The replacement height is 8" for the rectangular ductwork. =A0The
> estimate was about $2500.00 =A0I have no idea if this is a decent price o=
> not. =A0What do you think? =A0I was a bit surprised although I really don=
't know
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> about sheet metal work, so this could be good. =A0Thanks.
re: "The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to the end."
I don't think that's enough info.
Without even discussing the location of your house (e.g. Manhattan, NY
vs. Fly Creek, Ga) which could have a *huge* impact on the price, we
don't know how many seams, branches, turns, etc. are involved.
Maybe $2500 for one long run with one outlet at the end is too much;
maybe $2500 for a 40 foot run with 14 branches and 14 dampers for
multiple zones is a great price. Hard to tell from where we're
sitting.
I'm guessing that you didn't get the estimate over the phone by just
asking for a quote on a "40 foot run of FHA ducting", but that's
equivalent to what you're asking for here.
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Posted by Jack on October 1, 2009, 3:20 pm
You're right. Too many variables missing. Thank you for your
consideration.
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>> Had a reputable sheet metal company come to my house to give me an
>> estimate
>> for replacing the main FHA trunk to a smaller height to gain some
>> headroom
>> in my basement. The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to the
>> end. The replacement height is 8" for the rectangular ductwork. The
>> estimate was about $2500.00 I have no idea if this is a decent price or
>> not. What do you think? I was a bit surprised although I really don't
>> know
>> about sheet metal work, so this could be good. Thanks.
> re: "The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to the end."
> I don't think that's enough info.
> Without even discussing the location of your house (e.g. Manhattan, NY
> vs. Fly Creek, Ga) which could have a *huge* impact on the price, we
> don't know how many seams, branches, turns, etc. are involved.
> Maybe $2500 for one long run with one outlet at the end is too much;
> maybe $2500 for a 40 foot run with 14 branches and 14 dampers for
> multiple zones is a great price. Hard to tell from where we're
> sitting.
> I'm guessing that you didn't get the estimate over the phone by just
> asking for a quote on a "40 foot run of FHA ducting", but that's
> equivalent to what you're asking for here.
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on October 1, 2009, 3:26 pm
> You're right. =A0Too many variables missing. =A0Thank you for your
> consideration.
> >> Had a reputable sheet metal company come to my house to give me an
> >> estimate
> >> for replacing the main FHA trunk to a smaller height to gain some
> >> headroom
> >> in my basement. =A0The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to=
the
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> >> end. =A0The replacement height is 8" for the rectangular ductwork. =A0=
The
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> >> estimate was about $2500.00 =A0I have no idea if this is a decent pric=
e or
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> >> not. =A0What do you think? =A0I was a bit surprised although I really =
don't
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> >> know
> >> about sheet metal work, so this could be good. =A0Thanks.
> > re: "The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to the end."
> > I don't think that's enough info.
> > Without even discussing the location of your house (e.g. Manhattan, NY
> > vs. Fly Creek, Ga) which could have a *huge* impact on the price, we
> > don't know how many seams, branches, turns, etc. are involved.
> > Maybe $2500 for one long run with one outlet at the end is too much;
> > maybe $2500 for a 40 foot run with 14 branches and 14 dampers for
> > multiple zones is a great price. Hard to tell from where we're
> > sitting.
> > I'm guessing that you didn't get the estimate over the phone by just
> > asking for a quote on a "40 foot run of FHA ducting", but that's
> > equivalent to what you're asking for here.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Get at least three estimates, throw out the lowest one if it's way out
of line and ask lots of questions.
Pick a balance between the price and the company that makes you feel
the most confident. Paying a little extra for "peace of mind" is often
worth the money.
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Posted by DT on October 1, 2009, 5:58 pm
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>Had a reputable sheet metal company come to my house to give me an estimate
>for replacing the main FHA trunk to a smaller height to gain some headroom
>in my basement. The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to the
>end. The replacement height is 8" for the rectangular ductwork. The
>estimate was about $2500.00 I have no idea if this is a decent price or
>not. What do you think? I was a bit surprised although I really don't know
>about sheet metal work, so this could be good. Thanks.
8" is not custom work, that is the standard height for off the shelf ductwork.
If you have a supply house near you, you can find prices for lengths in all
the widths you need, 12", 16", 20", etc, as well as reducers and takeoffs,
drive cleats, etc. You will probably need an adapter from your existing plenum
to the new ductwork to start the run, they can supply that as well. See what
it all comes to and determine if you want to do the job yourself.
Home Depot has some of the stuff, 8x12 and 8x16 ducts in 5 foot lengths and
drive cleats, maybe a few elbows.
--
Dennis
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> for replacing the main FHA trunk to a smaller height to gain some headroo=
> in my basement. =A0The trunk is about 40 feet long from the furnace to th=
> end. =A0The replacement height is 8" for the rectangular ductwork. =A0The
> estimate was about $2500.00 =A0I have no idea if this is a decent price o=
> not. =A0What do you think? =A0I was a bit surprised although I really don=