i'm not saying it was bid incorrectly. i built my deck 10 years ago. probably shouldn't have said he's ripping off retards... my point was more that if you can learn how to do trades you can complete any project for the cost of materials. i paid a friend $25/hr to help me on the big projects and still saved a fortune. i will go a step further, not to anger my fellow tradesmen. get 3 bids on your project from professionals. use their proposals to do a cost analysis. then build it yourself.  i don't know fellas. this seems like a mike rowe thread. i worked for 30 years in the trades, eventually graduated to being an inspector. it's mostly mexicans now. the ahjs are mostly niggers. at least where i live. that's why i'm semi-retired and feel a general sense of malaise. if you can find fellow based whites in the trades, god bless you. i just hit a wall at 50. got tired of all the bullshit. made enough money, bought enough land, built my house, barns, ran all the underground, etc. but i'm super burned out.  i hope op is legit and he has lots of balls + enough brains at 31 to make sure he has an exit strategy.
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