Q. How long do you suppose it would take you, would you charge me by the hour or by the house? house is 2'wide by 3 ' deep
How would you feel if someone charged you over $100 labor on it? would you react or just pay it? Would you wonder if you had sucker written across your forehead?
ok, the guy lives across the fence, He is *looking out for me* ... The dog weighs 11 pounds will never be big, there is no insulation it will have shingles ... MINE which have not been put on yet, the only piece of wood that was not mine is on the roof and I had a sheet over here that would have worked, I was going to trade a 29 gallon tank and stand for the labor.
barter system. He renigged.
I guess I need to stop trusting in the goodness of people, greed will push in it's ugly head and ruin the day.
I guess it is a mute point, to pay the guy and feel ripped off or not pay and cause a rift? eeny meeny miny mo... pfffffft.. I am tired.
How would you feel if someone charged you over $100 labor on it? would you react or just pay it? Would you wonder if you had sucker written across your forehead?
ok, the guy lives across the fence, He is *looking out for me* ... The dog weighs 11 pounds will never be big, there is no insulation it will have shingles ... MINE which have not been put on yet, the only piece of wood that was not mine is on the roof and I had a sheet over here that would have worked, I was going to trade a 29 gallon tank and stand for the labor.
barter system. He renigged.
I guess I need to stop trusting in the goodness of people, greed will push in it's ugly head and ruin the day.
I guess it is a mute point, to pay the guy and feel ripped off or not pay and cause a rift? eeny meeny miny mo... pfffffft.. I am tired.
Answer
If you only knew how many people have said, "I want something simple, it doesn't have to be perfect as long as it's functional." Only to find out they want that thing built with all kids of little extras on it. The price is relevant to the type of project you want built, and if you want quality or not. I can make a quick frame with a flat roof, slap some exterior paint on it and be out in 90 minutes. But if I find out that what you really wanted is a lot more. Or you could've met me in a Home Depot or Menards and what you didn't tell them is that your home is on the outskirts of town, and the I would have to drive 20-30 minutes to get to the job, and or buy materials. It would be hard for me to tell you $2 or $122 without some detailed plan, and location. If I had to drive 40 miles to get to the job and for some reason you don't have the correct amount or type of materials for the job, and I have to go get them or come back another day, it isn't worth $50.
So I guess it's in the details. You say it's 2' by 3' but you want a doggie door to protect the dog from the elements, and a light on the outside so you can look into the yard at night and see the dog. You might want a sheet metal roof, or ice and water shield to protect the inside from the elements, So I guess you could say that I would pay that much under certain circumstances. Maybe $50 tops if it's just a small box.
I'm worth $35 an hour, and my tools, vehicle, liability insurance, workers compensation insurance, fuel, and driving time all factor into my costs. If you're just building a wood frame with plywood walls, and 3 tab shingles on the roof $50 is really fair. If you want it on a cement slab, with with exterior wall and roofing material to match your home, painted in one or more colors, and add a vent on the wall opposite of the dog's entrance then $100-$150 is reasonable. Maybe you want really want to trick it out and build it on a pad that is 3 feet deeper than the house itself, and you cantilever hang the roof 2 feet so it's over the pad with a couple of nice wooden posts on the edge of the roof and concrete slab, to give the dog a little shaded porch to sit under.
It all depends what you want. I was told by a guy he wanted a simple 10' x 8 ' deck. But he wanted bench seats, flower boxes, metal spingles, and composite decking and posts. Composite decking requires predrilled holes, so it could be screwed to the joists. He also wanted routed edges, and clipped corners, and he needed six 42" post holes dug, and forty 80lb bags of ready mix carried from his driveway to back yard to fill the post holes with. He might be putting a hot tub on it, and the joist have to be double, or double every other one, or have joist moved to 12' apart instead of 16" apart. So you can see how a 10x8 simple deck isn't so simple.
If you only knew how many people have said, "I want something simple, it doesn't have to be perfect as long as it's functional." Only to find out they want that thing built with all kids of little extras on it. The price is relevant to the type of project you want built, and if you want quality or not. I can make a quick frame with a flat roof, slap some exterior paint on it and be out in 90 minutes. But if I find out that what you really wanted is a lot more. Or you could've met me in a Home Depot or Menards and what you didn't tell them is that your home is on the outskirts of town, and the I would have to drive 20-30 minutes to get to the job, and or buy materials. It would be hard for me to tell you $2 or $122 without some detailed plan, and location. If I had to drive 40 miles to get to the job and for some reason you don't have the correct amount or type of materials for the job, and I have to go get them or come back another day, it isn't worth $50.
So I guess it's in the details. You say it's 2' by 3' but you want a doggie door to protect the dog from the elements, and a light on the outside so you can look into the yard at night and see the dog. You might want a sheet metal roof, or ice and water shield to protect the inside from the elements, So I guess you could say that I would pay that much under certain circumstances. Maybe $50 tops if it's just a small box.
I'm worth $35 an hour, and my tools, vehicle, liability insurance, workers compensation insurance, fuel, and driving time all factor into my costs. If you're just building a wood frame with plywood walls, and 3 tab shingles on the roof $50 is really fair. If you want it on a cement slab, with with exterior wall and roofing material to match your home, painted in one or more colors, and add a vent on the wall opposite of the dog's entrance then $100-$150 is reasonable. Maybe you want really want to trick it out and build it on a pad that is 3 feet deeper than the house itself, and you cantilever hang the roof 2 feet so it's over the pad with a couple of nice wooden posts on the edge of the roof and concrete slab, to give the dog a little shaded porch to sit under.
It all depends what you want. I was told by a guy he wanted a simple 10' x 8 ' deck. But he wanted bench seats, flower boxes, metal spingles, and composite decking and posts. Composite decking requires predrilled holes, so it could be screwed to the joists. He also wanted routed edges, and clipped corners, and he needed six 42" post holes dug, and forty 80lb bags of ready mix carried from his driveway to back yard to fill the post holes with. He might be putting a hot tub on it, and the joist have to be double, or double every other one, or have joist moved to 12' apart instead of 16" apart. So you can see how a 10x8 simple deck isn't so simple.
What is better for easing leg muscle pain?
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I had two track and field meets today, and my leg muscles really hurt, and I am wondering which is better: a cold bath or a hot bath? My mom says a hot one, and she is a therapist, and my coach says a cold one, and he is a triathlon runner. He ran the Ironman triathlon and finished! So I am (pitifully) resorting to Yahoo! Answers. Who can tell me which one is better, and works faster, because I have to go to school tomorow, and right now I can barely walk, slowly, around my house. Please help!
and please don't just base it on your own opinion, give sources so I knów it's true please.
Answer
Cold reduces inflamation immediately. For Ironman triathletes, it is a NECESSITY otherwise they wouldn't be able to walk (albeit slowly) the next day. After an Ironman or extensive endurance workout (e.g. riding a bike 100 miles or running 22 miles) ICE BATH to eliminate and reverse heat damage and associated inflamation (but no longer than 10-15 minutes). Hot tubs are avoided for 7 days after an Iron distance or 1/2 Iron distance race.
A hot bath relaxes tensed muscles and improves circulation around musculature to speed healing, remove metabolic toxins and alleviate pain caused by muscle tension/strain. As heat damage is probably not an issue for you, I'd go with the hot bath and leg drains (propping your feet up on a wall at a 90 degree angle for 10 minutes-- squeeze from the ankles down to get fresh blood circulating into the muscles and metabolic toxins out.
-- or better yet, get to a swimming pool and swim easily (freestyle) for 20-30 minutes. In either case (Track meet or triathlon), swimming helps speed the healing process -- its called ACTIVE RECOVERY.
Cold reduces inflamation immediately. For Ironman triathletes, it is a NECESSITY otherwise they wouldn't be able to walk (albeit slowly) the next day. After an Ironman or extensive endurance workout (e.g. riding a bike 100 miles or running 22 miles) ICE BATH to eliminate and reverse heat damage and associated inflamation (but no longer than 10-15 minutes). Hot tubs are avoided for 7 days after an Iron distance or 1/2 Iron distance race.
A hot bath relaxes tensed muscles and improves circulation around musculature to speed healing, remove metabolic toxins and alleviate pain caused by muscle tension/strain. As heat damage is probably not an issue for you, I'd go with the hot bath and leg drains (propping your feet up on a wall at a 90 degree angle for 10 minutes-- squeeze from the ankles down to get fresh blood circulating into the muscles and metabolic toxins out.
-- or better yet, get to a swimming pool and swim easily (freestyle) for 20-30 minutes. In either case (Track meet or triathlon), swimming helps speed the healing process -- its called ACTIVE RECOVERY.
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