Baby's first boo boo
We never use our built-in A/C unit, because it doesn't work very well and we have a little portable A/C that does the job using 10 times less power (literally). But about 2 weeks ago it was really, really hot and we decided to turn it on for the night.
The next afternoon, the superintendent called us to let us know our A/C was drooling into the neighbors' below. We shut it off; the A/C people happened to visit the building the next day, so they looked at it.
"Can't be fixed," they said. "New ones cost $2500 to $4000." For one air conditioner? I could buy 30 air conditioners for that much! Maybe I should put 6 or 7 in each window. "Oh, and here's a $70 bill for our services." Thanks.
That was 2 weeks ago. Today, the super called again. "So, we need to talk about having the water damage fixed downstairs..."
Looks like we'll be out another $400 or $500 so that someone can repaint part of their room. I said, "Wow, uh, That's a lot of money. Can't I just come down with a paint brush? " No. Workers must be insured, blah blah, sigh grumble wallet.
This place suffers from a severe lack of normalishness! What the heck!
The next afternoon, the superintendent called us to let us know our A/C was drooling into the neighbors' below. We shut it off; the A/C people happened to visit the building the next day, so they looked at it. "Can't be fixed," they said. "New ones cost $2500 to $4000." For one air conditioner? I could buy 30 air conditioners for that much! Maybe I should put 6 or 7 in each window. "Oh, and here's a $70 bill for our services." Thanks.
That was 2 weeks ago. Today, the super called again. "So, we need to talk about having the water damage fixed downstairs..."
Looks like we'll be out another $400 or $500 so that someone can repaint part of their room. I said, "Wow, uh, That's a lot of money. Can't I just come down with a paint brush? " No. Workers must be insured, blah blah, sigh grumble wallet.
This place suffers from a severe lack of normalishness! What the heck!
posted by Sean at
10:13 AM
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Nate Finch, at 11:30 AM
Deleted my previous comment because I had thought you were renting, in which case, the cost would be on the building management. But since you own it... well, that's a different matter.
This really sucks. But don't let the AC guys bully you into a $4000 in-wall AC unit, especially when you don't even use it. Hell, see if you can just get it removed and patched over (or just leave it and make sure not to use it).
Really sucks about the people downstairs.... you might try to talk to the people downstairs to make a deal with them, if they're willing to let you just come paint it...
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Nate Finch, at 11:34 AM
Or if they're willing to let you hire your own guy - then find some guy willing to paint it for less than that (all insured and whatever else they require, etc).
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Mrs. Finch, at 11:36 AM
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