Q: What's the cheapest way to purchase 380 feet of 6' vinyl fencing?
A: Buy it from the city!
Huh?
South Jordan, UT, is widening roads and the city is acquiring personal property that lies between its city offices. There was a house in Mark and Marcie's ward that was being purchased by the city to be demolished and replaced with other city infrastructure. This house had over 400 feet of 6' vinyl fence surrounding the property. Mark and Marcie approached the city and made an offer to buy the fence and take it down from that property.
Mark had done some pricing and had been given quotes of nearly $7,000 to install 380' of fencing around his property. The offer they gave the city? $1,000. Pretty slick move, if you ask me.
So, I spent about 4 hours last night helping to dig out the posts on the old property. I'm a little sore today, but that's really a culmination of two weeks of continuous physical projects that have made me a little tired!
By the way, the first (and in some cases, the second) coat of mud is on my walls in the family room. A few more coats, ceiling texture, and then we're ready for paint and new carpet down there.
3 comments:
I tried to call you last night -- now I know where you were. Well, you certainly don't rest much. You are a busy boy, that's for sure. Put more photos of your work in progress so we can view it.
You are busy! And I like that. I am sure that Mark loves having you as a son-in-law!
We put in vinyl fencing a year ago, and I paid more than $1000 for my dinky yard! Really smart thinking on their part! Of course, digging it out and installing it won't be easy either!
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