I had the same experience with what I too thought was unreasonable pricing. I had 4 separate companies come out and give me a bid. The quotes were all over the map. But what was common with them all was the installation costs. One company was pricing the gas line at $45/ft, and the electrical at $35/ft. I can only assume that he was contracting this out and was also having to pay these costs - hence he was passing it on to me. Out of curiosity I went to Lowes to see what the price of 1" gas pipe was, and found it to be roughly $1.80/ft. to $2.40/ft. My solution? I decided to become an Authorized Guardian Dealer and start my own company. In fact, I am heading to AZ this week for dealer certification, and the new website is almost complete. I have close family friends who are licensed electricians and plumbers, and... who owe me some huge favors. So... stay tuned. I hope to be bringing homeowners a trusted AND reasonably-priced alternative to what we have all seemed to have experienced.
By the way... my company is a (premeir Houston) online marketing firm. My specialty is placing my client's websites at the top of Google for their key search terms. I have made a handsome living, and made my clients millions of dollars (literally!) as a result of these skills for the past 5 years. So you will see this new company soon when searching for residentail standby generators. :-)
Standby Generator Installation
in Houston Construction, Home Repair, and Improvement
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Hello Gentlemen,
I had the same experience with what I too thought was unreasonable pricing. I had 4 separate companies come out and give me a bid. The quotes were all over the map. But what was common with them all was the installation costs. One company was pricing the gas line at $45/ft, and the electrical at $35/ft. I can only assume that he was contracting this out and was also having to pay these costs - hence he was passing it on to me. Out of curiosity I went to Lowes to see what the price of 1" gas pipe was, and found it to be roughly $1.80/ft. to $2.40/ft. My solution? I decided to become an Authorized Guardian Dealer and start my own company. In fact, I am heading to AZ this week for dealer certification, and the new website is almost complete. I have close family friends who are licensed electricians and plumbers, and... who owe me some huge favors. So... stay tuned. I hope to be bringing homeowners a trusted AND reasonably-priced alternative to what we have all seemed to have experienced.
By the way... my company is a (premeir Houston) online marketing firm. My specialty is placing my client's websites at the top of Google for their key search terms. I have made a handsome living, and made my clients millions of dollars (literally!) as a result of these skills for the past 5 years. So you will see this new company soon when searching for residentail standby generators. :-)