• plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    Welding isn’t fast, each of those could easily take 40 hours of labor, and that’s on the low side for just an ugly box.

    At $100 an hour, that’s 4k alone in just labor.

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        9 days ago

        Design, Engineering, permits, installation, security,painting, maybe monitoring, it all adds up quite quickly. Costs can also cover maintenance and repairs for 5 years, warranty, it’s probably inflated a bit, but it’s not like these could be done properly and nicely for under 10k a piece.

        But it’s more likely people are severely underestimating costs, it’s quite easy when your minimum wage is what, $9?