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"Where I live, a gut and re-do of a 5 X 7 hallway bath is a minimum of $25K, without luxury finishes. It's insane. Essentially contractors refuse to take the work for less, and it's become a price-fixing scenario. Skilled immigrants from other countries are getting their licenses and breaking in to this bubble. I ended up finding someone from \"the country\" who was willing to drive 90 minutes each way, and I purchased all of the (inexpensive) materials myself, but it still cost me $20K.\n \n\n\n\tWhy do the shows hide the true costs, not to mention the ugly expensive battles with asbestos, lead, cracked sewer lines, etc., that is  part of the restoration of old properties?  Very misleading not to spend two minutes on these issues in at least one episode.\n "
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