I would make this statement - and not to be mean spirited either.... just saying:
If you have to ask - you can't afford it... 'cause it's all just a GUESSTIMATE... and only a fool would give you a fixed "not to exceed" price... and if they did - it would be to cover EVERY POSSIBLE PROBLEM PLUS SOME ADDITIONAL -- and if you saw that quote - you wouldn't proceed with the work.
This reminds me of the old "Twilight Zone".... you're now entering the land of.... whatever they used to say... There's just no way to know what you're going to get into until they start taking stuff apart.
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