Rule of thumb should always be, if you know you have someone coming to the house to do an estimate on some work that you know isn't going to be cheap, don't go shoe shopping prior to getting that estimate.
I've needed some brick work done on the house, new porch, probably a new chimney for the wood fireplace, I know there are some bricks around the house that need replacing too...I did not predict that it would be a $10,000 estimate...home ownership, maybe not worth it.
I will now ignore this estimate entirely and act like it never happened so I don't have to think about the money I need to be saving and instead sit here and maybe binge FNL all night because Minka's post and the reminder that it's been 13 years has gotten me in the mood to watch it and watch it all.