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If everybody reduces rates, we're all out of business! Petrol, heating, electricity, food...there all going up! Why on earth do the trades..(the back bone of this bloody country).not charge the rate set by the cost of living! When the rest of the country get there yearly pay rise. When was...

I think your charging far too little. Your already a good trades person, because your worried about work/time/quality and what it means to your customer. Your cost should represent the cost of being self employed. Check out the post on 'what it costs to a trades person' Or look at the blog...

I've just priced a job for a builder at £1500 plus the Tav. (an old traveller friend used to add Tav and call it Travellers added value if questioned, but never paid it over to the Revenue!). Anyway i digress..The Builder came back to me and said it was double his estimate, and he'll do it...

Working for a high end Kitchen company we were asked to go to Greece for 2 weeks to fit a kitchen. All expenses paid, Travel time was even paid at £30ph. Mad! as the trades out there were very good and could have done the job themselves.

I would, but as many of you already know.. once your, your own boss; its never going to be easy to work for someone else. I wasn't complaining.. far from it. I suppose i was shocked to find that over the past 12 years being my own boss; gaining alot of experience but not really having a pay...

Its shocking the cost of being a sole-trader or small business owner, Most people are unaware that it can cost you 50-80 a day BEFORE you earn any money. We are slowly becoming the lowest paid, but the hardest working. Apart from the cruise ship workers..(ON TV TONIGHT)

bought a worn drive circular saw. 110v works the same way 110 tools do here. i think the frequency or amps are differnet and the saw may run just a bit slower. but nothing you will notice. It can be worth it it your not worried about a warranty. don't forget all the duty and shipping costs.

I bought some about 8 years ago, when the pound was strong..sometimes the tools are really cheap, and there are recon tools as well. try toolking. they export to the uk.

How much will the overheads be..? I've taken some time to gather varied and some detailed info from the web and of my own. This can be so varied i'm just going to stick to the basic details of my expenses and running costs, You'll probably end up with some others depending on your...