Advice appreciated regarding job price rate

when the man prices up a job he will use his day rate to calculate his charge. He won't tell you what that is until he does 'extras' as others have said. You could easily be shocked at what the day rate really is.
 
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wgt52 said:
when the man prices up a job he will use his day rate to calculate his charge. He won't tell you what that is until he does 'extras' as others have said. You could easily be shocked at what the day rate really is.
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What day rate would be factored in do you reckon?
 
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ffatboyjimm said:
What sort of day rate would be factored in do you reckon on average? Is going on a day rate a more transparent way of working?
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It depends from the complexity of the job.
A simple decorating job could set you at £120/day, instead a floor installation could be £250/day.
A plastering job could cost as much as £500/day for stairways with lots of corners and access issues, differently from 4 straight walls which could cost £250/day.
Every job is different and requires different skills and effort.
If I have to build a simple wooden vanity unit I factor in £120 labour=1 day.
But if the customer asks for a more complex design with carver doors and inserts, then the same vanity unit could cost £200 more.
 
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I have to say IMO when pricing job if its a skilled trade doing 1 task then a price is better than day rate if its someone that may be doing several different tasks then day rate is better.

Ive seen all trades when on day rate drag there heels yet you give the same trades price work they complete faster but you also need to keep an eye on quality of workmanship etc.
 
johnny2007 said:
I always factored in lost days messing about with cock ups when quoting.
99% of the time we finished earlier than expected.
I know builders who ho around claiming that they can build an extension in 2 weeks all in and incidentally only give estimates rather than quotes.
Now just picture that in your mind...
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So keep away from builders who give estimates
johnny2007 said:
When the fish is on the hook, the start milking the cow...
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I'm hoping to avoid that particular metaphor
 
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johnny2007 said:
It depends from the complexity of the job.
A simple decorating job could set you at £120/day, instead a floor installation could be £250/day.
A plastering job could cost as much as £500/day for stairways with lots of corners and access issues, differently from 4 straight walls which could cost £250/day.
Every job is different and requires different skills and effort.
If I have to build a simple wooden vanity unit I factor in £120 labour=1 day.
But if the customer asks for a more complex design with carver doors and inserts, then the same vanity unit could cost £200 more.
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None of that is day rate. It's just pricing work differently to get x amount per day

For the vanity unit, the day rate will always be the same, the only difference will be for the complex unit you would charge for multiple days.
 
johnny2007 said:
It depends from the complexity of the job.
A simple decorating job could set you at £120/day, instead a floor installation could be £250/day.
A plastering job could cost as much as £500/day for stairways with lots of corners and access issues, differently from 4 straight walls which could cost £250/day.
Every job is different and requires different skills and effort.
If I have to build a simple wooden vanity unit I factor in £120 labour=1 day.
But if the customer asks for a more complex design with carver doors and inserts, then the same vanity unit could cost £200 more.
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Is it reasonable to expect rate to be based on £200 - £250 per day
 
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ffatboyjimm said:
Is it always good practice to avoid builders who give estimates or are there times when this is needed if so when?
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You read to read up more on things to do with pricing.

An estimate is just that an estimate. It can change.

A quote is fixed and can't change unless the work quoted for changes. In which case you need a basis for valuing the extra work not included in the quote - which is where daywork or hour rates come in. Or you ask for a an additional fixed quote for the extra work.

An estimate is the client's risk, and a quote is the builders risk.
 
Quilts76 said:
I have to say IMO when pricing job if its a skilled trade doing 1 task then a price is better than day rate if its someone that may be doing several different tasks then day rate is better. Ive seen all trades when on day rate drag there heels yet you give the same trades price work they complete faster but you also need to keep an eye on quality of workmanship etc.
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What jobs are best suited to a price? Central heating and electric/rewire?
 
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^woody^ said:
None of that is day rate. It's just pricing work differently to get x amount per day

For the vanity unit, the day rate will always be the same, the only difference will be for the complex unit you would charge for multiple days.
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No, a standard vanity unit is a day work = £120.
A more complex one with carbing included would set you off at £200/day, so around £400/500 for the complete unit.
 
johnny2007 said:
No, a standard vanity unit is a day work = £120.
A more complex one with carbing included would set you off at £200/day, so around £400/500 for the complete unit.
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But that's not how daywork works.

Daywork is a fixed rate per day. Any complexities in the job are catered for by it just taking more days
 
^woody^ said:
But that's not how daywork works.

Daywork is a fixed rate per day. Any complexities in the job are catered for by it just taking more days
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No, you need to factor in the skills required to do the job.
An artist will take 1 day to do a painting and sell it for £1000.
Carving is the same, costs more because you need skills, not just labour.
 
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