Day rate for a Carpenter in Dorset

[HouseJackBuilt]

Hi

Buying a house, and will need the services of a carpenter for about 10 days work .... just wondering whats a fair/reasonable rate for an 8 hour day.

Case of putting up a couple of stud walls, hanging half a dozen door, and a few other bits and pieces.

I will be there and can assist with labouring if need be, as will be doing work on house.

Does £250 in sound about right?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Have you called any Carpenters in your area for any costs?

Get a price not day rate.

Andy

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

What will his hours be? Does his time include him traveling for any materials required? Can he start at 11 or disappear at 3 some days so he can see other clients for quotes? Do you expect him to work flat out on your job from start to finish? We could go on .....

All of this often perfectly acceptable stuff tends to wind up the layman employing someone on a day rate.

As above get a fixed price, day rates often sour things.

 

[blup]

Hi

Buying a house, and will need the services of a carpenter for about 10 days work .... just wondering whats a fair/reasonable rate for an 8 hour day.

Case of putting up a couple of stud walls, hanging half a dozen door, and a few other bits and pieces.

I will be there and can assist with labouring if need be, as will be doing work on house.

Does £250 in sound about right?

You will find a big differing prices between a specialist firm with big overheads and a sole trader. Ask for recommendations from other tradies you know and you might be able to cut it the middleman.

 

[Fred Blogs]

Contact a local carpenter and ask him for a quote. Your £250 a day is way way out of line.

 

[HouseJackBuilt]

What will his hours be? Does his time include him traveling for any materials required? Can he start at 11 or disappear at 3 some days so he can see other clients for quotes? Do you expect him to work flat out on your job from start to finish? We could go on .....

All of this often perfectly acceptable stuff tends to wind up the layman employing someone on a day rate.

As above get a fixed price, day rates often sour things.

Yes he can start at 11 and finish by 1130, with 25 minutes for tea break ... why do idiots like you have to prove yourself on the internet.

 

[HouseJackBuilt]

Have you called any Carpenters in your area for any costs?

Get a price not day rate.

Andy

No was up late last night and thought id post on here, before calling next week.... clearly a bad idea, such is going on the internet, as its generally full of fools as per the bloke above.

 

[pete01]

Yes he can start at 11 and finish by 1130, with 25 minutes for tea break ... why do idiots like you have to prove yourself on the internet.

I'll do it then, how hard can it be?

 

[HouseJackBuilt]

I'll do it then, how hard can it be?

You can also have 5 minutes prior to the tea break for making your drink and i'll even supply the biscuits, and stir the tea in which ever direction you choose so long as its clockwise.

A friend is a self employed sparky of 30 years, and comes out with about £50,000 per year, and sparks get paid more than chippies, cant but help people on here read the Daily Mail and believe all in the building game are on 6 figure sums ... whilst doing 4 hour days!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Glad I could educate you.

 

[HouseJackBuilt]

Glad I could educate you.

I didnt need educating in regards the fact the internet brings out complete ####ers.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Winners?

 

[robinbanks]

Get a price not day rate.

As above get a fixed price, day rates often sour things.

Mmm. I think it depends on the tradesman tbh..

I had a plumber who worked the same speed whether he was on day or price, but was fairly terrible at pricing his work to align with something reasonable to a day rate. He priced tiling a 60sqm rectangular area of self levelled screed at £20/sqm and was done in less than 2 days, which made it a rather expensive job for me even though 20/sqm isn't that bad of a tiling rate

I tended to just ask him for day rate after that, as I felt it was definitely more in my favour for doing so

I also don't feel 250 a day is an outlandish sum of money to pay someone and I've long learned not to ask people for discounts on their rate, as I find problems abound when people work for less than what their regular workstream affirms as their sense of self worth.

Day rate does make it easier to call time early if you want to bin someone off a job because you're not happy; set them what you think is a couple of days long list and see how far they get

If you're comparing quotes, price rates make it considerably easier as long as there is a clear break down of what it entails but you may start off on price, and later switch to say if you find someone you like the output of but feel that day is more cost effective

 

[HouseJackBuilt]

Mmm. I think it depends on the tradesman tbh..

I had a plumber who worked the same speed whether he was on day or price, but was fairly terrible at pricing his work to align with something reasonable to a day rate. He priced tiling a 60sqm rectangular area of self levelled screed at £20/sqm and was done in less than 2 days, which made it a rather expensive job for me even though 20/sqm isn't that bad of a tiling rate

I tended to just ask him for day rate after that, as I felt it was definitely more in my favour for doing so

I also don't feel 250 a day is an outlandish sum of money to pay someone and I've long learned not to ask people for discounts on their rate, as I find problems abound when people work for less em than what their regular workstream affirms as their sense of self worth. Day rate does make it easier to call time early if you want to bin someone off a job because you're not happy; set them what you think is a couple of days long list and see how far they get

Thanks so closer to £300 would appear to be the norm.

The works bits and pieces so coming up with a price is difficult, hence prefer day rates .... plus im also self employed and work for day rates so its the norm for me.

I did used to work as a painter and decorator many years ago, and realise the way people work on a price on new builds, and the way the work for a day rate on residential houses differs, with a lot more care and attention given for the latter ... hence my preference for day rates.