Ok, I'm sure this is going to wind a lot of people on here up but I'll go for it anyway
Basically my builder is coming to the end of my loft conversion, he himself doesn't really do any hands on stuff himself but has a team.
I have planning permission applied for a further quite a large job (circa £75k), I've told him that as long as he is competitive with the quote he will have first refusal on the job.
Anyway a few months ago I told him I was toying with the idea of an outbuilding in the garden and he quoted me for this. I then told him that actually I'd let that project wait as I would need money for when the pp comes through for the larger project and no more was said about it.
Then a few days ago he tells me that two of his jobs that were meant to start soon have both cancelled, he now has no immediate job to move on to. My big job won't be ready to start for at least 8 weeks even if/after pp is granted.
So he asks me whether I might want to think about the outbuilding again and he could reduce the price a bit. To be honest I'm in two minds about the outbuilding for lots of reasons but if I were to get it done at a once in a lifetime price it might be worth it.
So my question is, would a builder like him consider taking little/no profit on a job just so he could pay his teams wages? (and cover material costs of course)
I'm not trying to take advantage of the guy, he has done a good job on my loft. I'm also not desperate to get the outbuilding made, but if I get it done at a once in a lifetime price and he manages to pay his regular team for the next month or so until his next job starts then its not so bad.
So, is this something builders do sometimes?
Thanks
Basically my builder is coming to the end of my loft conversion, he himself doesn't really do any hands on stuff himself but has a team.
I have planning permission applied for a further quite a large job (circa £75k), I've told him that as long as he is competitive with the quote he will have first refusal on the job.
Anyway a few months ago I told him I was toying with the idea of an outbuilding in the garden and he quoted me for this. I then told him that actually I'd let that project wait as I would need money for when the pp comes through for the larger project and no more was said about it.
Then a few days ago he tells me that two of his jobs that were meant to start soon have both cancelled, he now has no immediate job to move on to. My big job won't be ready to start for at least 8 weeks even if/after pp is granted.
So he asks me whether I might want to think about the outbuilding again and he could reduce the price a bit. To be honest I'm in two minds about the outbuilding for lots of reasons but if I were to get it done at a once in a lifetime price it might be worth it.
So my question is, would a builder like him consider taking little/no profit on a job just so he could pay his teams wages? (and cover material costs of course)
I'm not trying to take advantage of the guy, he has done a good job on my loft. I'm also not desperate to get the outbuilding made, but if I get it done at a once in a lifetime price and he manages to pay his regular team for the next month or so until his next job starts then its not so bad.
So, is this something builders do sometimes?
Thanks