Can't back up what you're saying.
Never mind, at least they did let you out for the weekend.
Andy
Never mind, at least they did let you out for the weekend.
Andy
Not getting paid and paying for materials?
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Can't back up what you're saying.
Never mind, at least they did let you out for the weekend.
Andy
Stick to unblocking drains.
Come on Roger, you can do better than that.
Andy
Andy
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Good luck with not getting paid.
Andy
Andy
No, not at all. I will just wait for the next monthly installment of your 'bosses' not payment and customer complaints.
Andy
Andy
OP, I'm a customer not a tradesman. In the past I've hired tradesmen who were just starting out by themselves - usually just left a site gang and trying to build up their own business so didn't have any pedigree .
If I wasn't sure about giving them a big chunk of cash up front (eg for a boiler) I've asked them to get a quote from their merchant, then I ring up the merchant, pay myself, and get it delivered or give permission for the tradesman to pick it up the morning of the job.
That way the tradesman gets his trade prices and the order correct, and I get title to the goods. It keeps us both happy. It does mean you can't make the same markup on materials so you either have to take it on the chin as part of building your business, or put your labour rate up a bit to compensate.
If I wasn't sure about giving them a big chunk of cash up front (eg for a boiler) I've asked them to get a quote from their merchant, then I ring up the merchant, pay myself, and get it delivered or give permission for the tradesman to pick it up the morning of the job.
That way the tradesman gets his trade prices and the order correct, and I get title to the goods. It keeps us both happy. It does mean you can't make the same markup on materials so you either have to take it on the chin as part of building your business, or put your labour rate up a bit to compensate.
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