Whats your Day Rate ??

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Without i never include materials in my labour rates. That job in Berko was priced at £45 plus mats for ALL the tiling, albeit i wouldnt get that rate for just the tiling alone but as part of my refit thats how i price the tiling as that whats its worth for me to have to do it.
 
without i never include materials in my labour rates. That job in berko was priced at £45 plus mats for all the tiling, albeit i wouldnt get that rate for just the tiling alone but as part of my refit thats how i price the tiling as that whats its worth for me to have to do it.

there you go then,its not just a tiling job then is it!
 
look and the end of the day if your happy in charging what ever day rate and get paid then does it matter, i dont price work on a day rate always price work, always look after customer and give them what they want , and they are happy in paying for the work so i must be getting something right
 
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lets look at it another way , £25-35 per hour is a correct rate when you take in want you have to do , run a van , buy your own tools ,and upkeep of tools . have insurances , no holiday pay, no sick pay ,and do a good job maybe i missing the point but dont thing so , i know what it costs to run a business over a period of a year been doing it for 32 years so must be getting something right .
 
Im not knocking your day rate, Surrey is a nice area and can be expensive. Sometimes people in other areas dont appreciate the cost of living in an area like that. The property prices can be vast, as can the council tax. Therefore you charge what you need to charge to pay for your cost of living and to earn your wages on top of that.
 
I have to agree, The cost to run a business even as a sole trader is huge.
I did a quick conversion to ur currency and im at £ 40 per hour in your money.
Mate rate is equal to a plumber/builder/sparky. (in OZ)

Think about it , if you can lay 2 squares of tile an hour how much should your hourly rate be ?
I never market to the poor end of town, know why?

Remember the old saying? The rich get richer and the poor get .......well uve guessed it.
The gap gets bigger every year.
No only that why compete with home handy men?



lets look at it another way , £25-35 per hour is a correct rate when you take in want you have to do , run a van , buy your own tools ,and upkeep of tools . have insurances , no holiday pay, no sick pay ,and do a good job maybe i missing the point but dont thing so , i know what it costs to run a business over a period of a year been doing it for 32 years so must be getting something right .
 

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