How much?

[dodgydog]

Would you expect to pay, for a painting job?

The property has six old wooden window frames, two door frames, the sills are peeling badly and the guy wants them painting too, along with the outside steps, some wallpaper he wants sticking back on inside, and the interior stair treads to paint, (two flights inside). Oh yeah, and he wants the guttering painting, and repairs to the mastic on the window frames.

Being semi retired I don't want to get involved with this work carry on as a regular thing, it's just beer money really, and as the bloke is a friend of a friend I told him I'd do it in three days and I want £200 for my labour, plus the cost of the paint (probably about £80).

Now he's whining about how expensive it is ffs?
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Put in your job and wait for quotes - that will tell ya

[Pete.]

Three days work from a painting contractor will cost him waaaay more than £200.
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[Speed]

Sounds a very reasonable quote to me. Some people don't live in the real world and expect it doing for peanuts. If it was that easy and cheap then he'd have done it himself.

[DrDonnyBrago]

£200 for 3 days of experienced labour is a bargain.


He'll be in for a shock if he gets other quotes.

[N cee thirty]

Sounds a good price, i wouldn't argue with it if the job quality was good.
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[Eddie Hitler]

Fuck him. When he comes crawling back after realising how good your quote was, with that ingratiating grin, bump your price up to cover your wasted time.

[groovylee]

£200? i'd snatch your hand off!

I just charged my inlaws £600 for putting up their back fence (24 concrete posts and gravel boards, slide in panels) and that was cheap compared to the quotes they'd received.

that was on top of materials also.

tell him to forget it. other stuff will come along he will soon come begging
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[BTTD]

For three days work that's a reasonable price.
I'm gonna guess that he's complaining because he's thought about the job as seperate parts and not added it all up:
Hmm, need to do those window frames, but I don't really want to get up a ladder myself so I'll get someone in. Not that big a job, won't cost much.
While they're in I'll get em to do the stairs 'n all. Won't take em long. Oh and that mastic'll only take half hour for em to do.
etc etc etc.
Combine that with not really appreciating how much paint costs and suddenly he's looking at a £300 bill and thinking wtf? It's only a couple of window frames.
Tell him you won't be offended if wants to get other quotes and go with someone else, but that's an honest price.

[mysterious_rider]

The houses we used to paint we'd have charged about £600...

But then each window had three panes of glass and the houses were biiiig.
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[Radis]

Ugh - people always did that sort of thing to me when I did web design and computer repair. Your rate is much lower than many, it doesn't sound like you are desperate for the cash so don't back down on it as your time and self respect has to be worth more than doing him a favour.

[Rogerborg]

I'm about to pay £600 to have 4.5m² of ceiling board replaced, plastered and covered in cladding, plus a small plumbing job.

I'll think myself bloody lucky if they turn up, no other bugger has even bothered doing a quote.
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[daffy]

4 years ago I used to charge 120 a day per person. Trouble is there's allways somebody out there that will charge less.

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[Speed]

I've had it before at the shop. Years ago someone brought a cash safe in and it didn't have a key. I picked it open and cut an extra key (as his spare was inside the safe ) and charged him a tenner and he grumbled at that... Said how can i charge that for 5 minutes work... Was going to lock it back up and throw the key away until he begrudgingly coughed up

[Skudd]

I thought that OP would be out of pocket at that price. He is doing it for about the minimum wage and is providing the materials at a cheap price.
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[Ariel Badger]

Three days work... I would be asking £150 a day mates rates.
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