Originally Posted by
Bubba po
The recession has bitten, and a couple of weeks ago I found myself without regular employment. Since then, I've been offered jobs, but I'm not sure what I ought to be charging per hour for labour. I'm a trained, experienced carpenter/joiner, in my forties. I have no reputation as a self-employed tradesman yet so I understand I might have to start at the lower end until I've built it up somewhat. I intend to work on domestic repair/maintenance, door fitting etc. for private customers.
Any thoughts?
im a builder/joiner/roofer and part time god, never mind all the hourly rates, you need to assess the job, know your material prices and think to yourself how much you would be happy with for doing the job, then whack 30% on top for mr tax man and mrs national ins woman, JOB DONE
