reduced daylight, reduced dayrate??

[Yorkshireman]

jeez raking up you never heard of the autumn look Lol

[Mesterh]

jeez raking up you never heard of the autumn look Lol

 

Yep love autumn everything gets blown into the street

[Treewarrior]

:thumbup1:Have always priced for the job, never by the hour.

[csservices]

Depends on the job most tree/landscaping jobs are on price anyway and hedgelaying and fencing are either on price or meterage so it doesnt really make any odds, its more weather than daylight that loses you money in the winter

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

I start at 7.30am usually on job by 8/ 8.30pm.

 

Today i finnished a job at 5.30pm. Headlights on.

 

I gave the costumer a day rate...and they wanted me to work on till 10pm the get job done...No frickin way!...told them if they want me back it will be extra.

 

Don't see any other trades working 16hr days so why should tree surgeons.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I start at 7.30am usually on job by 8/ 8.30pm.

 

Today i finnished a job at 5.30pm. Headlights on.

 

I gave the costumer a day rate...and they wanted me to work on till 10pm the get job done...No frickin way!...told them if they want me back it will be extra.

 

Don't see any other trades working 16hr days so why should tree surgeons.

 

Thats the exact reason if the customer insists on a day rate I make sure they know I base it on a 6 hour day and the clock stops for tea breaks and lunch

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Thats the exact reason if the customer insists on a day rate I make sure they know I base it on a 6 hour day and the clock stops for tea breaks and lunch

 

Well i had written on the quote - 9am till 5pm. ..But they expect me to come back finnish for free. . though we skipped lunch today.

[combined tree services]

loli think with the reduced hours of daylight and the fact that most of uss are working on into the dark i would put my day rate up as its more dangerous to work in the dark lmao

[skyhuck]

Thats the exact reason if the customer insists on a day rate I make sure they know I base it on a 6 hour day and the clock stops for tea breaks and lunch

 

Just DON'T give them the option!!!!!!!!

 

The only time I do day rate is for commercial clients, so I don't have to look at the job and only then when I trust them not to take the mick.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I learnt very quickly Dave, so 99% of the time it's on a price.

 

Martyn, the worst thing ever is the customer expecting too much, the last one I did I told them we are humans not machines, he kept coming out and saying when you've done that , do this, then that then this. He tried getting us to fit about three days work into a day.

 

I just stood there laughing