Anybody ever get it wrong?

[nottstrees]

you have all got me worried now i have just quoted to take down two 50 ft conifers down and they are so wide aswell the only bonus is they are on the front i am thinking i have dropped a bo......k :blushing:

[Mesterh]

Just set fire to them the night before:thumbup1:

 

Jobs a good un.

 

Or burn the brash in the street as you drop them, all legal and above board

[DN22 Gardening]

forget to close the back door on the truck n send the groundie to the chippie at dinner.

 

if he drives owt like mine there'll be bugger all left on when he gets back

 

pmsl

[Hollands]

Just done a chubby pine tree on a bank with about 10 houses directly below it. I priced the job for 2 days, and said I would remove the wood, but it would take an extra full day. For some reason that only I know, I then phoned the client back that evening and said I would split all the wood and it would only take half a day. Anyway finally got out after 5 days, but done an awesome job. When I explained to the client that I had underpriced the job and would she mind paying extra, she met me half way with the bill and gave me half the wood. Most people appreciate a good job and dont want you working for nothing.

[Stuart A-C]

Was that my hand writing?

 

No mate, was my old boss in Leicester.

[atree]

Just done a chubby pine tree on a bank with about 10 houses directly below it. I priced the job for 2 days, and said I would remove the wood, but it would take an extra full day. For some reason that only I know, I then phoned the client back that evening and said I would split all the wood and it would only take half a day. Anyway finally got out after 5 days, but done an awesome job. When I explained to the client that I had underpriced the job and would she mind paying extra, she met me half way with the bill and gave me half the wood. Most people appreciate a good job and dont want you working for nothing.

 

OH good stuff that she met you half way.

[nottstrees]

Just done a chubby pine tree on a bank with about 10 houses directly below it. I priced the job for 2 days, and said I would remove the wood, but it would take an extra full day. For some reason that only I know, I then phoned the client back that evening and said I would split all the wood and it would only take half a day. Anyway finally got out after 5 days, but done an awesome job. When I explained to the client that I had underpriced the job and would she mind paying extra, she met me half way with the bill and gave me half the wood. Most people appreciate a good job and dont want you working for nothing.

 

depends what your day rate is i soppose if its 500 a day then its not too bad but if you have a low day rate then it hurts more !

[Gareth Smith]

I like that timber cutter !

[firewood]

I know I'm going to very soon...

Back in October, I quoted 150cash to fell a cupressus into a field.

Then called back the client in January to tell them that I could chip it for another 30e

When I got there, under what I thought/was told was a bramble hedge was a low but valuable stone wall.

No felling then.

So I climbed it and dismantled it which took 4 man hours longer.

What a dense mess!

Still the client fed us royally and we kept our reputation and professional integrity.

Now,

I'm about to quote 4k euros for a job that a fire wood hunter quoted 600euros for.

If I lose, I'd like to see if if F.W.Hunter does do it...

 

Also, we under quoted 400e for a thick leylandii hedge and this too has been snapped up by another F.W.Hunter and guess what... THIS TIME WE DON'T CARE!!!

In fact, as it is around the corner, when it kicks off, we shall cancel our work for the day, pull up a pair of deck chairs and a flask and just watch... and laugh!

I mean, how much wood 'v' brash in a Leylandii hedge?

 

what sort of money does firewood go for in France?

 

must be quite pricey if they can afford to undercut you by that much?

[jonathan hall]

cocked one up this year, limes were bigger than i remembered them being, client offered to pay more, i declined and hes already asked me back to do more work. good to stick too your price.

i try to never price in the rain, which is tricky up here!