How much to charge for a days work

[devon TWiG]

Plenty of other trades get worn out , I know plumbers with shagged knees from crawling on floors etc , scaffolders with joint problems , plasterers with bad necks , lorry drivers ..obese 😃, office workers with stress etc ...nearly all jobs can take there toll , we were not really designed for repetitive actions for 40 plus years in the same job!!   I hear plenty of talk about other trades doing well but I know of plenty who still live in modest houses , drive an old van and do not  seem to be on holiday regularly or indulge in fine dining , most trades just make a reasonable living like most of us do ....Also it is a competitive world out there and most work seems to end up being the "going rate " for the job , no one is regularly winning contracts if they are well above the going rate .

[Ty Korrigan]

39 minutes ago, devon TWiG said:

Plenty of other trades get worn out , I know plumbers with shagged knees from crawling on floors etc , scaffolders with joint problems , plasterers with bad necks , lorry drivers ..obese 😃, office workers with stress etc ...nearly all jobs can take there toll , we were not really designed for repetitive actions for 40 plus years in the same job!!   I hear plenty of talk about other trades doing well but I know of plenty who still live in modest houses , drive an old van and do not  seem to be on holiday regularly or indulge in fine dining , most trades just make a reasonable living like most of us do ....Also it is a competitive world out there and most work seems to end up being the "going rate " for the job , no one is regularly winning contracts if they are well above the going rate .

 

Here in France, a great deal of the arguement over keeping the retirement age of certain jobs low is because of the physical nature of the work.

Back in the day, steam engine drivers won a retirement age of 52 which is still retained despite the relative ease and comfort of a modern train.

 For my part, I feel an encroaching cold dull ache in my hands and a global stiffness especially after working in the cold and wet.

I honestly cannot see me doing this work much past 60 

     

              

 

 

[Mark J]

Ten or so years ago the Forestry Commission charged £650 a day for a three man crew with van and chipper, I'm not sure of their current rates but if you can find out it would probably be a good starting point. 

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

On 11/11/2022 at 19:57, Clutchy said:

£750 + VAT min, £900 + VAT target, £1,200 + VAT = we've had a very good day. 

 

 

My Man, same tactics, worked even in hard times. 

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

Start bare minimum you need to justify work and equipment, as busier you become as bigger prices you try to charge, when you reach max possible, you start loosing jobs, it's time to drop price a bit, and so on, I call it wave economy, first thing you learn in economy course's. I don't reccomend get paid per day, price a vole job, yes u will make some mistakes( after 25 years I do mistakes too its fine, be philosophical) but overall income will increase compared to day charges. That my advice, I give it to few of my friends in other trades, its working. 

[eggsarascal]

4 minutes ago, Sviatoslav Tulin said:

Start bare minimum you need to justify work and equipment, as busier you become as bigger prices you try to charge, when you reach max possible, you start loosing jobs, it's time to drop price a bit, and so on, I call it wave economy, first thing you learn in economy course's. I don't reccomend get paid per day, price a vole job, yes u will make some mistakes( after 25 years I do mistakes too its fine, be philosophical) but overall income will increase compared to day charges. That my advice, I give it to few of my friends in other trades, its working. 

You should steer clear of vole jobs, unless you’re a pest controller.

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

8 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

You should steer clear of vole jobs, unless you’re a pest controller.

Sorry didn't understand meaning 🤣, I always give exact price for the job, if it take longer it is my problem and  I think its OK, yes  my prices is differ for different customers, and this is OK, old granny get good offer, whealty baron get good work for good money, everyone happy. 

[eggsarascal]

3 minutes ago, Sviatoslav Tulin said:

Sorry didn't understand meaning 🤣, I always give exact price for the job, if it take longer it is my problem and  I think its OK, yes  my prices is differ for different customers, and this is OK, old granny get good offer, whealty baron get good work for good money, everyone happy. 

I was teasing you, I knew what you meant.