Pricing job for conifers?

[scott995]

As im starting doing my own work I have been asked to take 7 conifers down to G/L... The height of the conifers are the size of an average house and about 7/8 foot wide at the bottom. How much would you charge?? I now its hard to give a price without a site visit. But any rough ideas would be appreciated

[Tim Williams]

i'm not going to give a price because of the reason s above however, work out what it's going to cost you to do the job, e.g waste removal cost - Landfill? or big skip hire. What it'll cost you in fuel/maintenance etc and finally how long it will take you. from this you can work out your overheads and what you would reasonably expect to earn for a days work. don't forget your paying tax/vat? and come up with a reasonable quote. also i don't know how long you've been in the game so don't know how quick you'll be, an experienced climber will be a lot quicker than an in experienced one and therefore be carefull that you don't overcharge, if it will take you longer than someone else even if that cuts your profit a bit. be reasonable and word of mouth etc may start to work for repeat buisness etc. good luck

[nottstrees]

hi just do what i did when i first started tree work just give them a price what you think you need to to make a profit and if you get it wrong you know next time i dont think any ones going to give you a straight answer live and learn that s the best i can say !!!!!!!!!!!!

[scott995]

Thanks fluffy been doing tree work for about 3 years now and did quite alot of spiking work on conifers. I was thinking around the £400

[Mozza]

Id it for £50 if i could keep the timber

[scott995]

Ok the jobs yours

[Mozza]

The advice above is good, Do some sums mate and see how much it will cost you and how much you'd like profit

[welwell]

Notoriously easy to underprice conifers.........we've all done it. Price it up, then price it up again. It's the old "measure twice, cut once" logic.

Lots of arisings from conifer jobs!!!

[scott995]

Thanks for the advice I think its just something I have to learn by myself if I underprice I will know for next time

 

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