stumpgrinding price per inch

[John Shutler]

im sure this has been covered allready, but what do people charge per inch for grinding

 

cheers

[skyhuck]

£2 -£2.50

 

Minimum of £60

[Stephen Blair]

up here its £40 plus vat for the first foot and then £25 after that and a minimum charge of about £100 unless the guy is passing

[John Shutler]

thanks dave and steve

Edited May 8, 2010 by John Shutler
didnt want to leave stevie out

[Dean Lofthouse]

A Stumpguy I know has given up on per inch pricing, it always works out expensive, he has gone to an hourly rate plus teeth.

 

Most stumps you can look at and go "Eeerm, that'll be £100"

 

..and it will take you half hour of grinding

[skyhuck]

A Stumpguy I know has given up on per inch pricing, it always works out expensive, he has gone to an hourly rate plus teeth

 

:confused1:But thats a good thing.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Just one little thing John, dont tell the customer you own the machine if your taking something down and they ask for it grinding, they expect it done for nowt.

 

If it s a small weedy stump just tell them you will only charge the hire of the machine which is £50-60

[Dean Lofthouse]

:confused1:But thats a good thing.

 

No, I mean expensive, he wasn't winning any jobs...

[skyhuck]

The big advantage of a per inch price is you can give a good estimate of cost over the phone, which means you don't waste your time visiting those you don't get.

 

Small stumps are a nice little earner on the way home from a bigger job.

 

I did a couple for a guy who was having some decking done and the job was being held up, I squeezed it onto the end of a day to help him out. Turns out he's the MD of a large firm and has a large factory site he wants sorting, loads of conifers and other stuff to take out.

[Dean Lofthouse]

The big advantage of a per inch price is you can give a good estimate of cost over the phone, which means you don't waste your time visiting those you don't get.

 

 

Dont you find over the phone quoting a bit nhit and miss Dave, or do you just say thats a rough idea ?