newly qualified cs 38/39 what should i be charging?

[Rupe]

Thats along time for a 150 quid job that someone else would do for 80.

[nick channer]

Thats along time for a 150 quid job that someone else would do for 80.

 

was just thinkin same... we'd prob charge £ 130-150 bit less if custromer came out while we were workin next door for instance... but hour, hour and half max we'd be on to next one....

[Rupe]

Except that you probably wouldn't get it cos its the sort of thing that someone else would do for 80, well in my experience anyway.

[aiden]

nick you could do it on your own in 1 and half hour? incuding clearing stuff from road as you work?

[nick channer]

not the ones i price against.... and even so still only hour or so job... i priced little bay tree this mornin... prob 12-15 ft high in marlow... heavy reduction to get more light into there conservatory.. wasnt fussed if we did it or not as bit mission gettin brush out told em £140+vat.. they'd already had 2 other quotes.. £220+vat and 235 no vat.. thought my price was over top... lads fitted it in this afternoon started at 3... back in yard by 5..we have min charge of £80 as do most other tree boys i no round here...

[nick channer]

didnt think of it as doing on your own... hour and half 2 men....

[Rupe]

not the ones i price against.... and even so still only hour or so job... i priced little bay tree this mornin... prob 12-15 ft high in marlow... heavy reduction to get more light into there conservatory.. wasnt fussed if we did it or not as bit mission gettin brush out told em £140+vat.. they'd already had 2 other quotes.. £220+vat and 235 no vat.. thought my price was over top... lads fitted it in this afternoon started at 3... back in yard by 5..we have min charge of £80 as do most other tree boys i no round here...

 

Round here they would just get some muppet out of the yellow pages to do that for 80. My minimum is 120 but rarely even look at jobs like that which is good.

[nick channer]

regular customer calls the other day.. wants an old conifer stump cut down so he can concrete over top of it...... i said your sure it can be cut down low enough with chainsaw.. he said yeah will be plenty low enough and he'd do it himself but his saw isn't big enough.. anyway.. my lads were going right past his rd few days later so said we'd call in and do it for £40.. they went there and cut it down lot lower than they shoulda done.. blunted chain on stones etc.. then customer says it isnt low enough and refused to pay... they called me and i had big row with him explainin it needed stump grindin.. which he wasnt prepared to pay any extra for... needless to say with the abuse i gave him and the truck load of brush he later recieved on his drive way i wont be workin there again.... all over £40....if i'd a stuck to our £80 min charge he prob would a said no and saved lot hassle

[Paul Barton]

Fair play for posting pictures of one of your first jobs.

 

I know the customer is always "right" but that tree needs removing. If that crack in the wall behind isn't caused by the tree already there will likely be some damage caused before too long given the location of the stem.

 

Speed comes over time - you are right not to rush it. Thanks for posting.

[tractorboy1]

regular customer calls the other day.. wants an old conifer stump cut down so he can concrete over top of it...... i said your sure it can be cut down low enough with chainsaw.. he said yeah will be plenty low enough and he'd do it himself but his saw isn't big enough.. anyway.. my lads were going right past his rd few days later so said we'd call in and do it for £40.. they went there and cut it down lot lower than they shoulda done.. blunted chain on stones etc.. then customer says it isnt low enough and refused to pay... they called me and i had big row with him explainin it needed stump grindin.. which he wasnt prepared to pay any extra for... needless to say with the abuse i gave him and the truck load of brush he later recieved on his drive way i wont be workin there again.... all over £40....if i'd a stuck to our £80 min charge he prob would a said no and saved lot hassle

 

Hope you don't get done for fly tipping