Self employed rates?

[mal]

No, i dont employ any one and these are self employed rates

[sihart100]

not easily though... a good groundsman is worth alot more than that.. 50 pound a day isnt even worth the effort to be come trained, you may aswell get a labourer in. i'm not saying 120 isnt a bit steep, but i cant see how you can justify askin 150 for yourself and paying a groundie 50.

 

To be honest when someone gets me in to climb its cause they either cant do it there selves or would refer to pay someone else for there expertise and save them the fatigue etc and normaly come with a couple of grands with of kit and saws etc

Edited April 14, 2011 by sihart100

[Ian Leach]

A good groundy is worth his weight in gold imo , i give between £80- £100 per day. A climber hard to say but £120+ depending on experience.

 

I have had a new climber just past his cert ask for £175 for the day and you can probably guess what i said there

[mal]

]A good groundy is worth his weight in gold imo ' date=' i give between £80- £100 per day[/b']. A climber hard to say but £120+ depending on experience.

 

I have had a new climber just past his cert ask for £175 for the day and you can probably guess what i said there

 

This is more realistic to make a living on...

[Adam Bourne]

i was say 60-70 for standard grounds man with no tickets, but if they were to have everything up to 38/39 then maybe 80-90, like its already been said i also use a few £1000's worth of climbing/rigging and chainsaws so asking £150-£200 a day for me is well justified and as for the groundy.......... my old man don't care:001_tt2: his climbing days are over, he just loves to see me climb and given he has every ticket going and would never turn down a days work with me even for 50 quid.

[Stephen Blair]

n i cant see how you can justify askin 150 for yourself and paying a groundie 50.

 

Because Groundies are rubbish and climbers a pure Bon Jovi Cool:thumbup:

[18 stoner]

I'm £150 (depending on travel) a day. that's all my climbing kit, including rigging plus saws. as for your groundy 60-70 max

 

Just wondering why would you say a good groundy is worth less than half your rate?

 

Please dont use the "Ive got kit and tickets to pay for" excuse.

 

This could be an interview, so please answer realistically

[Adam Bourne]

when my groundy is on the floor he picks up brash/wood takes to the chipper/trailer, or stacks it into a very neat pile. then if something needs to be lowered he takes hold of the rope and lowers the limb to the floor. he then repeats the above, when i,ve finished climbing i finish the ground works with the groundy. or have dinner together, but whilst i'm busy in the tree and objects are falling to much for someone to keep walking underneath me then they stand and watch sometimes till i'm back on the floor which could be an hour or so, there for we both clean together after i'm done, so thats why i justify the wage for groundy. by the way don't read my writing it may look sarcastic but its not. sorry.

[robbo 110]

ermmmm, i have had a beer but......... 'dont read my writing'............. im lost

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[Adam Bourne]

ermmmm, i have had a beer but......... 'dont read my writing'............. im lost

:confused1:

 

yeah ment to put don't read my writing in a sarcastic way because its not:lol:

now i fancy a beer