How much would you charge?

[Joe Loggs]

Hi people I need a little help I'm a free lance climber and I have just got a large job in my village doing various jobs, what day rate would be fair for me and a groundsman no chipper and truck needed. I want to earn money from this but I don't want tobe to dear and lose work in the village. Does £250 a day sound to cheap or fair?

[MattyF]

With no waste leaving and on your door step sounds fair:)

[Stephen Blair]

What's the deal with the customer?

 

Fair deal = loads of work, not pricing against anyone else and money on completion or at the end of each week if it's a big job.

 

You could give the guy a bargain , have a lovely contract in your head and pass next week and the gardeners are doing the easy conifers for £800 cash finished for lunchtime, and you may be a little bit peeved!

[Adam Bourne]

you should already know what you need to cover your own cost mate, so what ever your paying your groundy plus what you want to make, in profit, £250- sounds reasonable.....

[Dean Lofthouse]

Has as been said above, your overheads will be different to everyone else

 

If you are like me and employ your groundy and are paying employers liability then £250 is nowhere near enough etc etc

[Joe Loggs]

What's the deal with the customer?

 

Fair deal = loads of work, not pricing against anyone else and money on completion or at the end of each week if it's a big job.

 

You could give the guy a bargain , have a lovely contract in your head and pass next week and the gardeners are doing the easy conifers for £800 cash finished for lunchtime, and you may be a little bit peeved!

 

The customer aren't short of a few bob as they own most the land around the village and they haven't got quotes as people in the village throw work towards the locals hence why I got the call I don't advertise just word of mouth. I want tobe fair as it seems they could keep me busy for a lot of Saturdays, payment will be after everyday I do. I worked out £150 for me £80 for groundy

£20 for fuel. I'd like to earn more but I think that would be greedy?

[Joe Loggs]

Has as been said above, your overheads will be different to everyone else

 

If you are like me and employ your groundy and are paying employers liability then £250 is nowhere near enough etc etc

 

I don't have employers liability just myself to look after as I'm a subby climber. I'm just trying to see what I can get away with without being expensive as the extra cash would be ideal rather than just earning day rate.

[Pedroski]

I don't have employers liability just myself to look after as I'm a subby climber. I'm just trying to see what I can get away with without being expensive as the extra cash would be ideal rather than just earning day rate.

 

So who insures your groundy, just in case you drop a branch on him?

[Adam Bourne]

The customer aren't short of a few bob as they own most the land around the village and they haven't got quotes as people in the village throw work towards the locals hence why I got the call I don't advertise just word of mouth. I want tobe fair as it seems they could keep me busy for a lot of Saturdays, payment will be after everyday I do. I worked out £150 for me £80 for groundy

£20 for fuel. I'd like to earn more but I think that would be greedy?

 

so you pay yourself 150 a day???? why do you need all that, i charge 150-200 somedays for conbtract climbing, but i only pay myself a fraction of that, out of that come my taxes wear and tear on gear, fuel....ect ect.

[Rich Rule]

What do you charge during the week? 150 for yourself for a Saturday sounds a little cheap. I would want at least 200 for myself and 80 for groundie, plus costs.

 

Be careful, they may be putting work your way but I can guarantee they will work you. If you give a day rate they will want as much cramming into any given day as they can.

 

Don't undersell yourself, go in higher and you might be surprised!