More pricing questions.

[Woodworks]

Just started offering a mobile firewood processing service, foolishly thought this sort of work would be simple .

Got asked to come and look at a job where there is some brush cutting and small scrub clearance combined with some basic tree felling and then processing this wood and stacking in shed. Only used to doing this sort of work on the farm and not sure what a customer would expect from a quote. My intention was to price for all clearance work and charge separately per m3 of logs processed as the client is not sure how many trees they want taking down until seeing how it looks. Reasonably happy with pricing up the clearance work but unsure what to charge for converting standing trees into a stacked pile of logs. Was thinking of £45 per m3 including clearing all brash. Is this in the right ballpark? The wood is all suitable for going through the processor so conversion should be straight forward.

 

Thanks

 

Edit. To add to the possible complication there is an offer of being payed in standing timber as they also have some woodland that needs thinning.

Edited September 20, 2013 by Woodworks

[JimM]

Why not offer the customer a day rate? Covers all the bases. If they add more workload as you go, see how hard you work, then they can get you back to do the stuff you run out of time for.

[Woodworks]

Why not offer the customer a day rate? Covers all the bases. If they add more workload as you go, see how hard you work, then they can get you back to do the stuff you run out of time for.

 

That's what I wanted to do but they want a price for the job.

[Hodge]

That's what I wanted to do but they want a price for the job.

 

They want the cake and eat it. They will want a price off you then add on bits here and there, put in a day rate.

[treequip]

That's what I wanted to do but they want a price for the job.

 

But they don't know how big the job is going to be so it has to be day rate

[Woodworks]

I don't think they will take the P but can't be sure. I reckon if he sees us work he will be happy for us to work on an hourly rate it's just getting our foot in the door without leaving us out of pocket to start with.

[Marko]

I don't think they will take the P but can't be sure. I reckon if he sees us work he will be happy for us to work on an hourly rate it's just getting our foot in the door without leaving us out of pocket to start with.

 

Make sure the inevitable "can you just..." is firmly managed. Saying no due to "other commitments" and explaining why a day rate would have been much more flexible might be a good way to set the scene for the next visit.

[delabodge]

give them a day rate, work good honest hours, anybody can be a busy fool!

[Stubby]

give them a day rate, work good honest hours, anybody can be a busy fool!

 

Second that . especially with any " whilst your here , can you just " ....

[doobin]

My gut feeling tells me that this is an awkward customer who will want everything perfect and not want to pay proper money.