Price guides ?? and quotes

[JLA Arborists]

I remember a thread last year (but can't find it to quote) about day rates.

Some were talking about 350-400 per day. Then someone said charge the first hour at £120 then £60 per hour. On a 8 hour day or 3x 2hour jobs that's £540

[skyhuck]

Il be honest and say i give a quote and most of the time i find i get the job but someone once told me "dont be a busy idiot" so half the time im thinking maybe im charging not enough.. . normally id say for a days work truck, chipper myself and a groundsman £600 for a full day... i mean il stick it out there as my prices are what they are for me to earn a living.. but whats others in this games opionion on that .. sound about right ? or to cheap ?

 

Plus VAT???

[Acg128]

All varies depending on what your doing.

[prolinep]

reason i asked the quote mainly was I got called to a job the other day to clear up some brush some ladies other half had made after getting his new saw .. sure enough the old .. hack away at everything and then question what to do next haha. Thing is i underquoted but I mean i was just wondering roughly what people aim to charge as then you can pick the bones out of it to work out roughly what most people are after cost etc.. But having spoke to alot of people in the game over the past few days who have said the £540-£600 a day, thing is it not cutting down a tree hence wh i under quoted but its still a days works/use of the chipper etc. but i like the idea above about charge the £120 first hour then work out an hourly rate after that .. good thinking