Quoting jobs

[Lukey boy1]

I am still at college doing forestry and arb but I would just like to find out how people price up jobs, I eventually want to go self employed and also just interested what has to be considered in pricing! Thanks!!

[WillTimberlake]

Ask your college tutors buddy!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Ask your college tutors buddy!

 

 

Cos they give students accurate expectations of what to expect if the industry!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I am still at college doing forestry and arb but I would just like to find out how people price up jobs, I eventually want to go self employed and also just interested what has to be considered in pricing! Thanks!!

 

 

My advice is to work in the industry for 8yrs then you won't need to ask these questions because you'll know it yourself.

I don't mean to sound facetious so I'm apologise that it sounds that way.

[Mick Dempsey]

Hi lukey, it's just too big a question. Plenty of threads on here if you use the search function though. None of them will give the definitive answer though.

[treequip]

I am still at college doing forestry and arb but I would just like to find out how people price up jobs, I eventually want to go self employed and also just interested what has to be considered in pricing! Thanks!!

 

 

Work out your hourly rate, multiply that by how long you think the job think take and be ready to have to stand on when you got it wrong

 

Or this

 

My advice is to work in the industry for 8yrs then you won't need to ask these questions because you'll know it yourself.

I don't mean to sound facetious so I'm apologise that it sounds that way.

[roseyweb]

Height of tree in meters x dbh x drag in meters

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X1.2 for inclusive of vat

[Shane]

If there was a sure-fire formula all quotes would be the same.

 

No intention to sound negative, you will find loads of threads on here which suggest anything from time X Hourly rate to 'experience is everything'.

 

If you are still at college and you 'eventually' want to go SE then just watch and learn from others over the years. Then, grasshopper, it will be time for you to leave the temple.

 

(If you are not an old git like me you'll have to google that last quote).

 

Good luck and enjoy your work.

[detritus21]

I know how much I need a day to run a business. I work out how long the job will take and price accordingly. The longer and more complex the job the higher the price. Only experience will lead to reasonable pricing. After 6 years I still make the occasional underprice but these are now thankfully very rare

[Jonathan O'Leary]

Its tough and different for everyone, all depends on how quick you are at climbing, good you are at rigging, the way you can transfer the image in your head to the tree you're working on, the equipment you have to hand etc.

Try working for someone in the week and do your thing when they have no work for you.

Pay good money for good men, but that's the tough one.

Don't feel to bad if you loose money on the first few jobs, we've all been there and all lost on the first few.