Chaps I am a bathroom / kitchen fitter working in the South East and am wondering what the going rate is for a builder on day rate for small building works such as knocking down walls (toilet/bath into one), bit of plastering, general building skills. Would not expect the guy to drop and run when i called just need an idea of how much you guys are going for nowadays so i can cost it all in........ more than me no doubt ;-)) Cheers Boss
most lads now are charging anything from 60 to 180 a day.depends how good you are and how many hours a day your working for.general labourers probably at the 50-80 mark.
£60 a day! You're having a larf.......... We have to pay minimum £180 for anyone useful, some get over £300 a day. But this work you have sounds like 'bits and pieces' so you may not need the best. You may get away with £150 upwards, anything less and expect poor work.
General rates seem to be around £60-£100 for a good labourer/handyman £100-£300 for a good tradesman In some cases the more you pay the more value for money you get, if your organised and they can get stuck in to the job
300 a day,what is he a doctor.avoid paying by the day rate cos you get arl arses hanging the latch.you know the type turn up at 9 drink tea till 10,have over an hour for their dinner and pack up at 3.believe it or not some painters are only getting 50 a day.
If you are going day rate route as the thread suggests then its all about having things arranged so the guy can get stuck in and not stand around. Then those that do stand around and not produce will be easy to spot, as will those that turn out a good job quickly. There are good day rate workers around who take price in turning out good work fast and can then command their high rate. I know blokes who charge £200-£300 who will be a better investment than others at half the price.
300 a day,what is he a doctor.avoid paying by the day rate cos you get arl arses hanging the latch.you know the type turn up at 9 drink tea till 10,have over an hour for their dinner and pack up at 3.believe it or not some painters are only getting 50 a day. Yeah, if they are Poles. Ahalf decent decorator would laugh his head off at £50 a day
Depends how desperate for money a guy is. My nursey wife has a male nurse collegue who's desperate for extra cash. Divorced and making payments for his kids, his (already) part time hours were further reduced by NHS cost cutting measures, and he can't get bank (agency) work as no NHS Trust has the cash to pay for temporary staff. End result is he's offering his labour for $65 for a 7 hour day, mainly Painting and Dec'ing but anything considered. I've given him a days work filling skips with hardcore and have said I'll pay him £12 an hour, if only because he's my wife's friend, I feel sorry for his situation and it'll have been a hard days work by the time he's done...
Sorry, meant to add that he's obviously no P&D'er, but he's dirt cheap. Some people don't look beyond the £ signs and boggo "labour" can be dirt cheap. He's a mid-level G grade doing his Nurse Prescribing for those who know what I'm talking about - makes me angry he's trying to make end's meet filling skips, but that's for another thread I suppose...
.believe it or not some painters are only getting 50 a day I would not get out of bed to **** for that sort of money, as a decorator I start at £150-£200 a day, thats for joe public and as a subbie - but worth the extra money as I can (a)think for myself (b)solve problems (c)dont **** off down the boozer or bookies when im bored (d) job gets finished Pay peanuts get monkies JB - very noble mate
This is a how longs a length of string question. For some folk a good builder means that nice bloke who does odd jobs for £70 a day. For others good means a professional tradesman who produces top quality work and is in demand £200-£300 per day.
£300 a day!!!!!!!!!! Not in the north east. If you are paying staff best part of £40 an hour how much have you got to charge the punter and turn a profit?
£300 a day not uncommon in South Bucks, some I know are getting £400 a day o run a job. These are day-rates for top blokes but you can earn this on pricework too. But you have to be very very good!