Now, I know this isn't necessarily as simple as it sounds but roughly what is the going rate for a joiner to hang a new front door. It's to replace an existing door all the door fittings including hinges are OK so literally the new door has to have a bit cut off and be hung in the hole. I've had a quote but not having had a door hung for about 10 years I've got no idea what's reasonable. Thanks in advance Limestone
I wouldn't charge less than £300 for a front door, they are heavy, time consuming, and can be tricky.
Its not the doors that are made of gold, its the customers. Seriously though, what's all talking down the price business,we should be talking it up or we'l all end up doing these back breaking jobs for nothing!
A front door is a days work, you won't get anything else done after doing one and you can't go home until it's done so it's whatever your day rate is.
Was this the 1015 price list, £70.00 to hang a hardwood external door, yer right, only a Tory would expect you to work for so little.
Didn't mean to offend any one with my comment, but as chippie 244 says a front door is a days work, no more no less and I don't know many tradesman on any where near £300 a day. Maybe I'm living in the wrong area!!!
No offence taken, but as a self employed person, 300 isn't far off the mark for an individual job, as a one off.
Be interesting to know what quote the OP has had, given the fact that he is on here asking what is reasonable. Seems that he may think that the quote is unreasonable, otherwise wouldn't be asking! Mr. HandyAndy - Really
Looks like I need to move then, if I quoted near £300 for a days work which is a standard job for a joiner I'd be on the dole quicker than Usain bolt.
40k a year is 170 a day. Add on a van, tools, consumables, advertising, accountant etc.. and you get to about 50k a year which is about 215 a day. Add on some VAT and thats about 260 a day. I'll hang a front door for £260.
I don't ever work on day rate as its pricework all the way for me, but I would have said on average it works out somewhere between £220 and £280 a day on a longer job.