Mini Rant

[Jetpilot]

I did try and make her realise that I physically couldnt do anything else on those days as I had to wait for this or that to dry and it is the nature of the beast and in essence still had to allow a day at the job.

 

Its a no win situation, i would feel guilty if i had just sculked around pretending to have something to do until 5 or dragged the day out.

 

Anyway, back to the old format, signed quote returned.

[Tim BW]

Sorry to hear this.

I suppose it is the 'job' that you quoted for but then what would happen if you quoted a job which took nstead of 4? Do you charge less or the same? Maybe that is where they are coming from.

 

I feel that they should pay the agreed amount but on the flip side I've had work done where it's taken less time & the contractor has charged me less which impressed me & made me want to use them again and also recommend them to others.

 

Granted for you it's only a couple of hours so they should pay the full amount in your case.

[Jetpilot]

Sorry to hear this.

I suppose it is the 'job' that you quoted for but then what would happen if you quoted a job which took nstead of 4? Do you charge less or the same? Maybe that is where they are coming from.

 

I feel that they should pay the agreed amount but on the flip side I've had work done where it's taken less time & the contractor has charged me less which impressed me & made me want to use them again and also recommend them to others.

 

Granted for you it's only a couple of hours so they should pay the full amount in your case.

 

If i quote, that is the price, if it takes me more or less time. I have done jobs which have taken a week longer and if its my error in pricing, i suck it up, if a situation arises where something doesnt allow me to do the work i priced for, i immediately inform the client something unexpected was found which isnt in the pricing, i.e last year i did a job and we found asbestos, work had to stop and it be removed, there was no way i could allow for that within a price, sometimes you just cant cover all eventualities or you would never get any work. Most clients in those situations are very reasonable and understanding and realise its not something i could have predicted. However, if its something i should have realised myself, again, i stump up as consider it unprofessional that i had not made an allowance for it. The building game is not a precise art and sometimes you never know what you may find that someone else has done previously.

 

I personally dont like working day rates for the very reasons in my first post, people want their pound of flesh, irrespective of how much work you have done, i might do 1.5 times as much as another guy in a day, we are not all the same pace, but their mentality in some cases is all they want to see you do is an 8 hour day, they dont consider what was achieved.

 

I have actually been called by a friend saying, i want my offices painted whats your day rate, "x", ah but i can get him for "x" (less), my response is, use him then. Its not an level playing field, but the ££££ does mysterious things to people