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Cost of re-turfing a lawn
Mike wrote: Going on what we paid yesterday to have some work done in the garden, that is a very good price and I would snap his hand off. "I" would be quite content to pay that. . Just to get the job done and for me not to do it :-)) Mike ps as an afterthought, why not concrete it all and paint it green? No mowing, quick wash down :-)) Nice idea, but I'd never get agreement on that from SWMBO Do you really think that's a good price? I'm figuring £600 for the turf, £100 for sand, seed and weed killer. That's still £1300 for 2 days work. Which is damn good money by my reckoning. |
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Cost of re-turfing a lawn
wrote in message ups.com... Mike wrote: Going on what we paid yesterday to have some work done in the garden, that is a very good price and I would snap his hand off. "I" would be quite content to pay that. . Just to get the job done and for me not to do it :-)) Mike ps as an afterthought, why not concrete it all and paint it green? No mowing, quick wash down :-)) Nice idea, but I'd never get agreement on that from SWMBO Do you really think that's a good price? I'm figuring £600 for the turf, £100 for sand, seed and weed killer. That's still £1300 for 2 days work. Which is damn good money by my reckoning. .................................................. ............. 2 Days? How many men? What equipment? Maintenance of equipment? Fuel? Guarantee? Cover for days Rained Off? If later there is something not quite right, a bump or a dip, would you expect to pay for the rectification or have it done free? As a matter of interest, do you work for yourself or run a business? With all due respect I suggest not, otherwise the 'hiddens' would be known to you. As an example, when I moved into my second and bigger factory, still only a nattygramme bigger than a Starter Unit, I did the exercise of county up the 'dead money'. Outgoings before I switched a light on, had staff through the door, switched the heating on. Things such as rent. Rates. Insurance. Telephone rental standing charge. Gas standing charge. Electric standing charge. Water Rates standing charge. All those things that HAVE to be paid whether working or not. Sunday. Christmas Day. New Years Day Bank Holidays etc etc etc. :-(( They have to be taken into account when quoting charges. Thought you might be interested. Mike -- -------------------------------------- Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com Rained Off days? |
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Cost of re-turfing a lawn
Mike wrote: 2 Days? How many men? What equipment? Maintenance of equipment? Fuel? Guarantee? Cover for days Rained Off? If later there is something not quite right, a bump or a dip, would you expect to pay for the rectification or have it done free? As a matter of interest, do you work for yourself or run a business? With all due respect I suggest not, otherwise the 'hiddens' would be known to you. As an example, when I moved into my second and bigger factory, still only a nattygramme bigger than a Starter Unit, I did the exercise of county up the 'dead money'. Outgoings before I switched a light on, had staff through the door, switched the heating on. Things such as rent. Rates. Insurance. Telephone rental standing charge. Gas standing charge. Electric standing charge. Water Rates standing charge. All those things that HAVE to be paid whether working or not. Sunday. Christmas Day. New Years Day Bank Holidays etc etc etc. :-(( They have to be taken into account when quoting charges. Thought you might be interested. Mike Thanks. I will raise all those points, as the quotation I have contains very little detail. For that kind of money I would expect a top quality job, with some sort of guarantee. |
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wrote in message ups.com... Mike wrote: 2 Days? How many men? What equipment? Maintenance of equipment? Fuel? Guarantee? Cover for days Rained Off? If later there is something not quite right, a bump or a dip, would you expect to pay for the rectification or have it done free? As a matter of interest, do you work for yourself or run a business? With all due respect I suggest not, otherwise the 'hiddens' would be known to you. As an example, when I moved into my second and bigger factory, still only a nattygramme bigger than a Starter Unit, I did the exercise of county up the 'dead money'. Outgoings before I switched a light on, had staff through the door, switched the heating on. Things such as rent. Rates. Insurance. Telephone rental standing charge. Gas standing charge. Electric standing charge. Water Rates standing charge. All those things that HAVE to be paid whether working or not. Sunday. Christmas Day. New Years Day Bank Holidays etc etc etc. :-(( They have to be taken into account when quoting charges. Thought you might be interested. Mike Thanks. I will raise all those points, as the quotation I have contains very little detail. For that kind of money I would expect a top quality job, with some sort of guarantee. I don't think you will be able to get them to break it down to such a finer detail as I have drawn to your attention. Such as the question "How much fuel will you use?" and "Do you have a yard or base you are paying rent on?" and "How much of your quotation covers your wet days and not being able to work?", but you could ask, "What sort of guarantee do I have? How long is your guarantee?" and "How long will it take?", "What grade turf have you quoted for, I don't want a Bowling Green?" (On the other hand you might :-)) AND, is it a Quotation or an Estimate and do you know the difference? It sounds like a quote, but it should be detailed to see what sort of turf it is. He 'could' have quoted rubbish and when you see it, "Well that will have to be charged extra if you want a better turf" and thus your quotation goes up with 'extras' and 'work requested whilst in progress'. Hope that helps :-)) Mike -- -------------------------------------- Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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