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Going rate
"Tumbleweed" wrote in message ...
"Mike" wrote in message ... I would hate to embarrass him. What is the usual hourly rate for skilled or semi-skilled work in your area? Perhaps you could ask the local labour exchange or whatever it's called now! I think that's the only way you can assess it fairly. Here in Devon, it's quite low for un-skilled at around £5.00 per hour. But our builder charges about £14.00 per hour, I think. Thanks for that Sacha. The problem is 'a going rate', if I assess that on my rate when I was working, £25.00 - £30.00 and hour, then 'I' wouldn't do it for £5.00 an hour, but he might be embarrassed if I offered him £20.00 per hour. We all get on ever so well around here, doing what we can when we can for each other. Mike Dont underestimate the time and possibly expense involved in removing the trimmings, unless you plan to have a pretty big bonfire. A gardener's as skilled as a good builder, so why not go for that rate? (Though I know this particular job isn't particularly skilled, and it's presumably cash, so I doubt if he'd be insulted by a tenner an hour.) The builder won't mind telling you how much he charges at present. My last plumber (a good one) in West Wales charged UKP17.50 per hour with no call-out fee; I get about UKP20 per hour for proper gardening (more, incidentally, than I get for editing or, probably, translation). Mike. |
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