he asked me what he thinks he should charge. i begged off. i have no idea what a fair rate would be. im sure my number would be low. if he had done it right from the beginning, its no more than a three day job. it took him four plus. someone that was on it gets it done in two. he wasted at minimum 10 hrs. whatever the case i dont envy his efforts to haggle with my landlord.
guess i wouldnt want to pay more than $600 but were i to tell him id say $750.
time and materials. how much of each?
i was just figuring labor. the materials he can verify. and its hard to get specific on time because he would disappear for long stretches and attend to non-job related tasks.
day one maybe three hrs prepping and putting up sheetrock.
day two maybe seven hrs removing then putting back toilet further
rupturing previously unfound leaky pipe and then temporarily repairing pipe.
day three maybe eight hours removing & replacing pipe, rebuilding floor under toilet
day four three hours prepping, sheetrocking and plastering.
day five (yet to come) sanding and painting. two hours rounding up.
so three days, two days of contracting, one of plumbing, and most of the first two days were avoidable had it been someone more competent. also, had the second days repairs been done during the day when parts could have been purchased the need for a one day patch which wasted 3 plus hours could have been bypassed. so at least some of that has to be on him i would think, but its 23 hours.
materials he will provide receipts for and be reimbursed by the owner. you get to bill mistakes if you can cover them with them with plausible excuses. when you start scratching the surface no telling what you are going to find, but the longer you work in a building the better idea you have. for instance the water damage to the beam support under the toilet is predictable but dreaded and one would rather not know but is probably the source of the problem (sinking toilet) and must be addressed. I know someone who paid for it themselves, but their rent is at least half yours and they have been on 6th st over 30-40 years now. $20-$25 cash an hour is not terrible pay, sounds like he is doing a little better than that.
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- dave 10-27-2015 5:32 pm
guess i wouldnt want to pay more than $600 but were i to tell him id say $750.
- dave 10-27-2015 5:42 pm [add a comment]
time and materials. how much of each?
- bill 10-27-2015 8:29 pm [add a comment]
i was just figuring labor. the materials he can verify. and its hard to get specific on time because he would disappear for long stretches and attend to non-job related tasks.
day one maybe three hrs prepping and putting up sheetrock.
day two maybe seven hrs removing then putting back toilet further
rupturing previously unfound leaky pipe and then temporarily repairing pipe.
day three maybe eight hours removing & replacing pipe, rebuilding floor under toilet
day four three hours prepping, sheetrocking and plastering.
day five (yet to come) sanding and painting. two hours rounding up.
so three days, two days of contracting, one of plumbing, and most of the first two days were avoidable had it been someone more competent. also, had the second days repairs been done during the day when parts could have been purchased the need for a one day patch which wasted 3 plus hours could have been bypassed.
so at least some of that has to be on him i would think, but its 23 hours.
- dave 10-27-2015 9:01 pm [add a comment]
materials he will provide receipts for and be reimbursed by the owner. you get to bill mistakes if you can cover them with them with plausible excuses. when you start scratching the surface no telling what you are going to find, but the longer you work in a building the better idea you have. for instance the water damage to the beam support under the toilet is predictable but dreaded and one would rather not know but is probably the source of the problem (sinking toilet) and must be addressed. I know someone who paid for it themselves, but their rent is at least half yours and they have been on 6th st over 30-40 years now. $20-$25 cash an hour is not terrible pay, sounds like he is doing a little better than that.
- bill 10-28-2015 8:42 am [add a comment]