wages / rates for floorlayers

Good idea but as you said, I think there's to much variation.
Maybe do a min and max along with a national average.
How about an extra line to say "expect to pay more for a blah blah"

 

Tea and cake for me.. I'm cheap...

 

Think its about time. Obviously materials will vary but a average labour charge would be great. It would give us all a reference to work with. As for the **** fitters, I'm not sure there's any on here ;-)

 

I'm off then...

 

Can vary massively ie: on my sub work on carpet id get between £2.5-2.8m2 depending on who you work for, privately im £5m2, and I tend to make it up as I go along on my lvt work depending on how easy the job is/how long it will take me, can vary from £20 up to £40m2 inc. basic prep (just ply/feather or cheap screed).

 

My vote would be to keep it in the trade area Matt. I just don't think it should be for the public to discuss. I've got no solid reasoning; I just personally feel uneasy about a comprehensive price list being in full view. I might be being a little closed minded here..

Whatever the general consensus on where it will go, I'd certainly welcome and value a list to use as a good source of reference :yessir

 

Definately it has to be trade i think if rates are on show to everyone,this will be used as a ceiling and we will be bid down from there.

 

I`m happy yo leave it public. Any rates could only be used as a guide anyway, as each job is individual.

Also, as said, London, and other cities, are a problem. I often pay £30-£40 a day in parking, if you can find a space, and your supposed to move, every two hours.
£10 congestion charge, and travel time could be 1-2-3 hours, depending on traffic.
Lot`s of thing`s to factor in there.

 

I thought the idea of the post was to inform customers of what they should be paying. If it goes into the trade section then the customers can't see it.

From working in a shop to fitting I'd say this, and this is my experience, we are always clear with our pricing offering a full break down of costs. If your unhappy for a customer to see a guideline of pricing then I would assume your to expeniciv and charging over the top. Why would you feel uneasy about customers knowing the price when the service you offer is fair?

I'm not sure customers care about what course you have been on or haven't. Most of our work is reccomendation, the new customer has already seen what we can do and judge from that. I think they just assume because that's your job you know what to do, it's not like a fitter can get a promotion and charge more. We all know the prices when we got into this job and sadly that's not likely to change.

We never budge on fitting costs , do you guys that are self employed always get the customer trying to knock you down? I think as we are a shop people spect to pay more? I know I would if I was after something. It's always gonna be cheaper buying from someone self employed. 'Man with a van' we expect it to be cheaper they have no premises, less overheads, I think the customer just expects you to be cheaper otherwise there more likely to go to a shop, it's safer. I think these programmes like cowboy builders give 'man with a van' a bad name. To easy to go busy and do a vanishing act on your customer.

 

I think its a good idea, because people who want to learn,
And spend there own profits on training to be better as you will never stop learning.
Or tools to do the job the right way,costs alot more,
Some fitters don't care and do it cheaper and just get it down,
But people who want to do it the right way and take there time lose out,

I think leave it on here get a poll and see what everyone wants it to show,

I think leave it for public

Sam

 

As a man with a van I take pride in my work. I have a website and ask every customer email me a testimonial once finished. I also rely on them to recommend me to their friends, family and work colleagues.
When I used to work for a couple of local shops they where always moving the fitting price so they could win the jobs (so they said). It was really frustrating as you would think you were earning so much only to be told another price once the job had been done. Not sure about it being posted in the public section myself.

 

Like you say if its for the publics benefit as a guide to what to expect to pay then it needs to be in the public area to work but it should be kept behind closed doors until the structure is agreed between the trade members.