Bid Pricing...

Customer

I am having a basement finished in western NC (Asheville)

Simple drywall, subfloor, carpet, trim, paint etc...some electrical...

My question:

Should I look for a full job quote or a per/hour quote?

I have a guy who has done great work and charges $55/hr for himself and an assistant...he subs out electrical...

In the per/hour instance, should this include materials?...

Sorry to take up space with consumer questions but this group seems pretty experienced...

Thanks...

Grumpy

Why would you go per hour? I've never had a customer ask me how much will you charge me per hour. They always want a bid quote and to know if there are ever any hidden charges. Please read this article: http://www.diychatroom.com/howto57.htm


I doubt highly $55 per hour includes materials. It's usually time+materials. Actually it's usually time +materials+materials markup (usually 15%).

Driftwood

i charge $20 an hour and supply all materials and financing . we also feed the family while we,re on site buss. is booming

Grumpy

$20 per hour is a great wage but... what about overhead, labor burdens etc? When we do T&M jobs we charge about $50 on average depending what it is we are doing.