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ron schenker

I hope this question isn't too personal, but here goes. What's the most you ever charged for a job and what's the least? I'll go first... most= $5415.00
least= $125.00 Keep in mind, by job, I mean contractor related job! Feel free to explain what the job was.

Leo G

The most I've ever charged for a single job is $35,000 for a kitchen which I designed, built and installed. The least is about $5.00 for cutting a piece of stock that the client wanted.

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rino1494

1.4 mil for a 123 acre housing devolopment and we have a $300 minimum job for small jobs.

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Floorwizard

$1.15 For a piece of metal.

$60,000 for new carpet and vinyl for an apartment complex.

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ProWallGuy

36k for a mural
$25 for a w/c repair

I put a bid on a mural job for several Bass Pro Shops for 160k, but didn't get the job. Damn lowballers!

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GriffDecker

So far my largest is $32k (in labor, not including materials -- $62k with materials); smallest is $250. But I've got a job in the pipeline for $59k in labor which is only a 5 week job. Hot dog!

donb1959

15,500 for a Historic exterior repaint. $15.00 for one side of a door.

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hatchet

Most for my current company is $225000 for a 1600sf home with basement, and least is $62000 for a 556sf addition and remodel. I'll have one coming up here soon that will be quite a bit less for some interior trim work.

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Mike Finley

$25,000 for a bathroom remodel

$450 for a garbage disposal instalation, removing a knife stuck in a drawer and caulked around a sink.

Bob Kovacs

My firm's largest job to date is just over $300 million. Smallest is around $11,000.

Bob

Paul Burns

Our original estimate for repainting an exterior home with separate garage, and pool house was 72K and change. After they added the carpenty (wood rot replacement) and some interior things, that number just about doubled.

The smallest jobs we do are free. Other than that. we have had a 1,000 dollar minimum that we use to qualify SOME people. It is not etched in stone, as we will be doing an 950 dollar job today. Basically, if we charge money for it, it has to be enough to pay to painters and materials for one day. Or, we will do some things for free. Like our realtor leads us to a 10K job, so I go and spray 8 louvred doors for him for free! Pretty cheap lead, and basically have a lock on landing the job. We don't do this as regular business.

Our realtor is almost a personal friend, who BTW, has a marketing program that is sooo effective that my wife and I would actually be embarrased to use or recommend anyone else. I keep trying to ask him if he is using the Buffini method, but he won't answer me. Whatever it is, it is effective. My wife didn't even like him for over a year. Now, she wouldn't ever think of using or recommending anyone else either!

Paul

nadonailer

My current job is the largest - $100,000 remodel,
Least would be $20 for installing a handrail in a bathtub.

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jwatkins

Largest= $375k, a fariground museum roof system

smallest= $free$, my mom always seems to have a list for me

AAPaint

Largest so far for me is about 5,000....smallest would be probably 250....

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Jacksonville, FL.

IHI

Largest was $31K for labor only to construct a 890sqft garage, but was actually a finished wood working shop inside complete with FULL bathroom and a separate spray booth, material storage. H-E furnace & A/C, electrical, plumbing were paid out by customer on top of my wages for the build, finish exterior, hang rock, and set doors. I subbed out the tape/texture and homies did paint and stain. Funniest part..this guy builds jewlery boxes from left over scrap brought up from guys like us and sells them for $20 or gives them away

smallest...free naturally for a small 1-5 minute deal.

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ron schenker

AA: You're in my league, dollar wise. Hopefully there are more 5000 than 250 jobs!

mdshunk

A big house might often go into the mid 20's for rough and finish. That's my normal "big job". I've had a few commercial service calls go into the 50's, mainly because of the expense of the equipment that needed replaced. I can't really crew work bigger than that anyhow.

For me, there's more profit (% wise) in a day's worth of run of the mill service tickets than on a big job anyhow. I'd take a week consisting of 20 - 30 service calls rather than having everyone on a 20K job.

redwing510

I make more profit on smaller additions, garages, etc... than those $200,000.00 homes, (% wise), and a lot less headaches.

AAPaint

Yes, I did bid one that was a total of 14,000 inside and out, but some schmuck undercut me on the exterior by about 900.....I don't care though. I make the same amount per week if it's a 1,000 job or 10,000.

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Jacksonville, FL.

zephyr980

$8900 for Real Estate office repainting is my biggest up to date and $300 for touch ups for the member of my business network lead group.

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