What Classes As Sundries / Expenses

nakedbarra

I was wondering what exactly you charge for as Sundries / expenses as I am a finishing Carpenter / General handyman /contractor and recently had a issue with a customer on a T&M job as I had item charged them for items like Jig saw blades, sanding block,a pail,a mitre saw blade that was expended on that job after having to cut aluminum, and a few other items along this line that were expended on this job, oh and the $14 rental of a tool that I did not have to complete a job that would have cost twice what I charged if I had have got a plumber in.
So my question is, are the items listed above expendable materials? or tools supplied and paid for by myself for a T&M job?
Thanks

painterman

Thats exactly why I never do TM . Having said that I would have charged the same as you did. Those items were needed to complete the job.

EricTheHandyman

I do a lot of T&M jobs and have never had a problem charging for items that were required to do the job. In fact, I can only remember one person ever even questioning it, and once I went through the list with them and explained what everything was, they cheerfully wrote me a check.

nakedbarra

Thanks for you feed back that is how I have always done billed those jobs but I would like to here more feed back either for or against my problem.
Thanks

mdshunk

Your first mistake might have been itemizing your bill.

They were certainly legitimate expenses, but why give another person ammunition to cry about.