[finishcarpenter]

I have been doing interior finish carpentry for about 15 yrs,just recently i have taken on a siding job;due to slow work else where,it is hardie,the G.C.i am contracting it from says all he will pay is $1.35 a sq ft,I cant find any info anywhere to dispute this,can someone please help me?its in Mississippi.

[finishcarpenter]

[kycontractor]

http://www.contractortalk.com/f33/vi...stalled-33064/

[kycontractor]

or try this...

(material + labor + overhead + whatever profit you think you deserve) / however many sqft = price per sqft.

works for me

[WarriorWithWood]

or try this book.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Much-Shoul...4596778&sr=1-1

[DavidC]

Try the search button, type in How Much. This might explain the silence.

Good Luck
Dave

[SLSTech]

Uhmmmm, okay - welcome to CT?

As for your question... Oh, why not

Labor only right? It's slow, you've never done it before, the GC is trying to help you out & he gives you a price he will pay you to do it. Well you have two choices - say Thanks & do it or decline nicely.

I would suggest you review JH website, and look into the tools you will need to buy / rent & do some math - you should easily be able to do a square an hour with another helper or two (Yes you will need them) - but you might want to drop that down to 1/2 square an hour if it is really cutup or is a two story.

Now, count your blessings that this wasn't posted a couple of hours earlier or you would have had more replies than you probably could have handled as this wasn't an intro - more of a How Much thread posted in the wrong area.

FYI - assuming you really do trim work as a profession & wish to stick around, put your location in your profile, browse around, learn & share - then you may be truly welcomed in.

[neolitic]

Originally Posted by SLSTech

Uhmmmm, okay - welcome to CT?

As for your question... Oh, why not

Labor only right? It's slow, you've never done it before, the GC is trying to help you out & he gives you a price he will pay you to do it. Well you have two choices - say Thanks & do it or decline nicely.

I would suggest you review JH website, and look into the tools you will need to buy / rent & do some math - you should easily be able to do a square an hour with another helper or two (Yes you will need them) - but you might want to drop that down to 1/2 square an hour if it is really cutup or is a two story.

Now, count your blessings that this wasn't posted a couple of hours earlier or you would have had more replies than you probably could have handled as this wasn't an intro - more of a How Much thread posted in the wrong area.

FYI - assuming you really do trim work as a profession & wish to stick around, put your location in your profile, browse around, learn & share - then you may be truly welcomed in.

Consider your good deed for the day....
done.

[roof-lover]

Welcome finish carpenter!