How Much Should I Charge....

paintr56

Where do you get labor for $50 each to work all night? Labor and over head would have cost me $608 for two men including over head. plus the $107 for materials leaving me $135 I would have had to charge a little more.

Jim

MALCO.New.York

$60,000 to $75,000 a Year?????? Wow. You can make that as a Manager of a BUSY McDonalds in ANY Major City.

Strive for more. Do not just live. PROSPER.

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davitk

hehe, now there's a stress free job

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!! (or Happy Holidays or whatever PC crap may or may not be deemed appropriate)

MALCO.New.York

Happy Holidays to all. (Politically Correct)

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WisePainter

Anyone here that has a problem with that is quite clueless...and all talk imho.

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WisePainter

I smell clueless all over your post.

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MALCO.New.York

WISE... Look up a Managerial Salary (+ overrides) at McDonalds. Starting base for the Average (I did say Major City) McDonalds is $45,000

Then multiply $30.00 at 2000+ Hours per year.

Simple math.

Do you think a Plumber would come out at night to do an emergency 6 - 8 Hour Repair for $600.00.....Plus drive time, set-up, break-down, labor costs.

As a Practicing Locksmith from 1994 - 2004 (Repo and Bounty as well), Lock your keys in your all day $45.00 (ten minutes work TOPS).

After 7PM 65.00. After 11PM 100.00 and up.

"Emergency" work should put at least 120 per hour in the pocket of the Boss.

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MALCO.New.York

Still would have gotten the job had he charged more.

Maybe the PM thinks he has a guy who works cheap and someone that he can take advantage of. We will see, if the OP keeps us up to date in the future.

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WisePainter

A McDonald's manager that makes $60,000~$70,000 seems a bit unrealistic.


Anyone getting over $35.00 an hour is doing very well here in the "painting" forum.
Seems as though you spend time amongst so many different forums you may have mistaken this one for one of the other "*skilled" trades.

My point being you seem to think that $60,000~$70,000 a year is not "doing well" and that makes me wonder just what kind of lifestyle you are accustomed to.
Certainly not a blue collar, 8 a.m.~8 p.m., "may be out of work for weeks due to circumstances beyond my control" contractor lifestyle...

I could be wrong, but that is my opinion.




*Any trade that requires certification and updated training periodically to maintain current standards.

i.e. $100.00 + an hour just to speak with you over the phone.

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WisePainter

How do you know that for sure?

He posted that there will be future work, it should be interesting...

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MMC73

Persnally I believe the Op did not charge enough because of the nature of the call. If the rate he qouted had been done during standard business hours I would have been comfortable with the number. I also agree that he would have done the project if he had charged more, folks know that they have to pay more for service like that.
Malco is correct a GM in a large Metropolitan area wih earn $60-70K per year...but what a lifestyle.
As someone who does both painting and tile, tile is far more profitable than painting. In this economy however I have noticed an increase in the amount of painting we do, low cost home makeover. It is hard to say what folks should be charging based on their geographic location. The eastern PA, NJ(pine barrens excepted ) & NY typically allow for higher rates. I would not be happy aking $35 per hour however because of COLA however if I lived in the back woods somewhere that may be enough.

DRC

How the hell did you get someone to work for you on an all nighter for $100?

Snobnd

We both have worked for this super, my guy wanted to come with me to talk to the super and see if we could hook up some projects, I told him the deal we would get there a little early shoot the sh^t till 11 and start the job (we started the job at 12) and finnished at 4:30 got home at 5:30 I know time spent at the job was longer but it only took 4 1/2 hr- I picked up this larborer on the last project he is a little slow but a good worker. He knew the deal before we started.

vandyandsons

Chicagoland area standards:

I'll take $250/ day cash. it costs me $250/ day to cover wages/ insurances/ benifits on one man (figuring a $20/ hr wage) on top of that I have to add at least $10/man-hour for overhead and profit. In a big city, for a non-union job, your at $300-350/ day minimum.

Union jobs.....$80-$110 per man/hr

DRC

Ok. So he made $20/hr. On a previous post you said 8hrs per man so it looked like you were ripping him off.

capital city

Obviously were in different markets. I am 28 been in business about 6 years charge $30/hr and live in a $350,000 house that in Frankfort, Ky is a 3400 sq ft home with all hardwood/tile, granite, theatre room, pool table, etc. I feel that I am prospering especially for my age and only see it getting better. I would not give up my job to be a manager at McDonals in a major city, have to work 12 hrs a day 7 days a week, and have the major city prices of everything else. 60,000-70,000 a year without working my but to death is alot to me.

WisePainter

Why am I having such a hard time wrapping me feeble mind around that concept?

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Mr. Mike

I think someone is a bit confused here!


They think they made $613.00?

No way they made that, there is no way possible.


Insurance, vehicle wear and tear, tool usage frames-brushes-covers-ladders exc, the guy you paid to paint with you, the phone you used, your advertising per Leeds expense, gas,


I'd probably team up a couple of my employees to do the job and pay out $17.00 per hour to one man and about $15.00 to the other, and since it is at night it would be like almost double time or the poor workers will be a day light on their check that week.

In Ky. I charge about 1.89 for 2 coats on residential repaints minus a 25% drop, so on a commercial emergency with just 1 wall 2 coats would be $2.12 per sq. foot. at the 17 foot height after adding the factor increase He would of called upset about the to high of a price either way but you gave a bargain at a buck. Id rather get the grief and deserve it.


If your happy that's all that matters, I'm not convinced your happy with only profiting a couple of hundred dollars though, and that's why I posted.

MALCO.New.York

You have not, as others have posted, FACTORED OVERHEAD!!!!!!!

The mere fact that you posted this question, lends itself to DISSATISFACTION!!!!!!!!

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WisePainter

Doesn't anyone do their job because they love what they do anymore?

Money hungry contractors die young...


LOL a figuring in "wear and tear" on your vehicle.

Seriously.


Sometimes I make a nice profit, and other times I do a job where I end up in the negatives...with my reputation in hand and wonderful references.
But I guess it is more fun to stress numbers that could care less about your mental and physical health.

As far as my vehicle is concerned, it is my problem not the customers. I pay for upkeep out of the profits.

I can see your itemized bid now:

LABOR: $3,001.00
TIRE USE : $0.39
OIL USE: $0.04
CAR RADIO USE $0.75

pfft.


Seriously.

That's what write offs are for on taxes...

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