Pricing Question

Terrence

Yo River...
BTW I'm right across the Hudson from you...
Dude... Please...
You gotta charge more than that to move dusty nasty crappy junk...
and WHO moves it back? Is that in your contract?

(I know you do the hi-rise apt bldgs, I just did one in Jersey City -- Newport -- this "weekend" but just wondering if you have any clause in your contract about moving KRAP...)

fordblue_ca

Thanks for the replies, just working on figuring out the whole estimating thing , going to be starting up a company in the spring and need to get this all figured out before then. But there is alot of posts on this sort of thing in here. Glad i found this site. I'm thinking a hourly rate say $30.00hr plus $5hr for overhead then adding paint and supplies may be the way to go....At the end of the day I think I would be happy taking home $25-30hr well before the tax man that is .

Thanks Again


Joe

Peladu

If you are going to wait until spring to start up your company, then you should go take a business class (or four) at the local college?

fordblue_ca

Might be a good idea

slickshift

If you are talking a one-man band deal, and want to earn $25-30 an hour working (or "billable hours"), I have found that to earn $25 an hour as a tech, I need to "charge" around $47.50 an hour minimum
Not including anything else, materials, transport, etc...

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mahlere

i just love that painters are willing to work for $25/hr billable and are being heckled by GC's in this thread. That's classic

Flawless Finish

What is the $22.50 if it's not including anything else?

mahlere

it's taking into account that you will be lucky to bill 6 hrs for an 8 hr payday.

Cramerica80

damn im just starting out as a painter with a buddy of mine, and i would charge more the $50. Crazy contractors.

Downeast

I agree with slick and bman. tools ,transportation,money for the business then your pay check,time at the store,what about cleaning tarps. If I were only looking at 25.00 hr for my self at the end of it all,you may as well go work for some one else and let them get all the head aches. Less your living in an area where 25.00 is huge money. Around here if you are a good painter or carpenter you can hit 20.00 working for the man ,go home at night and forget about the job. Just hope your boss tosses and turns enough at night to keep you in the pay checks on Friday.

MAC2PAINTING

I love this site I havent had such a good laugh in a long time...and I make it a point to laugh every day ... but if I brang a customer a bid of 650.oo for a bedroom I couldn't keep a straight face.
300. would be my top quote...unless its a rehab job...whats the big deal?..tape it tarp it patch it..sand it ..prime the patches ...paint it ...and get outta dodge

mahlere

Mac, are those smiley faces 'cause you are kidding? Or were you serious in this post?

Really curious..

MAC2PAINTING

me?...never let that be said...o.k. seriously..in this part of the universe we are being over run with labor that would make you all cry big real tears...most contractors have had to bite the bullet and lower our prices....no i am not kidding...i am out in the sticks of illinois

mahlere

just wondering. time to look for different pastures....

Danahy

Price Lean if you have to have it. Price normal if you think there is potential for referrals. Price higher if its only a one time gig.

shermanpainting

I guess alot of it depends on being competitive too. In MI we charge between $30-$40hr per person working, plus material.
Also take into account if this customer is going to give good referals and more work in the future. If I think a job will lead to more work I will bid to get the job. If it is going to be a dead end job I will take it if I like the pay.

dioislife

<---sotra against new guys starting up new painting careers, but then again, who isnt a painter these days, but now that you got all that info you now have a right to under bid