Around here its all over the place for service calls (residential), some guys are 45 bucks 8-5pm then 65 after 5pm. Others are way up there around 80 between 8-5pm, 100-150 after 5pm. My rate is usually (this is residential mind you) 75 for me to knock at the door and diagnose/first hour. If I need materials to fix, the charges go up for materials and an hour minimum charge. However, if its something small, take tonight for instance - No power in the living room outlets, tripped breaker in the panel and it wouldnt reset. Turns out a ground contacted the hot side of the main outlet feeding the rest of the living room outlets and tripped. simple fix, less than 10 minutes. I was out of my house for a grand total of 35 minutes and that included drive time. So I charged my $75 and called it a night.
Even the big commercial guys around here are all over the board with service call prices, hell a couple are even lower priced than residential calls!
As for profit and overhead I work for me, no employees (unless I need casual labor for a day or two here and there) and no store front.
Even the big commercial guys around here are all over the board with service call prices, hell a couple are even lower priced than residential calls!
As for profit and overhead I work for me, no employees (unless I need casual labor for a day or two here and there) and no store front.
