keithski122
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When i first worked in a garage we had someone do mot patching welding, he used to charge by the patch, £25 per patch at the time.
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mike os
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Whatever time you think it will take at least double it
The area you think needs replacing is at least 4x as big
Materials and parts are priced at retail cost
At least 25 notes just to turn the welder on
Don't forget cutting and sanding costs
Do you need to remove trims, panels or mechanical components? It takes time and tools.... and it's rarely a 5 minute job
Personally I used to charge a minimum of half a day plus materials .....
don't be cheap unless you need the work or want to get into this lark..... (unless it's classic or custom work you probably dont)
Forget mates rates unless it's a real mate and it's a hobby..... If it's work it needs to pay you, not the customer
The area you think needs replacing is at least 4x as big
Materials and parts are priced at retail cost
At least 25 notes just to turn the welder on
Don't forget cutting and sanding costs
Do you need to remove trims, panels or mechanical components? It takes time and tools.... and it's rarely a 5 minute job
Personally I used to charge a minimum of half a day plus materials .....
don't be cheap unless you need the work or want to get into this lark..... (unless it's classic or custom work you probably dont)
Forget mates rates unless it's a real mate and it's a hobby..... If it's work it needs to pay you, not the customer
Robbie260
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My girlfriend nearly put me in a similar situation. I'm a marine engineer and she was working as a chef on a cruise barge on the Caledonian canal. They have a problem with the viscus coupling unit on there propulsion system like the one you find on a soft roader well it's not the exact same thing but it is fairly similar. They had had a few engineers out to look at it and they all haven't fixed the problem. She said I could fix it to which the bosses face lit up in till I said and there would be a £65 call out fee just to have a look at even at their closest mooring point which is less than a mile from my house and even though I would have been there anyway visiting my girlfriend, for any where else on the canal the call out fee would be £150 and for any work he would be charged for consumables and parts up front with liability for the cost of any unforseen material, parts and consumables cost and I would be charging £65 per hour between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm and £100 per hour for anything outside of that. Which would as be entirely possible as the boat is only free of guests one night per week at either end of the canal. His face fell at that point. My girlfriend rather huffily asked me then why it would be so much and I replied one I have just past all the written exams for chief engineers and I'm about to sit my seconds ticket orals so my time is very valuable and two that what I get when I'm away.
Robbie260
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The thing is you can't as people have said before let anyone think for a minuet that you are doing them a favour as you will then be doing favours for people for the rest of eternity. My dad is a civil engineer and he ran his own buisness for a while he never made very much out of it as he made the mistake of doing a few favours for a few people which became a few more people and eventually turned into everyone that ever called with a job for him the problem is after a while everyone starts to expect you to do the job for next to nothing. If they aren't willing to pay even a slightly inflated price upfront then they aren't worth your time as a professional. I'm not suggesting you charge an over inflated price but giving them a quote that covers you if anything dosent go as planned then you can all ways give them the good news it was less when you have finished then they think they have gotten a good deal and will come back.
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Wise words, as long as they don't tell their mates about you.
And, sorry, but I just couldn't resist......
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Lucy Worsley mmmmmmmWise words, as long as they don't tell their mates about you.
And, sorry, but I just couldn't resist......
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As a side line I do CAD drawings for a relatively small company. It earns me a few beer tokens and it's not time consuming or difficult. They passed my details onto a much larger firm (that were in a different line of work) who contacted me and asked if I'd be interested in quoting for some work. Sure! I gave them a brief outline what information I'd need from them and said that I charged by the hour. The reply was "70 drawings." 70 drawings. Of what? I could tell that this was going to be a PITA to deal with and although it would earn me some nice pocket money, not worth the hassle.
