cella Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CLJ31 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Aston recently put up a wall-mounted bike > holder; > > made good a damp-damaged section of paper > lining > > and repainted; fixed some broken tiles on the > > front step; and replaced two door knobs and a > > latch for ?260. He was efficient, timely and > tidy. > > I reckon it took him 5-6 hours, and all the > > materials were included in the price, so about > > ?40-50 p/hour (which ties in with the ?400 per > day > > mentioned above). It's not cheap, but he did a > > great job and although I have paid less for > > similar before (although not as little as > ?150)the > > overall experience and the standard of work > wasn't > > as good as I got from Aston. NB - he prefers > > payment in cash so be prepared to visit the > ATM. > > Am I alone in thinking ?400 a day is excessive - > who earns that much in most jobs? A lot of these > tasks are simple and straightforward and the idea > that cash in hand is publically asked for on > here...? I seriously don't think we should be > encouraging potential tax avoidance in this way - > not as though customers are even getting a cut > price deal! One to avoid. No you are not alone. Aston just quoted me ?850 to dig up three holes measuring 70cm x 70cm x 100cm deep in concreted ground. Then he changed it to ?700 to dig two holes. I was gobsmacked, for unskilled labour really? For comparison I was quoted ?250 elsewhere. Thanks but that's a hard pass for me.
