Jetpilot Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 I did try and make her realise that I physically couldnt do anything else on those days as I had to wait for this or that to dry and it is the nature of the beast and in essence still had to allow a day at the job. Its a no win situation, i would feel guilty if i had just sculked around pretending to have something to do until 5 or dragged the day out. Anyway, back to the old format, signed quote returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim BW Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Sorry to hear this. I suppose it is the 'job' that you quoted for but then what would happen if you quoted a job which took nstead of 4? Do you charge less or the same? Maybe that is where they are coming from. I feel that they should pay the agreed amount but on the flip side I've had work done where it's taken less time & the contractor has charged me less which impressed me & made me want to use them again and also recommend them to others. Granted for you it's only a couple of hours so they should pay the full amount in your case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Sorry to hear this. I suppose it is the 'job' that you quoted for but then what would happen if you quoted a job which took nstead of 4? Do you charge less or the same? Maybe that is where they are coming from. I feel that they should pay the agreed amount but on the flip side I've had work done where it's taken less time & the contractor has charged me less which impressed me & made me want to use them again and also recommend them to others. Granted for you it's only a couple of hours so they should pay the full amount in your case. If i quote, that is the price, if it takes me more or less time. I have done jobs which have taken a week longer and if its my error in pricing, i suck it up, if a situation arises where something doesnt allow me to do the work i priced for, i immediately inform the client something unexpected was found which isnt in the pricing, i.e last year i did a job and we found asbestos, work had to stop and it be removed, there was no way i could allow for that within a price, sometimes you just cant cover all eventualities or you would never get any work. Most clients in those situations are very reasonable and understanding and realise its not something i could have predicted. However, if its something i should have realised myself, again, i stump up as consider it unprofessional that i had not made an allowance for it. The building game is not a precise art and sometimes you never know what you may find that someone else has done previously. I personally dont like working day rates for the very reasons in my first post, people want their pound of flesh, irrespective of how much work you have done, i might do 1.5 times as much as another guy in a day, we are not all the same pace, but their mentality in some cases is all they want to see you do is an 8 hour day, they dont consider what was achieved. I have actually been called by a friend saying, i want my offices painted whats your day rate, "x", ah but i can get him for "x" (less), my response is, use him then. Its not an level playing field, but the ££££ does mysterious things to people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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