Perhaps you should consider $5 an hour for a while and see if there are
any takers.
mp wrote:
>>I bill $100 an hour, four hour minimum. I don't to stairs but the Florida
>>stairman does.
>
>
> That's nothing. I bill $400/hr, three week minimum.
>
> So far, no takers, but that's besides the point.
>
>
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Will
Occasional Techno-geek
In article <[email protected]>,
paul flint <[email protected]> wrote:
>Iam looking for a good sorce of imfo for build up labour rates for
>making custom joinery from windows to stairs .I know that all
>workshops are different ,and people do things in a different way ,but
>all the same looking for some imfo that i can bulid on in spread sheet
>format . Thanks
The 'safe' figure to use is "an arm and half a leg" <grin>
Any 'realistic' answer is going to have an uncertianty range of _at_least_
a factor of five, more likely ten. Which is so broad as to make it 'useless'.
"Will" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> For whatever it is worth... After years of working with manufacturers,
> they still seem to be fond of the "two times" table -- and if not they
> seem to fail...
>
> + Materials
> + Labor
> + Overhead
> + Contingency
> _______________
>
> X 2
>
> = Selling price
>
> i.e. 50% profit
>
>
In my industry we are lucky to sell at 2X material and still have to pay the
labor, overhead, etc. Guess we are in the wrong business.
"B a r r y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> I bill $100 an hour, four hour minimum. I don't to stairs but the
>> Florida stairman does.
>
>
> Unless you actually ask him a stair question, then he disappears.
>
> Barry
He's probably busy in the kitchen roasting a chicken.
For whatever it is worth... After years of working with manufacturers,
they still seem to be fond of the "two times" table -- and if not they
seem to fail...
+ Materials
+ Labor
+ Overhead
+ Contingency
_______________
X 2
= Selling price
i.e. 50% profit
Lew Hodgett wrote:
> paul flint wrote:
>
>> Iam looking for a good sorce of imfo for build up labour rates for
>> making custom joinery from windows to stairs .I know that all
>> workshops are different ,and people do things in a different way ,but
>> all the same looking for some imfo that i can bulid on in spread sheet
>> format . Thanks
>
>
> There is an old formula that applies to almost any manufacturing
> business that goes something like this:
>
> 30% Materials
> 30% Labor
> 30% Overhead
> 10% Profit
> ++++++++++++++++++
> 100% = Sell Price
>
> Sometimes you need to massage the labor and material numbers a little bit.
>
> For example, if the materials used have a lot of waste, might use only
> 10%-15% for materials.
>
> It works for me.
>
> YMMV
>
> Lew
>
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Will
Occasional Techno-geek
"paul flint" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Iam looking for a good sorce of imfo for build up labour rates for
> making custom joinery from windows to stairs .I know that all
> workshops are different ,and people do things in a different way ,but
> all the same looking for some imfo that i can bulid on in spread sheet
> format . Thanks
I bill $100 an hour, four hour minimum. I don't to stairs but the Florida
stairman does.
paul flint wrote:
> Iam looking for a good sorce of imfo for build up labour rates for
> making custom joinery from windows to stairs .I know that all
> workshops are different ,and people do things in a different way ,but
> all the same looking for some imfo that i can bulid on in spread sheet
> format . Thanks
There is an old formula that applies to almost any manufacturing
business that goes something like this:
30% Materials
30% Labor
30% Overhead
10% Profit
++++++++++++++++++
100% = Sell Price
Sometimes you need to massage the labor and material numbers a little bit.
For example, if the materials used have a lot of waste, might use only
10%-15% for materials.
It works for me.
YMMV
Lew
Well - I thought you had at least a reasonable answer. :-) I have
noticed that most people seem to forget that they are also charging for
the tools and transportation - not just labour and materials.
Last few car repairs I notice the shop rate varied form $65 to $105
depending on the shop and the overhead in terms of specialty equipment.
As long as you provide value for money people will pay your rate - no
matter how high or low.
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Will" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>For whatever it is worth... After years of working with manufacturers,
>>they still seem to be fond of the "two times" table -- and if not they
>>seem to fail...
>>
>>+ Materials
>>+ Labor
>>+ Overhead
>>+ Contingency
>>_______________
>>
>>X 2
>>
>>= Selling price
>>
>>i.e. 50% profit
>>
>>
>
>
> In my industry we are lucky to sell at 2X material and still have to pay the
> labor, overhead, etc. Guess we are in the wrong business.
>
>
--
Will
Occasional Techno-geek