I help out around the village by doing odd jobs for disabled and housebound older folk (some younger than me!) but since I started doing it I've had lots of requests to do jobs for 'normal' people. This week I'm down to strip wallpaper in two bedrooms, next week I'm down to paper them. These and quite a few others in the pipe-line.
Question is, what's a fair rate for such jobs these days?
a fair price is whatever you are happy to charge
Sky's the limit then!...... :D
I think I'd charge a lower rate for the disabled people and hope the tax man doesn't read this thread. :o
Brother-in-law does similar Ken - he charges £100/day for easy standard work, rising to £150 for tricky stuff. Cash only. 8 hr day, starting 8am, finishing 4.30, 30 mins lunch break, tea on the hoof. Location NE London.
£100/£150 a day? move to London Ken they have wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too much money.
To get an idea, get a quote for a similar job from a professional. Very few professionals will work for less than £100 a day, probably nearer the £200 mark.
I find that if my services are free, I'm in great demand, but as soon as I start charging - no ones interested.
Everybody want something for nothing. The more wealth, the less they'll pay.
I don't look at age or disabilities. If they can prove some sort of benefit that is means tested, then I give 25% discount.
You can be disabled or retired and still be stinky rich, equally be 'normal' (what ever that is) and struggling to make ends meet.
Being really mean - "Having old/ poor decor is not life threatening. If you cannot afford it then go without !"
Maybe its down to location, you wouldn't get £100/£150 per day in West Yorkshire, having said that 18 months ago my wife got a quote for having a shower fitted and a professional wanted £100, Tracy got a "mate to do the job and the shower never worked and she payed the muppet that blew the shower up £100 for his efforts.
Quote from: kenkew on October 23, 2007, 20:38:20
Sky's the limit then!...... :D
I don't feel it would be a good idea to take people for a ride, as it will soon get around in a small village and after all you don't want to kill the goose that laid a golden egg.
Vony.
i think ken was only joking, vony...
:D
I would suggest minimum wage through to £10 per hour depending on the skill involved.
I would willingly pay £10 an hour to someone who could do a thoroughly professional job, but if it was something odd job like raking leaves then I would have though minimum wage ( what is that now - about £5 something??)
Don't forget - you may need insurance incase you damage something or cause injury to the employer through your neglect. Better to declare, charge a bit more , and be safer.You could then put expenses through too.
It's a bit of a strange set-up. I couldn't get work here due to language difficulties - (load of rubbish, it's an age thing but that's illegal, eh?)- So 2 years ago I contacted the local 'commune' because I'd heard they were looking for volunteers. It turns out that people with disabilities can buy 'cheques' from them which are reimbursed, and a registered person, like what I am, gets one of these for every hour worked. The cheques are worth £2.80. Mmm! Well, OK for needy people no-one minds helping out, some of the people really are destitute, some have disabilities such as wheelchair bound or missing limbs, those are worthy cases. On the other hand there are those who abuse the system, ie; I do all sorts of work for people living in detached houses with huge fish-ponds Etc; One place I go, both partners retired in mid-50's and running two Merc's. I know for a fact one of 'my' people is a millionaire and he has the cheek to go cap-in-hand to the commune!
Monday I was offered a part time jobby in a verrry posh apartment. Started out stripping wallpaper...ends up today with me getting my own personal gate opening bleeper into 12 acres of lake studded private homes and apartments complex thingy and a key to the private lift to the place with instructions to come and go when-ever and to just tell them my hours at the end of the week. Pay works out at about £6 an hour, not a fortune but more than I get now and I'm on my tod, no-one looking over my shoulder and after a chat they want me to do the decorating, start next week.
I'll keep jobbing for my 'oldies' but Stuff the millionair! :P
i would have thought £6 an hour is a reasonable amount especially if you have little or no overheads etc but may need to be dependent on type of work good luck to you hope you do well
Kenkew, I would find out what the going rate is for your area. And I would strongly recommend that you have public liability insurance in place.
Ken I wouldn't get out of bed for less than 200 a day. 8) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
QuoteI wouldn't get out of bed for less than 200 a day.
I have the same phylosophy, stay in bed all day. ;D