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Posted by jdemaris on April 24, 2005 at 15:06:47 from (209.23.31.12):
In Reply to: Re: OT - pole barn posted by BradB on April 24, 2005 at 07:50:37:
My $20 per hour reference is to what many building companies pay their sub-contractors. Some pay less. I assume in such a case, the insurance is covered by the main contractors and not the subs. When I worked as a sub. I had the option of hourly pay or piece-work. In the case of the part-time builder, very often the work is insured by the homeowner's policy. I used to be in the construction business, not anymore except for rare occasions with small jobs. I charge $50 per hour for small jobs and $40 for larger. That because there is often time wasted with small jobs that I don't have the nerve to charge for. When I do such work, it as a favor - I avoid it as much as possible. The building business, in my estimation, has gotten a little silly. My son recently needed a roof. I priced the materials at $4700. He opted to hire a local company to do it since he couldn't get time off of work to do it himself with my assistance. The job cost $18,000 - two guys worked on it for less than one week. The hourly rate comes to almost $200 per hour - and it is NOT highly skilled labor. Hard work, yes. Does it take some knowledge, of course. But to the degree of $200 per hour - come on. Thing is, less and less people are doing such work - thus the law of "supply and demand" kicks in.
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