Working away.

[gravy88]

Hi all, I will be working away soon, all my food/digs will be sorted so I just need to sort my hourly rate out.
At the moment I charge £18 an hour, I will be doing 12 days, and staying away in a caravan for 4-5 days. So I want some decent brass for it, there's roughly 6weeks work. What would you guys charge per hour?
Thanks

 

[lame plumber]

if your digging trenches that is a good rate, but I wouldnt plumb for that and this needs to be on a private forum

 

[Ray Stafford]

Hi Gravy88

You might like to look at this thread from last year.

This years survey will be coming out in HPM magazine in October 2013.

Ray

 

[kay-jay]

Six weeks is longer than 12 days pal.
If i was you i would charge by the week......

 

[gravy88]

Sorry not 12 days, I meant 12hour days 🙂
thanks Ray

 

[Ermintrude]

12 hour days? Nice hot powerful shower and big soft bed when you finished as well! Needs must I guess. Are you house bashing or commercial ?
If your in a good squad then £1200 to 1400 per week plus scrap if doing revites and swaps? Also depends on location? South east more expensive!

 

[gravy88]

It's a barn conversion, so loads of underfloor heating, 2 bathrooms, kitchen boiler room etc. location is Lake District.

 

[hammers4spanner]

your normal day rate plus extra for food plus digs

 

[Destroyer2813]

^^ food digs sorted as in op

 

[Gray0689]

It's a barn conversion, so loads of underfloor heating, 2 bathrooms, kitchen boiler room etc. location is Lake District.

It won't be six weeks solid then
Conversions always get messed about a bit

 

[lame plumber]

charge a good rate then they might use a local installer🙂

 

[Ermintrude]

If barn conversion why such long days? You not better going in on a price (make very detailed schedule) then open up the throttle! Work at night to avoid other trades you will get 25% more done. Also you can leave lists of stuff u want done for your next shift. U doing other works on job or is it mammoth? 360hrs is a lot of time!

 

[supper plumb]

ill come with you for some training ad i can speed things up running pipes holes lips rads bathroom install ????? £60 per shirt ???? what you think mate sounds good

 

[mountainman]

ill come with you for some training ad i can speed things up running pipes holes lips rads bathroom install ????? £60 per shirt ???? what you think mate sounds good

Can the above be translated into London English please.

 

[Centralheatking]

We work away quite alot and heres what we do (mind you I own the outfit but act as a sub-contractor)

1. All accomadation is paid for - good places with an early breakfast or butties as we go
2. Evening meal is charged to main contractor on hotel bill but never have it - we get takeaways
or chippy/cheap but good cafe and by agreement with the management drink the food bill at
the bar - advantage we all stick together and go to bed ready 4 next day
3. Never less than £30 per hour + a few moby calls to home
4. we always park the transits up at night back to back and if we do go out use taxis in
new towns - no one gets left behind unless they are certain the woman is ok

Our rules ........centralheatking




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Hi all, I will be working away soon, all my food/digs will be sorted so I just need to sort my hourly rate out.
At the moment I charge £18 an hour, I will be doing 12 days, and staying away in a caravan for 4-5 days. So I want some decent brass for it, there's roughly 6weeks work. What would you guys charge per hour?
Thanks

 

[supper plumb]

When we worked away he had nights in travel lodge and £20 per food money if out with the boss we'd get more for beer money....
some times if its a big job we get tool allowance and clothes....
only if we needed new PPE or crap like that

 

[REDSAW]

Can the above be translated into London English please.

he will do it for free......

 

[supper plumb]

Not that cheap lol

 

[kay-jay]

your normal day rate plus extra for food plus digs

Food and digs are necessary expenses.
For working away i would definitely be wanting more than usual day rate. You have to be recompensed for being away from family

 

[tackleburger]

Food and digs are necessary expenses.
For working away i would definitely be wanting more than usual day rate. You have to be recompensed for being away from family

So cut your rate!!