Why do some people ask for

D Murphy

\"Murphy\" cushion

Should I be offended? hehe

Joe Brix

Don,

I like your idea! What program are you using?

Starch

Perry_3

Hot Rod

I actually answered that question for my local contractor.

To put a decent truck full of tools and 2 decent guys in it. $3000 per day.

My local guy's mouth dropped and he said his billing rate was $2500 per day.

Perry

bob young

the schmear

Maybe you should have given the fork lift driver a bottle of scotch before you started the job,Dave.

Don \"Grumpy\" Walsh

John, it was written just for my company. I have a computer guru for a cousin, and he wrote it and maintains it for us.

Ted_9

does it

It doesn't matter how you break it down.

Contractor 1 is 40% materials and 60% labor.

Contractor 2 is 50% materials and 50% labor.

Contractor 3 is 60% materials and 40% labor.

And I'll tell anyone right now, most people want the cheapest price. Period. They don't really know who will do the better job. Cash is King. Money rules all. I deal with people from New Bedford to Cambridge to Hanover to Newton. People want to pay less. Just like at Walmart. They believe they are getting the same thing from every contractor.


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Gordy

apples vs apples

Hey Perry I can agree with some of what you are saying to a point.

I think the main thing for a homeowner though is to get an apple vs apples comparision mostly on the material side of things from bidder to bidder.
What am I getting for the dollars I will potentially spend. Better yet if you are well educated in what you set out to have done. This is what I want for equipment/ System in my home, and how I want it done.

When the material is set it is a level playing field with multiple bidders, for comparision. It does not have to be set in stone however. If a bidder is more comfortable with a comparible piece of material, let it be so with explanation on why the bidder wants to use a different brand. All you need are specs of the product to make a educated choice.

In my mind labor whether higher or lower is not necessarily a good comparision. just because someone charges a good buck an hour does not really dictate they are going to give the most quality work.

Let the contractor sell themelves from there. Just my view as a HO

Gordy