Lsbcal
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Maybe it is just my inexperience as I tend to do-it-myself in the garden. I've tried to have some bigger garden tasks done by landscape guys. It seems in our area the prices are quite high. Is this an after-the-recession phenomena?
In calling some trades guys I have gotten requests to text them with my contact information. Seems that they are very busy and I suspect being selective about jobs now.
Example: Quote for replacing edging on a garden path with 3/16 metal edging was $3000. I was expecting maybe $1500. The materials might be $700 or so. Around here in Northern California (higher priced homes in my neighborhood) the labor rate per hour seems to be in the $50 to $70 range for experienced and licensed people. That would seem to imply 38 hours of work on this at $60/hr. I don't think the job is that complicated.
Do people ask for quotes that separate labor and materials? Maybe I should have asked for that?
Maybe I should wait for a business slowdown period for non-essential tasks like above?
P.S. Maybe this is all a good thing as I am making more on my stock investments nowadays and don't want the bad old days to return.
In calling some trades guys I have gotten requests to text them with my contact information. Seems that they are very busy and I suspect being selective about jobs now.
Example: Quote for replacing edging on a garden path with 3/16 metal edging was $3000. I was expecting maybe $1500. The materials might be $700 or so. Around here in Northern California (higher priced homes in my neighborhood) the labor rate per hour seems to be in the $50 to $70 range for experienced and licensed people. That would seem to imply 38 hours of work on this at $60/hr. I don't think the job is that complicated.
Do people ask for quotes that separate labor and materials? Maybe I should have asked for that?
Maybe I should wait for a business slowdown period for non-essential tasks like above?
P.S. Maybe this is all a good thing as I am making more on my stock investments nowadays and don't want the bad old days to return.