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Well get creative. Tell him you want to make sure he's fairly compensated. callandor1000 Send a noteboard - 19/11/2010 02:25:50 PM
Ask him to keep track of materials cost. At the end, pay him that, then figure out how much time he has worked and figure out a good rate that you would be comfortable with paying him. That way for your peace of mind, you know that you've paid him more than his strict costs of the materials. You'll know that he's actually being paid to do work.

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Hiring someone for home improvement work. - 19/11/2010 02:15:37 PM 620 Views
Well get creative. Tell him you want to make sure he's fairly compensated. - 19/11/2010 02:25:50 PM 441 Views
Materials separately. - 19/11/2010 02:45:32 PM 486 Views
Figure how many hours it should take. - 19/11/2010 03:05:50 PM 492 Views
$25 is about what he accepted. - 19/11/2010 04:26:17 PM 484 Views
for the specific tasks he's doing, it sounds fine to me. - 19/11/2010 04:29:40 PM 467 Views
Re: for the specific tasks he's doing, it sounds fine to me. - 19/11/2010 05:44:28 PM 488 Views
$1800 is a bit on the high side. - 19/11/2010 10:14:02 PM 445 Views
That's a fair rate (around here anyway) for handyman type stuff. - 20/11/2010 06:16:03 AM 492 Views
Maybe he thinks you're cute and is waiting for an indecent proposal. *NM* - 19/11/2010 03:50:38 PM 179 Views
His wife is cuter. - 19/11/2010 04:15:16 PM 472 Views
Call out another contractor. A lot of them will give free estimates. Get a free estimate. - 19/11/2010 04:28:08 PM 454 Views
that's a good idea. *NM* - 19/11/2010 04:31:06 PM 176 Views
He did accept your number. - 19/11/2010 04:45:11 PM 485 Views
Re: He did accept your number. - 19/11/2010 06:47:47 PM 456 Views

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