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He might be relying on you passing his name on to people looking for work done snoopcester Send a noteboard - 19/11/2010 02:29:50 PM
Or ask him for a list of the cost of the materials he uses and pay him that plus what you think is a reasonable hourly rate?
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Hiring someone for home improvement work. - 19/11/2010 02:15:37 PM 554 Views
Well get creative. Tell him you want to make sure he's fairly compensated. - 19/11/2010 02:25:50 PM 373 Views
Materials separately. - 19/11/2010 02:45:32 PM 424 Views
He might be relying on you passing his name on to people looking for work done - 19/11/2010 02:29:50 PM 377 Views
Figure how many hours it should take. - 19/11/2010 03:05:50 PM 420 Views
$25 is about what he accepted. - 19/11/2010 04:26:17 PM 417 Views
for the specific tasks he's doing, it sounds fine to me. - 19/11/2010 04:29:40 PM 397 Views
Re: for the specific tasks he's doing, it sounds fine to me. - 19/11/2010 05:44:28 PM 419 Views
$1800 is a bit on the high side. - 19/11/2010 10:14:02 PM 379 Views
That's a fair rate (around here anyway) for handyman type stuff. - 20/11/2010 06:16:03 AM 426 Views
Maybe he thinks you're cute and is waiting for an indecent proposal. *NM* - 19/11/2010 03:50:38 PM 153 Views
His wife is cuter. - 19/11/2010 04:15:16 PM 400 Views
Call out another contractor. A lot of them will give free estimates. Get a free estimate. - 19/11/2010 04:28:08 PM 394 Views
that's a good idea. *NM* - 19/11/2010 04:31:06 PM 153 Views
He did accept your number. - 19/11/2010 04:45:11 PM 415 Views
Re: He did accept your number. - 19/11/2010 06:47:47 PM 386 Views

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