[TheForge] RE: pricing

[Bob Ehrenberger]

I don't get a lot of mechanic work done but I think it is more in the range 
of $30/hr. When we moved here 10 years ago it was closer to $20/hr.

I have a friend that does finish carpenter work. He moved here from St. 
Louis and it drives him crazy trying to bid jobs around here.  He lasted 
about 5 years and then had to leave, couldn't make a living here. The locals 
would take his estimates as a plan and then have Billy Bob do it for minimum 
wage.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Gladish" <gladish at cablerocket.com>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Sponsored by ABANA" 
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] RE: pricing


On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:37:07 -0700, Bob Ehrenberger
<eforge at centurytel.net> wrote:

> Around here if you
> had a $50/hr shop rate you would have a lot of time to go fishing because
> the locals wouldn't pay it.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger

So, Bob- what do mechanics charge there? Doctors? Oil change places? Auto
repair is around $85 here- lots more overhead than most of us have, but
thought provoking. Marine specialty fabrication is over $100 in most cases.
What about if someone brings in a welding job and you whack it right out
while they watch? So far theyr'e impressed and happy to pay rate and then
some, here, for little fixit jobs.



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