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Price for painting hall/stairs/landing

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  • #62
    Still waters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭Still waters


    looksee wrote: »
    or the kids have to be picked up from school (honestly)

    I had this nonsense lately with a plasterer, day rate @180 self employed and he left the first day around 4, second day the same thing so I asked him about it on the 3rd morning, he told me he had to collect his kid from school. I asked him would it be happening regularly and he said every day. I told him that wouldn't work for me and if he wanted to start an hour earlier I had no problem with that, that wasn't going to work for him so I let him go and docked him 20 a day for the time he owed me, I wouldn't mind but his kid is 18 in leaving cert and. lives about 15 mins walk from the school


  • #63
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    dok_golf wrote: »
    He'll need it to sign on ( imo)

    Don’t be daft, signing on doesn’t take much time out of your week. He’d still have plenty of time to fit in his work around that :pac:


  • #64
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,266 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    What if he's just starting out and getting his foot in the door? Maybe this time next year he'll be self employed and tax compliant?
    I'd say most painters did that.

    No one just gets up one morning and starts a painting business without a lot of experience and a bit of time on their own jobs. The chap could be doing stuff on the cheap to build a customer base.


  • #65
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,693 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    Deleted User wrote: »
    What if he's just starting out and getting his foot in the door? Maybe this time next year he'll be self employed and tax compliant?
    I'd say most painters did that.

    No one just gets up one morning and starts a painting business without a lot of experience and a bit of time on their own jobs. The chap could be doing stuff on the cheap to build a customer base.

    damb you and your well thought out logic


  • #66
    dok_golf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭dok_golf


    Doesn't work like that if you are serious about your business. You gain experience by working for someone else. It's a basic error to start a business and go in low. I know, I did it myself. All that happens is that you are swamped with work cos you are cheap and that is what you become known for.


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  • #67
    anewme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,141 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    How did yours work out Op?


    I’ve got a quote of 700 to do my upstairs. 3 bedrooms (one is a tiny box room)plus ceilings and skirtings. Plus ceilings in two small bathrooms. Plus 6 door frames. There is a bit of filling required one he walks. I will supply the paint. Is this reasonable?


  • #68
    DavyD_83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,992 ✭✭✭DavyD_83


    How did the job turn out? Any hassles?
    Assuming the price didn't get increased asking the way and the house destroyed would you mind pm'ing details OP?


  • #69
    heddie77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭heddie77


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/109431215#Comment_109431215

    we did this got skimmed and like new walls so much easier to paint ourselves then



  • #70
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120116452#Comment_120116452

    This thread is 4 years old but thanks 😂



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