materials (supply price ).

[warriorupnorth]

Ive never understood why anyone would make a mark up on materials..

1 - why bother charging more for materials to make more money when the easier option is just charge more per day if you want to earn more.

2 - if you want a bit extra on top of a job incase you under quoted on materials then just add 10% on top, or do what I do, if its 3 bags of finish I need, Ill charge for 4 etc/ etc/

your prob all shoot me down "its a faaacking business mate, run it like one" but at the end of the day it really doesnt make any sense what so ever putting a mark up if the only reason is, is to earn more dough.

This is one of the best replies i have read on here for a while.

Why ?

Well unlike alot of posts it answers the question, its to the point its informative and the main point which gets overlooked alot of the time which drives me mad is, that its a business so treat it like one.

You been drinking or just not read all the thread ??

I wish I had been drinking I was genralising on all threads and posts not just this one.

So basically what your saying you see this forum and it's members as a waste of your time, in a nutshell

 

[gps]

Ive never understood why anyone would make a mark up on materials..

1 - why bother charging more for materials to make more money when the easier option is just charge more per day if you want to earn more.

2 - if you want a bit extra on top of a job incase you under quoted on materials then just add 10% on top, or do what I do, if its 3 bags of finish I need, Ill charge for 4 etc/ etc/

your prob all shoot me down "its a faaacking business mate, run it like one" but at the end of the day it really doesnt make any sense what so ever putting a mark up if the only reason is, is to earn more dough.

This is one of the best replies i have read on here for a while.

Why ?

Well unlike alot of posts it answers the question, its to the point its informative and the main point which gets overlooked alot of the time which drives me mad is, that its a business so treat it like one.

You been drinking or just not read all the thread ??

I wish I had been drinking I was genralising on all threads and posts not just this one.

So basically what your saying you see this forum and it's members as a waste of your time, in a nutshell

Now I think you must of been drinking lol, I commented on a good post.

 

[kebab king]

Yes ,1 good post, the rest are s**t, basically what you said.

 

[spunky]

most posts on here are sh1t maybe we should have a good post section ???

 

[Pug]

;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[kebab king]

True.lol

 

[warriorupnorth]

most posts on here are sh1t maybe we should have a good post section ???

trouble is that that one would be hijacked and made a mockery off!!

And as regards commenting on one good post , no disrespect to Freerider but what he does is by adding a few extra bags etc of gear onto a job is just putting a mark up on it ie 5% 10% whatever it works out at he is still making on mats !!!!
and Gps you are more than entitled to your opinion as is everyone else, but when you rarely contribute to the forum and just chip in now and again with a comment like that , well , either i misconstrue what your trying to get at, or you just wanna stir s**t up in a malicious manner.
The thread is a good one and it was a more than valid question , it was answered i think its time to lock it , before it gets beyond a joke , note i will not lock it !!!

 

[gps]

most posts on here are sh1t maybe we should have a good post section ???

trouble is that that one would be hijacked and made a mockery off!!

And as regards commenting on one good post , no disrespect to Freerider but what he does is by adding a few extra bags etc of gear onto a job is just putting a mark up on it ie 5% 10% whatever it works out at he is still making on mats !!!!
and Gps you are more than entitled to your opinion as is everyone else, but when you rarely contribute to the forum and just chip in now and again with a comment like that , well , either i misconstrue what your trying to get at, or you just wanna stir (german word) up in a malicious manner.
The thread is a good one and it was a more than valid question , it was answered i think its time to lock it , before it gets beyond a joke , note i will not lock it !!!

There are reasons I rarely contribute these days, I merely commented on a post I thought was a good one, that is not to say I thought any the less of other posts I just happened to like that one, you asked me why so out of courtesy I answered you so yes you misconstrued what I said. Was there malice you gotta be kidding me right.

 

[martinemj]

as previous post has said...

just to get back to the posters question

if you run business you make a profit (hopefully)

why would you source materials and not make a profit on them --time,van,fuel,using my o/d


10-15% is reasonable--if you get good prices in suppliers the client would have trouble matching the price anyway
esp--travis or jewson


whatever the job we work on a fixed price (quote)

we don't give a breakdown of materials costs just total (labour and materials for £)

also do make a bit on materials by over estimating and over costing (allows bit of profit for any slip ups)

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but we all work different ways --its just a case of how you pass on any extra --if your working on day rate for customer + mats you have a harder job to add %



just think of local garage ---make money on parts and still charge 40.00 hr



martin

 

[warriorupnorth]

most posts on here are sh1t maybe we should have a good post section ???

trouble is that that one would be hijacked and made a mockery off!!

And as regards commenting on one good post , no disrespect to Freerider but what he does is by adding a few extra bags etc of gear onto a job is just putting a mark up on it ie 5% 10% whatever it works out at he is still making on mats !!!!
and Gps you are more than entitled to your opinion as is everyone else, but when you rarely contribute to the forum and just chip in now and again with a comment like that , well , either i misconstrue what your trying to get at, or you just wanna stir (german word) up in a malicious manner.
The thread is a good one and it was a more than valid question , it was answered i think its time to lock it , before it gets beyond a joke , note i will not lock it !!!

There are reasons I rarely contribute these days, I merely commented on a post I thought was a good one, that is not to say I thought any the less of other posts I just happened to like that one, you asked me why so out of courtesy I answered you so yes you misconstrued what I said. Was there malice you gotta be kidding me right.

Right, then if that's the case i apologise, it was the way it looked

 

[Freerider]

Yeah I dont think GPS meant no harm, he should have done though, cos you are all a bunch of wankers on here.

BUT, we did all have a point

 

[warriorupnorth]

??? ??? ??? not very nice

 

[Freerider]