Pricing by the meter

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Hello all,

first off, not too concerned about the actual costs here, more interested to know if there's a 'universal' method of pricing up work by the meter.

I normally just measure surface area of the room ( LxWxH) and include windows and doors in the meterage rate to make up for reveals/ returns on standard chimney breast etc.

However, I'm trying to sub out a bit of work at the moment and the lads work on linear and square meters...... Just trying to make sure I price up 'correctly' I suppose, so everyone happy!

whats the consensus, general rules?

ta
 
so your subbing work out but you don't know how to price the works up yourself is this a joke!!!!

go on ill humour you commercial or domestic????:rolleyes)
 
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Most of the guys I know tend to go on the sqm, but some people will have a minimum amount that they will do because if its a small job it will be done on the day rate.Its the smaller jobs that tend to bite you on the arse if your doing sqm pricing.
 
commercial m2

house bashing per unit

domestic...how many days @ x amount...plus materials = job price

....this forums realy becoming a F*****g joke im afraid!!!
 
Can't say I wasn't expecting this kind of response on here, and yes, I'm getting that much work that I'm subbing it out to people who know what they're doing..... :razz:

My question is, which has been addressed by one sensible member, should I stick with the basic m2 method I use.....or not.

So go eat a lemon a cheer up, you nasty Zombie!
 
Do a super measure. Straight through all openings, no matter the size. It will work out in your favour on reveals. On columns, you want square meterage and linear for he corner bead. Same for bulkheads.
 
TonyM said:
Do a super measure. Straight through all openings, no matter the size. It will work out in your favour on reveals. On columns, you want square meterage and linear for he corner bead. Same for bulkheads.
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Faster and more straightforward too
 
If you work it out in m2 I don't think it would be to hard to convert to linear m,
just for simple terms say it's £1m2 say the walls in th property are 2.4m high that makes it £2.40 per linear m,I am not sure how it all works as regards to ceilings though as there is not an accurate formular for linear m to incorporate the ceiling as part of the wall.:RpS_thumbup:
 
spose it depends how you do it though, some blokes just count the boards and say x amount a board and so much per bead, no right way to do really I spose.
 
Linear meterage is generally used for reveals and pipe casings etc, up to 300mm in width. It wouldn't be a linear metre at 2.4 m high, measured around a room. That would be a square metre measure. If you were getting £10 a m2, then mathematically, anything linear upto 300mm would be £3 a metre. When you think of the time taken to do these fiddly areas, £3 wouldn't cover your time. This is where a super measure is better, or, charge 50% of your square metre rate, for anything linear. I've actually worked for companies before, that took off the width of the coving on the ceiling, to get the Artex measure. Quantity surveyors are utter *****
 
Its been a long time since I worked on price and only did a few weeks when short of work I got m2 rate,so when you say linear is for corners you mean like returns on fire places and reveals?
 
TonyM said:
Linear meterage is generally used for reveals and pipe casings etc, up to 300mm in width. It wouldn't be a linear metre at 2.4 m high, measured around a room. That would be a square metre measure. If you were getting £10 a m2, then mathematically, anything linear upto 300mm would be £3 a metre. When you think of the time taken to do these fiddly areas, £3 wouldn't cover your time. This is where a super measure is better, or, charge 50% of your square metre rate, for anything linear. I've actually worked for companies before, that took off the width of the coving on the ceiling, to get the Artex measure. Quantity surveyors are utter *****
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No linear would be charged at same as square metre, say 3 lm at 150 mm would equate to 3 sq m
 
I see what your saying ray but when I talk about linear metres, I'm talking about reveals, cheaks and boxes etc.

anyway, im not even gonna bother with linear meters, not even sure why they're insisting on doing it? They'll be better off just taking a straight m2 rate.


Thanks all.
 
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No linear would be charged at same as square metre, say 3 lm at 150 mm would equate to 3 sq m
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I think I understand now,basically it benefits the spread slightly more than the m2 as 3 lm @ 150mm is only 0.45m2 but the same price as 3m2
 
Hairybear said:
Hello all,

first off, not too concerned about the actual costs here, more interested to know if there's a 'universal' method of pricing up work by the meter.

I normally just measure surface area of the room ( LxWxH) and include windows and doors in the meterage rate to make up for reveals/ returns on standard chimney breast etc.

However, I'm trying to sub out a bit of work at the moment and the lads work on linear and square meters...... Just trying to make sure I price up 'correctly' I suppose, so everyone happy!

whats the consensus, general rules?

ta
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im getting 380 a meter not linear windows not included i hate price but its big wide rooms an big house im not really a basher but im ok rather they say he fookin slow but fook is he good
rather than foookkkk his fast but fook is he messy
 
Hairybear said:
I see what your saying ray but when I talk about linear metres, I'm talking about reveals, cheaks and boxes etc.

anyway, im not even gonna bother with linear meters, not even sure why they're insisting on doing it? They'll be better off just taking a straight m2 rate.


Thanks all.
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linear is for coving ??? i doono im drunk hheeee
 
A linear metre is usually the same rate as the square metre rate coz there is usually more messing so you compensated on the messing, I've never got the linear it's always been measured through on windows and openings the same for boarding which is more messing. Then you have beading which will need a rate also raked ceilings, then Heights and so on. If your talking domestics all the jobs I mentioned will need tripling on the rate coz there won't be the metreage but so much more work ie sheeting up, Pva and waiting so I would forget metre rate and to be honest you tell a customer it's £150 for a bathroom ceiling they might be buzzing but if you tell them it's £50 a mtre for the same ceiling which works out the same price they will call you a Robbin **** :) me personally I think it's to much hassle trying to make a couple of quid for a lot of stress I would rather pass the work on but if you can handle the stress and the running round it can pay
 
Confession.

I've never ever priced a job by the metre :RpS_scared:

Why is it necessary????
I'm sure the house-builders have a 'per unit' price so if you give them a price they've got the bottom line figure anyhow. So what's the reason for all this measuring up??????????
 
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