Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

PasturesNew

sjaypink wrote: »

PN how much do you charge then for yor web consultancy/ site design stuff?

I don't do web consultancy or design. I do the next bit of the process: making sure it's built to specification, works, does the job, etc.

Depending on the job/location it'd be £30-50/hour for me and £15-20 for a highly trained monkey working directly under my control to perform repetitive but important data tasks.

And I'm available from early May

sjaypink

PasturesNew wrote: »

I don't do web consultancy or design. I do the next bit of the process: making sure it's built to specification, works, does the job, etc.

Depending on the job/location it'd be £30-50/hour for me and £15-20 for a highly trained money working directly under my control to perform repetitive but important data tasks.

And I'm available from early May

Hehe, thats the first time in many months I've asked someone 'how much for...' & got an instant, up front answer- I love that!

PasturesNew

sjaypink wrote: »

Hehe, thats the first time in many months I've asked someone 'how much for...' & got an instant, up front answer- I love that!

Well, it is late at night. And a black/white question deserves a black/white answer.

I know that's cheap... but I'm back in the game so need to get my teeth into something. That was my 2001 rate.... and in 1999 my day rate I was charged out for was £750/day. So it's a bargain. Sort of mates rates.

SingleSue

PasturesNew wrote: »

You lot are sooooo well off and .... well, pretty posh.

I'd have been well off and posh too if I'd not remained single

I'd have remained well off and posh if I had stayed married....being on benefits was certainly not a step up in income for me, it was a downgrade by approx 40k a year! Goodness knows what it would have been now as he was in line to take over the whole business so his boss could retire and I was in line to be manager at my company.

Oh well, it's made life 'interesting' :eek:

michaels

If only my PM box wasn't full as if that isn't an invitation to send you a smutty PM I don't know what is :rotfl:

PasturesNew wrote: »

Depending on the job/location it'd be £30-50/hour for me and £15-20 for a highly trained monkey working directly under my control to perform repetitive but important tasks.

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

If only my PM box wasn't full as if that isn't an invitation to send you a smutty PM I don't know what is :rotfl:

Your PM would be met with my usual wall of silence though ... as discussed earlier in this thread. I've no time for smut

lostinrates

Think i overestimated ceiling height yesterday. This is my new truss.



I think i have decided to not plaster the wall at the end in that pic (internal) but to leave as painted brick for character. Opinions?

Also the wood that will be exposed to have a colour wash...lime white. I thought very seriously about painting them out, they are not character full, the oldest timbers in there are victorian now so natural might look a little raw.only the biggest will be visible, the rest like fishbones will be disappearing into insulation and then plaster.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

Think i overestimated ceiling height yesterday. This is my new truss.



I think i have decided to not plaster the wall at the end in that pic (internal) but to leave as painted brick for character. Opinions?

Also the wood that will be exposed to have a colour wash...lime white. I thought very seriously about painting them out, they are not character full, the oldest timbers in there are victorian now so natural might look a little raw.only the biggest will be visible, the rest like fishbones will be disappearing into insulation and then plaster.

If you don't plaster for now and then hate it, you could always plaster later.

You do have a lot going on, exposed beam and painted brickwork, so it depends how well it looks or detracts from whatever else is in the room.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I think i have decided to not plaster the wall at the end in that pic (internal) but to leave as painted brick for character. Opinions?

I'd want to leave it, but strip it back to bricks, check it, repoint it, seal it, then leave it.

JonnyBravo

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd want to leave it, but strip it back to bricks, check it, repoint it, seal it, then leave it.

Another vote for this.