Garden gate quote - is this reasonable?

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  • john.h
    john.h Posts: 349 Forumite
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    Thanks for the advice - so what's the going rate for two hours, in the North?

    I would of thought you should pay £30-£40. It would not even take one hour to hang a gate, but you cant expect someone to travel to your house and back for one hours money.

    John..
  • john.h
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    I live in a farming hamlet that is very friendly (moved in last month and made some great friends already).

    Our local "handy-man" is a retired farmer that built our archway, installed all our fencing & gate etc is £10 an hour.

    But i bet all thats going in his back pocket..

    John...
  • somethingcorporate
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    john.h wrote: »
    But i bet all thats going in his back pocket..

    John...

    That's his lookout but yes, it probably is.

    Not like you cannot say the same for a significant proportion of normal tradesman though right?
    Thinking critically since 1996....
  • john.h
    john.h Posts: 349 Forumite
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    I would of thought the occasional job the money will be cash in hand, but if they are self employed they can't get away with it all the time. I would not of thought.

    John..
  • plumb1_2
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    Should be no more than £50.
  • Thanks all for the advice.
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