Hey how much would a carpenter charge these days for this.

[bessiedog]

Me and the boy just supplied, cut/built, installed a 6 tred pressure treated wood set of stairs for a deck.

Buddy is a landlord.

We hauled away excess and old stairs

6 hours from marshaling materials to finished product.

[Redneck 7]

When I build stairs, I charge 40 dollars a tread and that’s up to 6’ wide, any wider I charge for each tread again. 20 bucks a foot for handrail, plus cost of materials.

Ps. The stairs I build are semi housed stringers so more work and material but crazy strong. So depending how you did tour stringer, you could varey your price from mine if you’d like.

[bessiedog]

Thanks

I charged him $210 for labor
That’s me and the boy working on it.

That’s pretty fair I guess

He paid materials

Plus a 26 of dark rum

Now on to more handyman gigs.

Poor sucks when money needed.

[buckbrush]

Where ya at Bessie? What is your skill set,besides stairs?

[Redneck 7]

Originally Posted by bessiedog

Thanks

I charged him $210 for labor
That’s me and the boy working on it.

That’s pretty fair I guess

He paid materials

Plus a 26 of dark rum

Now on to more handyman gigs.

Poor sucks when money needed.

Nothing wrong with that bill, good job. If I wasn’t in camp I’d be doing a lot of side work this summer. I keep getting calls still, but my 5 year plan is on a different track right now. Good luck with future gigs, you can private message me for most costs of what I charge, it’s not over the top, but it’s cheaper then contractors and little extra cash in the pocket. Win win for everyone.

[whiteout]

Originally Posted by buckbrush

Where ya at Bessie? What is your skill set,besides stairs?

This. Know how to do decks?

[bessiedog]

Down in the beautiful Crowsnest Pass


I’ve swung a hammer for 20+ years on and off. Worked for my uncle in residential contracting.
I’ve done framing
Finishing
Concrete work
Painting
Drywall-taping

Bobcat operator

Decks
Roofing
Windows
Doors
Plumbing
Tin bashing


Back when we couldn’t survive on just my one paycheck, I’d strap on my tools, walk into a site on days off...offer to work one full day at whatever they needed done.... then sit down with the boss and decide if I could be of use.

I used to ask for 200$ cash, end of the day, under the table. Scetchy stuff cause there’s no WCB.

I might take a garage build if I could find one, but my boy’s too small yet to handle rafters and wall installs.

[buckbrush]

I don't have anything I need done right now. For other members though, what is your general location?

I think it's great you are taking the boy along with you. I was always surprised how many green hands we would get on the rig who had never even used basic hand tools. Sounds like you are passing along some life skills.