How much to charge to paint a foundation? A person wants me to paint the outside foundation of their house,...
A person wants me to paint the outside foundation of their house, and I don't know how to bid the profession...it's the stuco part at the bottom. I don't know how long it will take ( their are bush's segment way around. How do they price something like this?
Answers: One likelihood when not familiar with work is time and materials starting place: Tell the person that you will do it on a time and materials basis...that is to say they can supply the paint and materials and you will supply the labor...it will take as long as it takes to paint it. Depending on your relationship beside these folks you might paint a section of the job on T&M cause then bid the rest of the job or preserve to T&M. Not much to risk on their part...and no risk on your part. Home owners dont close to this approach because they feel like you will work slower and more expensively than you would if you bid it as a profession.
Another option is to bid it as a job, anything you tell them it will cost is what they will pay you and no more. Unless you are well thought-out you will lose on this type of bid - or if really cautious you will over bid it...either mode you'll likely not get the situation. This hard bid or job bid is tough as repeatedly there will be changed circumstances for example what if you find a section of stucco i.e. rotten - are you willing and able to explain to them that this is a changed condition and that your productive price did not include repair?
How to bid it:
1. Calculate the area in square foot of the foundation to be painted.
2. Figure out how much paint and other materials you need. Paint, drop cloths, brushes , rollers, scaffolding or ladders - do you obligation to prime the surfaces to be painted?
3. Specify the type of preparation you will do - ie scraping off matured paint or are you only going to pressure wash it? Tell them that minor caulking etc is OK but anything more is considered a repair and not part of a set of your bid.
4. Figure out how much time it will take to pressure wash, amount out how much time it will take to paint. Once you have the time numbers double the amount of time unless you are really confident contained by your assessment.
5. Figure out your wage per hour, multiply by number of hours and add in cost of materials if you are buying those include 15%.
Good luck - my recommendation is you go time and materials until you know what you are doing.
Unless you really know what you are doing. stay rotten it. The 'person' will expect you to do the job for next piece to free, and will expect you to give guarantees. Let them call within a tradesman who will charge the appropriate rates for such a job. I will assume this 'offer was change in hand beside no taxman involved. Not worth breaking the law for. .. ex builder. ttp://answers.privateprobation.com
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