Illinois Scam: Decking companies doubling material cost. gouging on labor (shingles, Home Depot)

[Skipito]

Originally Posted by westcoastforme

Ceramic tile? 1400 sq ft?! That’s ALOT of pieces and a tedious job. My 140 sq ft deck boards come in 14 foot pieces and I need 21 boards


No comparison

It's an exact comparison from your wildly uneducated opinion of the job and that tile layer.

[Electrician4you]

Originally Posted by westcoastforme

Good on you.

I can see a small mark up on the material and charging $85-$100 per guy in labor.

I just today found a carpenter who charges $38 an hour and he said he can do it himself. Let’s see how many hours he thinks it will take

$100? Lol. I always love when people tell tradesmen what to charge. $100 won’t even get my truck started in the morning

Originally Posted by westcoastforme

Structure is fine. Just boards and railings. I’m telling you people 20 hrs!!!

Sounds to me like it’s a DIY job. Since everyone is “gouging” you

[westcoastforme]

Originally Posted by Electrician4you

$100? Lol. I always love when people tell tradesmen what to charge. $100 won’t even get my truck started in the morning



Sounds to me like it’s a DIY job. Since everyone is “gouging” you

85-100 p/h. Clearly not $100 for a day that’s snot nosed pimple faced teenage wages.

$9000 for 2 guys at 20 hr job is $225 an hour.

[westcoastforme]

Originally Posted by Skipito

It's an exact comparison from your wildly uneducated opinion of the job and that tile layer.

Explain in detail oh wise one

[maf763]

Could be there was something in their interaction with you that made them bid way higher because they don't want to work with you.

[westcoastforme]

Originally Posted by maf763

Could be there was something in their interaction with you that made them bid way higher because they don't want to work with you.

No

[Skipito]

Originally Posted by westcoastforme

Explain in detail oh wise one

You are underestimating the amount of work and expense involved in the job, as that tile layer did. Thus, it is an exact comparison.

I hope that's clear enough for you, I tried to keep it concise.

[westcoastforme]

Ill report back with time it takes two guys to do the work

[westcoastforme]

Originally Posted by Skipito

You are underestimating the amount of work and expense involved in the job, as that tile layer did. Thus, it is an exact comparison.

I hope that's clear enough for you, I tried to keep it concise.

How much did you pay your guy. Looks like he is BAD at estimating

[Electrician4you]

Originally Posted by westcoastforme

85-100 p/h. Clearly not $100 for a day that’s snot nosed pimple faced teenage wages.

$9000 for 2 guys at 20 hr job is $225 an hour.

Truthfully the layman knows absolutely nothing as to what it takes to do something like a deck electrical plumbing or tile. You yourself are assuming it’s a 20 hour job. Christ dude if it’s that easy as you stated previously grab a hammer and a screw gun and go to town. After all it’s easy right. So what’s the problem? You sit here whining about how they are “gouging” you when it’s simply your opinion on what the costs are and what they should be.

Did you ever actually stop and think that THEY DONT GET $100. A HOUR. They actually have to pay taxes, fill up a truck, pay for tools, insurance both car and business , license, bond, payroll, shop rent. I used to love when people told me I’m making $120 a hour. If I was making #120 a hour I wouldn’t be here digging this ditch.

Like I previously stated

You don’t like the price...go do it yourself