What to pay for carpentry work

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majee

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Had a hungarian lad in doing some carpentry for me. It's very good work and all told he'll have done approx. 20 hours. Whats a fair price to give him? It's a foxer.
 
Hi Majee,
I recently paid a pretty good carpenter €35 cash per hour. Thought it was expensive though.

Do you mind me asking what part of the country you're in? Could I share your carpenter? Looking for a good recommendation at a reasonable price at the moment.

As a word of warning, I suggest that you always agree a price up front with your tradesman. Also be very specific in what you want from him - otherwise price hikes, arguments and problems could ensue and ruin an otherwise beautiful relationship!

Pudzer
 
pudzer said:
Hi Majee,
I recently paid a pretty good carpenter €35 cash per hour. Thought it was expensive though.


Pudzer
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That is a lot, am on the wrong trade. How many hours did he work for? I know that on site chippies take home no more than €550 a week. However your man may have had to pay tax and VAT out of that €35 an hour.
 
DavyJones said:
That is a lot, am on the wrong trade. How many hours did he work for? I know that on site chippies take home no more than €550 a week. However your man may have had to pay tax and VAT out of that €35 an hour.
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€550 that's only €110 per day

I know labourers who get that:eek:

A man couldn't keep his tools up to scratch with such a low wage.

A good drill gun costs €250, chop saw €400.

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Regarding what the op should pay I think if its a nixer €400 would about right that's cash
 
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S.L.F said:
€550 that's only €110 per day

I know labourers who get that:eek:

A man couldn't keep his tools up to scratch with such a low wage.

A good drill gun costs €250, chop saw €400.

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Maddness I know. I know plumbers that take home €520 a week. It seems to be the average pay for trades here.
 
You couldn't buy a house on that kind of money.

What the gross pay would be do you know?
 
i would suggest 15 euros/hour as its a nixer and not his main job..

also i agree with pudzer about agreeing a price upfront for specific work, saves loads of hassel

I think the days of 35 euros plus/hour are gone and about time IMO, we have been held to ransom for too long
 
I built a house last year before the major downturn and good chippies were getting € 150 - 170 per day cash in hand

that is about € 20 per hour and is reasonable money when it is cash = € 800 take home for a 40 hour week
 
Hopefully none of the people here paying cash in hand will post elsewhere moaning about tax evasion or Government management of income and expenditure etc.
 
johnnyg said:
i would suggest 15 euros/hour as its a nixer and not his main job..

also i agree with pudzer about agreeing a price upfront for specific work, saves loads of hassel

I think the days of 35 euros plus/hour are gone and about time IMO, we have been held to ransom for too long
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There is nothing worse then to have a job price agreed when the punter decides to add bits onto the job. Which I have seen happen many times.

A lot of the guys I know price jobs both on price and by the day depending on what they make of the job and the punter.

Regarding €35 an hour I don't think that's unreasonable for a man who has 20 or so years of experience.
It really depends on the job you want done.

Before people start on me...............I only work on price
 
badge55 said:
I built a house last year before the major downturn and good chippies were getting € 150 - 170 per day cash in hand

that is about € 20 per hour and is reasonable money when it is cash = € 800 take home for a 40 hour week
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Are these the same people who are now unemployed and presenting themselves at dole offices around the country, and wondering why they are not eligible to draw unemployment benefit?.
 
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eileen alana said:
Are these the same people who are now unemployed and presenting themselves at dole offices around the country, and wondering why they are not eligible to draw unemployment benefit?.
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If most carpenters get about €520 per week after tax being legit.
Whereas if they dodge tax they can make up to and exceeding €800 per week ie €280 extra.

Unemployment benefit is less than €200 per week.

So its not rocket science to figure out its worth while financially to be a tax dodger.
 
S.L.F said:
If most carpenters get about €520 per week after tax being legit.
Whereas if they dodge tax they can make up to and exceeding €800 per week ie €280 extra.

Unemployment benefit is less than €200 per week.

So its not rocket science to figure out its worth while financially to be a tax dodger.
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Would the average tradesman build the risk of paying interest and penalties to Revenue when they get round to catching up with them into their cost-benefit analysis?
 
S.L.F said:
If most carpenters get about €520 per week after tax being legit.
Whereas if they dodge tax they can make up to and exceeding €800 per week ie €280 extra.

Unemployment benefit is less than €200 per week.

So its not rocket science to figure out its worth while financially to be a tax dodger.
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All very well, apart from the legal and moral obligations, what if they have a wife as an adult dependent and some kids to support, unemployment benefit could easily amount to approx 350e. In addition tax dodgers may lose out on the contributory state pension as well as illness, dental, disability benefits etc etc. They also fail to gain the considerable tax relief available from contributing to private pensions
In addition, welfare staff and no doubt revenue will want to know what these people were doing all these x number of years when they weren't registered as unemployed.
They will instead have to go on strict means tested benefits in which case the gains made from their ill gotton ways will come back to bite them where it hurts.
 
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