Rates

$75+GST an hour for my normal working time (including the use of my extensive tool collections and workshop), plus materials & consumables at cost.

A quote/invoice will be calculated at this hourly rate, plus whatever direct costs are incurred for your tasks, as agreed in advance.

If I finish things quicker than expected, your invoice will be billed for less than your initial quote as applicable.

However sometimes for example, when lifting floorboards a greater issue may be uncovered which may take longer, similarly you may wish to add other tasks to my work mid-way through a project. These additions will be explained and discussed prior to continuing, before any variations are made to the quote/billing where applicable.

If you have a particular budget to stick to for your project, I’ll talk to you about if it’s feasible, with potentially simplified options as appropriate.

I always try to bring as many materials with me as I can in advance, so I shouldn’t need to go shopping in the middle of the day when working on-site.

Similarly when working from the workshop here, we tend to keep lots of parts and consumables on hand. Similarly if waiting for the glue to dry, billable hours to you stop until the next stage can be worked upon (and we just work on another project for someone else in the drying time).

Please also note that if on-site, my working time starts from when I arrive, to when I drive away : so this is the time I can’t be working for anyone else.  Please respect this in helping me keep my time on location as efficient as we can make it, particularly giving me clear access to load and unload my tools and any materials I may need to bring in to work with, and providing me a suitable/clear/dry location in which to work as appropriate when on site.