Mark up on material by trades as an owner builder
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Do trades such as plasterers, tilers ect add mark up on top of the material they supply following their labour,
Is it worthwhile investigating what material they require and supplying such yourself?
Thanks in advanced
They should be charging you some $ for their time and resources in sourcing the product. After all, it does cost something to get the products. That price may be included in their hourly rate, or a separate charged item, or some other way.
Best to simply ask them whether it is best for you to supply the product or for them to supply. If they are honest they will give a prompt and honest answer.
Sometimes a supplier will only sell to you at a retail price whereas a tradie will get a discounted price.
Sometimes the tradie will refuse to warrant their work if you supply the product. That may or may not be reasonable.
If a tradie tries to hide their costings from you then I recommend you find another tradie.
Good luck. You'll need it as an owner builder since, in Australia at least, every one you deal with will try and rip you off as much as they can.
In most cases the builders margin was less than the discount the builder got - so it was always better to let the builder supply materials.
Owner builder:
Do trades such as plasterers, tilers ect add mark up on top of the material they supply following their labour,
Is it worthwhile investigating what material they require and supplying such yourself?
Thanks in advanced
Do trades such as plasterers, tilers ect add mark up on top of the material they supply following their labour,
Is it worthwhile investigating what material they require and supplying such yourself?
Thanks in advanced
yeah it is usually marked up, or at the very least, they get a discount on retail through tehir trade accounts and charge you retail. Consider it a premium for sourcing and transporting the goods.
You may get it cheaper than they are charging you, but work out the costs associated with Time, fuel, any tolls etc to determine if the difference is worth the effort.
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