Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Tradesman's hourly rate and lunch? 2Oct 13, 2014 12:01 pm Nope nor their morning tea break either. If we were doing a job on an hourly rate we used to start before 7 , stop at 9.30 for a cuppa for half an hour and again at 12.30 for half an hour and finish at 4 - 4.30. We would charge them for 8 hrs. They shouldn't be charging you a full 8 hr day if they only have their nail bags on for 7 ! Stewie Re: Tradesman's hourly rate and lunch? 3Oct 13, 2014 1:18 pm Stewie D Nope nor their morning tea break either. If we were doing a job on an hourly rate we used to start before 7 , stop at 9.30 for a cuppa for half an hour and again at 12.30 for half an hour and finish at 4 - 4.30. We would charge them for 8 hrs. They shouldn't be charging you a full 8 hr day if they only have their nail bags on for 7 ! Stewie Agree - they might take lunch and coffee/ciggie breaks. You pay for work ! Also - if they don't bring the right (known/needed) equipment - you don't pay for time away getting it. I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 10753 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28599 Yes, unless you are in a low intensity rainfall area or the area is protected from rain. Do you have access to NCC Part 2 or can you download it? I can email you a copy… 10 12796 |