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wahoo2

Gentlemen: I have just recently left a Contractor in the Midwest,and went on my own. Confronting customers with the bill is always a negative part of the day.
Any info on Service charge rates,.hourly rate.,freon prices,parts mark up would be appreciated.
All so those working for the "Big Contractors".,how are they paying? Hourly,. by the job., commissions.,monthly?
Thanks

linebacker

Give the customer the price before you do the work and get approval before you do the work. You have to determine your pricing, not us. It doesn't matter what everyone is charging.

Andy

yes. you have to set the price.

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Vaporx

I regret having to say it, but you really should have researched the answers to those questions before you went into business, as well as some more questions.

refermadness

hes not going into a business he is a customer trying to find out what the mark up is.

Vaporx

wahoo2

I had hoped I had found a site of professional.,however it seems once again,Ive found a site with arrogant,rookies! Injoy your ridicule,but you,ll learn nothing.

linebacker

Wahoo,
I guess after being in business for 46 years and having a staff of over 30 coworkers and running 25 trucks, I should expect to be called a rookie. We responded to you, trying to be helpful. When you decide you don't know it all, come back to us. I'm still learning.

refermadness

yea thats right, yea, collecting money is the best part of the day for me happy costumers always pay with a smile.

beenthere

Can't know how much to charge unless you know what your operating cost are.

Figure out what your operating cost are, and then how m any chargeable/billable hours the techs average a week. Then you can figure out how much you need to charge an hour.

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G 71

How did the co. you worked for do it?
You won't make it, go back to working for someone.

REP

The one person that every successfull company should hire would be a CPA .This hire should have experience with the HVAC indudtry.This hire should happen before you put your sign up on your shop.
If you don't know what it will cost you to wake up in the morning,you will fail.

spinfisher

Good Luck! Alot of friends I've known have struck out when trying to start a new business, I live in Ca. and the regulations usually kill small business.

ImmaWard

Usually when someone strikes out on their own, they've spent enough time working for someone else that they've learned all the ropes. One of the first and easiest ropes to learn is what rates the company charges. With time, you can figure out what the materials costs and what your pay is and what is left over to pay the owners and other staff. If you don't know what to charge, then maybe you should spend more time working for someone else and learning the ropes.

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devis

This unit makes bathroom and shower to be fun this is the most efficient water heater and the most economical.

phftter

yep, good post!

REP

This makes perfect sense because we all know it costs everyone exactly the same amont to wake up each day.