Welding cost

[J_J]

I really don't have an answer why he charged that much. Must have been a slow day and he did not make his minimum.

I often wonder if I had ask him to build me a 15 in bucket if he would have charge me upwards of $1000.

All the parts were fitted and tacked.

He only mentioned time to weld and consumable cost. He said something about shouldn't be that much when I asked for how much and how long.

I guess THAT MUCH is very relative as to the level of expectation, with me expecting less and him more. I think now that I should have thrown out a figure, if over xx dollars, give me a call .

You usually trust people until you can't trust people.

Here is a similar example.

My friend took her car in for service, and they did the service, but they also told her she had a serious oil leak on the engine and all the seals on the engine would have to be replaced. The estimate to fix the so called oil leak was in the $1400 range. Of course she did not like that at all and she said she did not want to put that much money into the car. I told her they were trying to take advantage of her, as I knew the car, and the area where she parked had very few oil drops in the cement. She went on to purchased a new car and I offered to buy the car and she agreed. I have driven the same car for about 8 years, and it still does not leak.

Some of will ask why someone would do something like that, money is the answer of course, and they are part of the low life in this country with few morals.

To the people that do these kinds of things, it might just come around and bite you in the a**, just when you think you are doing so good.

 

[RickB]

I can't speak for what he should have charged you for his time, but as a contractor, my living is based on what I charge others. I have friends and family members who want me to do things for them and then ask for a discount in my rates. I explain to them that my rates are what I feel my time is worth, and that I will make that amount working for somebody else. Doing it for less means that I'm losing money, or it's costing me money.

I will do a favor for free and enjoy doing it, but if they want to hire me to do something and I take the time to do it, I will give them the very best job possible and go out of my way to make sure it's what they want, but I'm going to charge what my time is worth.

Eddie

Exactly.
I have always maintained the best relationship with friends when, in the course of doing business, we charged one another the going rate. Sometimes money changes hands, sometimes there are other considerations that constitute payment. When I farmed, I was (and still am) good friends with brothers who farmed nearby. We would supply manpower and equipment to each other a few times during each season when it was necessary for one and possible for the other. We charged each other just like we would any other paying customer, except we settled up once a year. Surprisingly little money changed hands, and we remain friends to this day.

Getting stuff done at a cut rate by playing the friendship card usually plays out the friendship. A friend truly in need will get my help with no strings attached.

 

[RickB]

I was willing to pay a fair price, but how long does it take to lay down 160 in of weld.

The only work he did was weld 160 in. How long would it take any you to lay 160 in of weld? I don't think he used any special rod on the bucket.

I have seen a lot of small jobs go in and out for about $40 and about 20 min. That is about $120 an hour.


Some of you guys are hard line, and I hope you don't treat all your friends that way.

There is nothing wrong with saying would you mind paying for the consumables or the going rate for labor, and the estimate is .

I have done many many free jobs, because I wanted to help some out with a difficult problem.

I have heard these words many times, can you help me. I have never said, can you pay.

Sometimes you have to lower the friend ship level on those that take advantage of you.

Someone mentioned me and a problem that I had with book labor and actual time. You still have to question , just what is fair, and it is not hard to do if you know a little something about the subject.

Bottom line, a true friend knows how to separate business from friendship. If you weren't concerned enough about the cost of the job to ask about it in advance, don't ***** about it after the fact.

 

[jake98]

Bottom line, a true friend knows how to separate business from friendship. If you weren't concerned enough about the cost of the job to ask about it in advance, don't ***** about it after the fact.

I'd wager that JJ asks all the time now. :laughing:
I have an ex-friend I used to work with. On one of his jobs I was doing some plumbing at his desperate request. I told him we knew the valve on the main was leaking bad, we weren't plumbers, and if it goes wrong we'd regret it. His answer was 'we have to get it done now'. Of course two weeks later, I get the call, and say OK, I'll pack up, leave my job and go fix his job 50 miles away, and I do. Took me about 7 hours all told. Well I wanted to get paid something, since I'd told him not to try it. I think I asked him for $135. No deal, and we haven't spoken in 3 years.

 

[EddieWalker]

Exactly.
I have always maintained the best relationship with friends when, in the course of doing business, we charged one another the going rate. Sometimes money changes hands, sometimes there are other considerations that constitute payment. When I farmed, I was (and still am) good friends with brothers who farmed nearby. We would supply manpower and equipment to each other a few times during each season when it was necessary for one and possible for the other. We charged each other just like we would any other paying customer, except we settled up once a year. Surprisingly little money changed hands, and we remain friends to this day.

Getting stuff done at a cut rate by playing the friendship card usually plays out the friendship. A friend truly in need will get my help with no strings attached.

When I was married, my father in law would really try to get me to feel sorry for him and remodel his master bathroom for him for free. He told me how he just didn't have any money to do it, but the shower leaked real bad and he didn't know how to fix it either. At first, I felt for him, but was too busy to do anything. I offered to help him out in the evenings if he'd do the demo work. He put that off one week after another. Turned out he wasn't busy, he went fishing. That annoyed me, so when I finished the job I had been working on, I went right on to the next one. A couple months later, I found out he bought a brand new pontoon boat. In the years that I knew him, and was married to his daughter, he never invited me out on that boat.

Eddie

 

[J_J]

Bottom line, a true friend knows how to separate business from friendship. If you weren't concerned enough about the cost of the job to ask about it in advance, don't ***** about it after the fact.

Apparently you can't read either.

I also said I only knew him as a working friend.

Read my previous post.

Come on now Rick, you know you got taken advantage of and probably got screwed over more than once. I will bet you whined and bitched just a little. Own up to it.

 

[2458n]

I would take comfort in the fact that I bought a little old Ladies car.

 

[5030]

When I was married, my father in law would really try to get me to feel sorry for him and remodel his master bathroom for him for free. He told me how he just didn't have any money to do it, but the shower leaked real bad and he didn't know how to fix it either. At first, I felt for him, but was too busy to do anything. I offered to help him out in the evenings if he'd do the demo work. He put that off one week after another. Turned out he wasn't busy, he went fishing. That annoyed me, so when I finished the job I had been working on, I went right on to the next one. A couple months later, I found out he bought a brand new pontoon boat. In the years that I knew him, and was married to his daughter, he never invited me out on that boat.

Eddie

I wouldn't either....unless you wore a hat. The sun reflecting off that hairless head scares the fish away...................:laughing::laughing:

 

[J_J]

I would take comfort in the fact that I bought a little old Ladies car.

You know jack crap about nothing.

 

[Sublifer]

I took an alloy telescope base to him to fix a large crack. He told me it was really difficult to weld that alloy without causing another crack. I told him I understood and asked him to try. I was shocked when he charged me only $20.00 for the repair.

JB Weld. Easy and cheap. :laughing: Just kidding although that is what I would do if it were my own.