That doesn’t always apply, you need prices for jobs per metre, day rates and per hourNever give a price for a job. Just give the rate per hour+ materials. Jobs are always different to what the customer thinks.
That doesn’t always apply, you need prices for jobs per metre, day rates and per hourNever give a price for a job. Just give the rate per hour+ materials. Jobs are always different to what the customer thinks.
At least with a digger you can push them in on hedge banks , or don't you have those ?Knocker on the digger is ok but it can be a two man job
Quickfencer on the digger is great in winter View attachment 976079
Never have or never will work by the metre, always by the hr, every type of job I do. works for me to do it that way. my customers like it that way.That doesn’t always apply, you need prices for jobs per metre, day rates and per hour
I was a fencing contractor in my own right for 10 years, plenty of work, in fact endless, but big but it really knackers your body up.It aged my body more than time should have, was glad to stop it to be honest.I started from scatch basic kit, in the end had good set up but i would not have done it untill old age.It is, that's why a lot of folk get into fencing thinking they'll make a fortune but 12 months later are doing something else. The allure of air conditioned cabs or just cabs when it's raining is too tempting for some.
You do need a decent stock of materials, yes you can have them supplied by the customer but they never ever buy enough or allow for extras, and the extra bit to do while your here.
the main reason we hold the stock is it’s a f#cking waste of your life, time and diesel to go and get that one extra gatepost you needed in the middle of the day, your better off having it in the yard and throwing in the trailer on the way to the job.
One thing I didn‘t take much notice of when I started was services, we’ve got a lot of mains gas and oil around here, it’s my main worry when I’m doing a job, some are well marked and some are shocking. It would be a massive liability if you survive hitting one.
Was very close to an world war 2 oil line once which wasn’t marked, was only 2’ in the ground.
I'm at 10yr limit now, looking for the next career, don't mind this one but can't be fwcked doing this much longer, I'd rather go back shearing.I was a fencing contractor in my own right for 10 years, plenty of work, in fact endless, but big but it really knackers your body up.It aged my body more than time should have, was glad to stop it to be honest.I started from scatch basic kit, in the end had good set up but i would not have done it untill old age.
I find best part time with fencing when it suitsI'm at 10yr limit now, looking for the next career, don't mind this one but can't be fwcked doing this much longer, I'd rather go back shearing.
My biggest fear too. If you did hit something too it'll all be on your head, no-one else wants to except the blame.One thing I didn‘t take much notice of when I started was services, we’ve got a lot of mains gas and oil around here, it’s my main worry when I’m doing a job, some are well marked and some are shocking. It would be a massive liability if you survive hitting one.
Was very close to an world war 2 oil line once which wasn’t marked, was only 2’ in the ground.
Just need to make that decision and say no more. I'd still keep fencing but only for 3-4 months of the year. Got one estate that would keep me ticking over.I find best part time with fencing when it suits
Meterage is what I usually price by I'd not they Moan and they know exactly before job start the price plus no incentive to spin the job outNever have or never will work by the metre, always by the hr, every type of job I do. works for me to do it that way. my customers like it that way.
I probably only have 25k in the yard, but then another 25k on jobs recently completed and need paying for.£50k worth is going some though I hold a fair bit, and it wouldn’t be half that.
Yes but I wouldn’t trust one, some things it won’t detect, and would need to detect the whole field to be sureYou can get a hand held detector thing for those, no?