Originally Posted by
gulliBell
The numbers I mentioned are correct for our location. I know that because that is what I've had to pay recently. I also asked a carpenter for a quote and the earliest booking he has available is 6+ months away. The market for all trades here is going gangbusters and they can ask for whatever money they want.
Again. A carpenter working on wages does not get $100+/hr.
A carpenter who is a contractor charges a comparatively high rate. This rate covers buying and maintaining a vehicle and tools. Covers traveling to the job and any “holidays” which are effectively unpaid. Covers the time spent doing paperwork. Covers insurance, rent on a premises. Etc.
A roof tiler quoting $2000/day might be paying the wages of 2 “offsiders”.