Do handymen typically charge by the job or by the hour?

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: Charges are usually determined by the job, some projects are hourly and some projects are by the job.

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: I like to tell customers a quote before we begin work; my prices are reasonable and I enf up receiving tips on about 80% of my projects. I also have learned to work expiditiously with the proper tools and typically most all small to medium sized projects can be done same day.

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: This is usually the cheapest way to the customer, however large jobs do benefit from fixed fees

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: MOST ARE BASED ON TIME & MATERIALS EXCEPT FOR ASSEMBLY PRODUCTS HAVE SUGGESTED ASSEMBLY TIMES NOTED ON THE INSTRUCTION SHEET. BUT THIS TIME IS RELATED TO A HOMEOWNER AND HIS TOOLS WITH NO LITTLE OR NO EXPERIENCE. LOWELL DOES THIS ON A DAILY BASIS WITH PROPER TOOLS, SO THE TIME IS NORMALLY REDUCED BY 1/3.

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: Some will charge a fixed rate. If the job takes more time than they thought they will start to cut corners. I like to do the job properly and to the best of my abilities.

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: Most jobs are a fixed rate to make it fair for the customer as we are detail oriented wouldn’t be fair to charge by the hour because it takes longer to get the perfection

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: Usualy charge by job but depends on type of woek required

Answer: Not sure
Explanation: Both depends on size and the different services we provide like our 24/7 on call service for people who have rental homes and live out of state.

Answer: Not sure
Explanation: It depends some jobs are so small that can't charge by the hour, then some are unpredictable where as you can't give a time table.

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: Most of my feel more comfortably with this pricing method.

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: Typically you don't know what is going on when speaking over the phone , you could go out to a service call about a backed up toilet and becomes a nightmare.

Answer: Not sure
Explanation: I believe a majority charge by the hour, but we offer flat rate pricing for most jobs as we have found a lot of customers prefer that so they know exactly what it will cost them per task.

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: I feel like charging by the job is better for the homeowner cause a lot of people who do hourly like to ride the clock so they get paid more at the homeowners expense

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: Most jobs are based on a $30/hour rate. Charges based on specific job needs.

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: depending on the complexity of the job and agreement between us and the customer

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: A good handyman should charge by the job. In most circumstances he should know how long it will take to complete. By pricing this way the customer knows up front what the cost is.

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: We charge by the job Because if we were to charge by the hour We would be losing Because the time it takes to do the average handyman job cost the same amount of gas it cost to get there

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: It depends can do by the hour or I like fixed price when can

Answer: Not sure
Explanation: I would guess that handyman can charge both ways depending on the type of job, time frame of the job, and based on the customers needs.

Answer: Not sure
Explanation: it can go both ways if someone wants a list of small items done like change locks, hang a pic paint a door , then I charge hourly. but if they want a bathroom remodel or newwindows I would charge by the job>

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: Its hard to answer that one it really depends on the job.

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: This is an easy way to work with costumers with small budgets

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: Most handymen are doing small jobs. And most of the time the client adds things to their list half way through. It's just easier to do things by the hour under those circumstances.

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: I use a mixture of hourly, delivery, material mark up, profit, and add a bit for Murphy in order to figure out the fixed rate.

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: For me I like giveing one price

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: Ranges anywhere from $40-60 depending on travel

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: Most prefer to charge by the hour. I prefer to bid a job including materials. I think it gives the customer a firm price for their project.

Answer: By the hour (plus material cost)
Explanation: We have found the most fair way to bill for our work is by Time and Materials. The customer only pays for the actual time needed to make the repairs and the materials needed, not some bloated figure the guy came up with that depends on their evaluation of your wealth!

Answer: Fixed fee per job
Explanation: easier this way