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   sawdustmaker | Jul 02, 2004 04:38am | #1

   You might want to see what the "going rate" is in your neck of the woods. If this is a good friend, are you trying to cut him a deal? One thing to consider when comparing hourly rates of similar positions: what benefits (insurance, etc) do those people get that you may not. Personally, I would put a dollar value to those benefits and add them to your hourly rate.

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   florida | Jul 03, 2004 12:09am | #2

   Wouldn't that be a conflict of interest? Building inspectors go to jail for that kind of stuff around here.

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   acecan | Jul 15, 2004 04:03am | #4

   No conflict of intrest because I would not inspect my own work. Its simple.

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   Piffin | Jul 04, 2004 04:34am | #3

   Thirty five sounds cheap

   You will want to have liability insurance too.

   You want control of his construction account checkbook. Without control of the funding, you wil have no real authority that subs listen too. managing with no authority is a losing game

    

    

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   acecan | Jul 15, 2004 05:53am | #5

   You are right; thirty five is too cheap. Lead Carps charge out about 35 to 40. I think 55 is about right.

   Good call on the liability insurance. Apperntly I can get it from the same company I get my house insurance. 

   I will have control of his construction account checkbook by signing every invoice before they are paid. Thanks for the good info Piffin.

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   crosscutter1 | Jul 22, 2004 04:51am | #6

   DONT WORK FOR FREINDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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   e2canoe | Jul 22, 2004 05:09am | #7

   I'll second that comment.  Working for a friend is just not worth it.  The potential for conflict when things go wrong is too high.