You can easily add a 'tip/bonus' into his total, especially if you feel that the work was done well and in a timely fashion.
It would probably make him feel a bit uncomfortable for you to negotiate his wage up rather than him doing it... not that he'd say no.
It would probably make him feel a bit uncomfortable for you to negotiate his wage up rather than him doing it... not that he'd say no.
Hiring someone for home improvement work.
- 19/11/2010 02:15:37 PM
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Well get creative. Tell him you want to make sure he's fairly compensated.
- 19/11/2010 02:25:50 PM
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Materials separately.
- 19/11/2010 02:45:32 PM
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if that's what you're doing, I think that just giving a "bonus" at the end is sufficient *NM*
- 19/11/2010 02:57:37 PM
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He might be relying on you passing his name on to people looking for work done
- 19/11/2010 02:29:50 PM
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Figure how many hours it should take.
- 19/11/2010 03:05:50 PM
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$25 is about what he accepted.
- 19/11/2010 04:26:17 PM
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Maybe he thinks you're cute and is waiting for an indecent proposal. *NM*
- 19/11/2010 03:50:38 PM
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Call out another contractor. A lot of them will give free estimates. Get a free estimate.
- 19/11/2010 04:28:08 PM
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He did accept your number.
- 19/11/2010 04:45:11 PM
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Re: He did accept your number.
- 19/11/2010 06:47:47 PM
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I would think it being the holiday season would make that easier, too.
- 19/11/2010 06:58:11 PM
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