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> I mean maybe it sucks to work trades in a low COL area, but the tradesmen where I live make bank and have no trouble charging $80+/hr My neighbor just paid $
by com2kid 4y ago
> I mean maybe it sucks to work trades in a low COL area, but the tradesmen where I live make bank and have no trouble charging $80+/hr
My neighbor just paid $100 an hour to have his fence painted.
Actual tradesmen earn a lot more. I've talked to more than one plumber who has a really nice house, better than anything I can afford as a software engineer, unless I get lucky with stock options at some point.
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- bluGill 4y agoPlumbers probably know a contractor who can give a deal. I used to know one who let his employees use the business account/discount to build their own house, and employees would help each other build. Many would have traded general labor with the plumber.
- com2kid 4y ago> Plumbers probably know a contractor who can give a deal. They also know the contractors who won't rip them off. A house down the block from me has taken nearly a year to have siding put on and painted, in less time than that has taken, another house by me was torn down and a completely new one built in its place. It all depends on who you know.
- Tangurena2 4y agoOr it could be the homeowner. My sister constantly price-shops and bickers over everything. As a result, she can't get workers/contractors. Some never show up, most never come back. If the contractor has an office, they're too big for her and as she puts it "they want too much money".