What is the fair price for a cutlery drawer

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Shooting the breeze.

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WA, 2775 posts

10 Jan 2015 6:49pm

Elroy Jetson said..

If you want the cheapest possible job then meet the tradie on site and tell them you will be there to pay them when its time to fit the finished product.

Even more effective - if one of the other drawers fits - take it and the damaged drawer to the tradies workshop yourself and just ask him to make a copy.
Measure how deep the gap is behind the drawers, so at the same time he can knock up a block to stop the drawers being damaged.

Any tradie would be much happier as there is no lost time visiting properties and excess paperwork.

If you are lucky - the apprentice will get the job as part of the learning curve - and it might only cost a carton or so.

We often had little jobs like this when I did my apprenticeship.

hint......Balga TAFE is where timber tradies are taught in Perth these days

stephen

cauncy

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cauncy

WA, 8407 posts

10 Jan 2015 11:28pm

Elroy Jetson said..
But first you'll have to provide a written quote to Jupiter's property manager Cauncy. They'll email you back several times to clarify points on your quote.

Several days will pass.

After this is done they issue a work order.

Then they'll get you to provide evidence of public liability insurance. 10 million isnt enough. Most require 20 million public liabilty insurance. So before you can start work you'll have to get on to emailing that out.

Then you have to agree to their payment terms, possibly have to go into their office and sign some forms.

Several more days pass.

Then you have to liase with Jupiter's tenants a suitable time to work at the property. But they work full time during the week. They arent absolutely sure but they think Saturday week should be OK.

After the job is done you are required to provide an invoice to the property manager but with the owners name on the Invoice. Providing their Client has the money in the account you should get paid in a month, if not then then you agree that its ok for them to pay you the following month.

Because every Tradie likes having to be reminded every day of the unpaid Invoice stapled above the computer for 2 months.

And granted, the property manager will be anable to be of assistance if the client hasnt added the money into the client account. The Invoice is in the owners name and nothing at all to do with the Property Manager. You havent met the Owners or know where they live but now it's up to you to somehow recover the money.

Then finally an email comes through from the property manager with a screen shot of the owners bank transfer into your account. For a moment you feel relieved that the job has finally been paid for. But wait. Your account number is missing a number. You email the property manager back to tell them the owners have somehow missed a number and that the transfer hasn't in fact gone through.

Several more days pass.

Then. Congratulations. Payment for the small job you did 70 days ago has been successfully transferred into your account.

Ha ha. How's that simply 30 min job sounding now?

perfect id tell them to shove it and go kiting

, however some good points there, I have ripped places apart when they've got smart with delaying tactics, stripped a roof off in the uk in the middle of a drenching once, as the landlord thought he was smarter than me, as my invoice stated all materials remain the property of m caunce builders until paid in full, never had a problem in aus though

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