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I looked around and found that guys with hoes in my area all take
about $5K USD for installation of a 1000 gallon septic tank w. leech
field and this does NOT include the percolation report. The tank
itself costs about a grand $1K, so let's deduct that. The job takes
about 1-2 days. Let's say 2 days = 16 hours. $4K comes out to $250/
hour. That does not sound right. I am sure competitors would bring
the price down. In that case my question is what other costs are
involved? Someone told me transporting the material on-site and
gravel costs need to be considered. Can somebody break down where
does the $5 actually get distributed for a typical installation of a
septic tank with a leech field?
Start with the equipment. You have to buy it, insure it, service it, repair
it, pay interest to the bank, Now you have to buy the truck and trailer to
get it to the job. Add registration to all of the above mentioned expenses.
The bank note must be paid even when the equipment does not run in bad
weather.
You need a trained insured operator. Operator alone is $50 to $75 when
you add in company paid payroll taxes, vacation, holidays, workman's comp.
Toss in the billing, telephone, office light and heat, warehouse for the
equipment, spare parts, liability insurance, fuel for both equipment and
truck.
That $250 is sounding pretty cheap. Stop by my place. I have a machine
that can run most days on two shifts. The note to the bank is $40 an hour,
16 hours a day, 250 work days a year. Depending on what you want me to make
on it, the charge works out to $300 to $400 an hour. .