Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"patga" wrote in message
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We hired a handyman to help my husband install a new screen door. He was
here 2 and a half hours and charged $150. Does that seem fair to you?



No, it is not fair. He should have charge you at least $200 for that much
time. That 2 1/2 hours is at least 3 hours when you factor in travel time.
Skilled labor is about $75 to $100 an hour, less skilled around $50 to $65.



My first question would he, who takes 2-1/2 to
hang a screen door. $150 should have included the
screen door cost and the installation.

As for labor costs, realize that $75 and hour
translates into $150,000 per year working full
time (if he doesn't work full time it is his
problem not the customers). Might be common where
some people live, but not where I live or ever
have lived. Few people make $150,000 per year and
certainly no labor, skilled or not makes that
much. $10-15 hour is common for labor, skilled
laborers (not counting electricians and plumbers)
get $20-30. Electricians and plumbers get $50-60
and much of their work is hardly skilled.