"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert my surname here wrote in message
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"Steve" wrote in message
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A lump sum payment will let him set his own pace for the job without you
having to worry about the cost going up if he finds it a bit hard going.
Get a couple of quotes from people who do this as a business, then pay
him about half that as he won't have the overheads that a business would.
If you knock £20 off the price then give it to him at the end as a bonus
he will think you are a great employer.

That sounds good - but potentially expensive...

It would be twice as expensive to get the professionals to do it though and
the bonus does not have to be paid if he does not come up to scratch.

The principle is right though. Not trying to pay as little as possible but
paying a fair rate for the work done.

If the OP wants to get the lad to do more work later, he will be a lot more
willing if he got a fair deal in the first place.

Colin Bignell