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Old 10-16-2017, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson View Post
A handyman is a title that someone has given himself.
He isn't bonded and insured or sent from a reputable company.
Customers don't pay for anyone's taxes or the tools he has purchased for himself.
The liability part is the customer's problem if he hurts himself in their home.

When someone asks a handyman for his charge for a given job, the price is based on time, possibly, and the job itself, taking into consideration there aren't any glitches.

Most of the things you mention come with the territory and are the handyman's responsibility.
I think $55.00 an hour sounds high, but we don't know what the job entails.
So your saying handyman not business so he don't have to pay taxes, nor is he qualified to do job, he don't have to have tools to do the job he can just use they're, and he has no responsibility during or after the job so you can't take him to small claims court. But, if he charges too much in someone's opinion or he doesn't do job up to Pro level he get crucified on TOTVs. If he quoted $55 dollars hour and they don't like it try to get someone else. If the jobs are so easy why don't they just do them? Let's see Knowledge, ability, no tools would be my first guess.