What should we expect to Pay

[Redneck]

Just thinking about what should we expect to pay

Painters - How much per sq metre!
Bathroom Refurb.... What is the average for a refurbish?
Kitchens Refurb....As above
Plumbers...How much per hour!
Electrician...Same same!

Plumbers, electricians Australia’s richest tradies, charging more than the average lawyer

PLUMBERS and electricians are Australia’s richest tradies, charging more than double what the average lawyer earns.

National figures from job quote website serviceseeking.com.au reveal the average plumber charges $78.40 an hour, up 1.9 per cent on last year, and the average electrician charges $74.61 an hour, up 4 per cent.

The average Australian lawyer, by comparison, earns $37 an hour, according to PayScale.

(That figure may seem low, given the high wages commanded by barristers, but the reality is many lawyers work long hours for not so fantastic pay.)

ServiceSeeking.com.au chief executive Jeremy Levitt says although tradies usually have expenses such as insurance come out of their hourly rate, skilled tradies can earn a fortune.

“Pick (a trade) where you need a license and the work is complex,” he says.

“Relatively unskilled trades like house painting and gardening can make you a steady income but if you want to be rich, get a license and become a plumber or electrician.”

Across all industries, the average tradie earns $60.88 an hour, a slight increase of 0.3 per cent on last year.

At a state level, NSW concreters earn the most, charging $88.71 an hour.

They are followed by WA plumbers at $87.67 an hour and WA electricians at $87.33.

NSW builders have enjoyed the largest jump in earnings, increasing 27.7 per cent on last year to reach $77.85 an hour.

“Going out to WA is still a good idea if you are a tradesman,” Levitt says.

“Even though the mining boom has cooled, tradesmen are still in high demand relative to supply.

“If you are a house builder in Sydney, you are in a prime position to make a fortune. House owners are very confident about return on investment putting money into their property so there is a lot of work going on in the renovation market.”

In Queensland, building and renovations tradespeople charge on average $55.37 an hour.

Alps Constructions director and licensed builder Paul Gueniat says he often has to hire other tradespeople for his projects and the prices can be “crazy”.

“Some ask for $45 an hour where 20 years ago it was $20 an hour,” he says.

“It feels like everyone is putting prices up all the time.”

The rich list: who charges what

Building & Renovations: $66.17

Carpentry: $58.55

Concreting: $66.37

Electricians: $74.61

Flooring: $42.54

Landscaping: $67.01

Painting: $42.18

Plastering: $48.15

Plumbing: $78.40

Tiling & Paving: $43.14

Source: serviceseeking.com.au

http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/car ... a20f99e3cb

This site is worth a look
https://www.serviceseeking.com.au/

[Redneck]

Tell us your recent stories of using tradies!

Anyone had a bathroom done
What did it cost
Did you use quality fittings
Examples of shower type etc

Same same kitchen

Anyone you would recommend!

[Neferti]

Can't say that I have had to call many tradies in the last several years so can't recall what I paid ... usually CASH though.

If you are wanting local input, Red, perhaps you should direct your questions to our very own RiotACT site? Where you will find people with LOCAL knowledge about such stuff. http://the-riotact.com/

[Redneck]

Thanks Nef!

[Outlaw Yogi]

Lawyers don't need to hire purchase, transport and insure trenching machines. Plumbers do, because most of what plumbers do is digging holes/trenches.

[Outlaw Yogi]

Anyone had a bathroom done

No, but I did one up for a neighbour mid last year (the aesthetics - walls & ceiling) not the pipes and fittings.
Did so on the cheap. She likes old/antique looking stuff (house full of it) so most items were second hand/used/recycled.

One of my near future projects is to build a stand alone bathroom (no house to put it in).
Having a fire under a cast iron tub mounted on car rims outside can be nice in fine weather or watching the stars and satellites (on average 1 goes past every minute). Even when it's cold, it's OK 'coz my core body temp is raised enough to not feel the cold for about 10 mins.
And what sort of character would bathe in a cast iron tub mounted on car rims during an electrical storm?
A complete and utter ratbag, that's who.
But the reason I want some walls is because getting out of a hot bath when it's cold and windy isn't so nice.
And it'd be nice to have a dry towel when it rains, rather than have to bolt into the caravan and dry off over a gas burner.

[IQS.RLOW]

Try www.hipages.com.au.

We used them when we had a second storey extension and bricked in the carport.
Found painters, floor board guys, plumbers, sparkles, grano and aircon.

All you do is submit the job you want done with as much info as possible (sq metre, no of rooms, when you want it. Provide pics for more info if needed)

For every job I posted, I had at least 6 tradesmen wanting to quote. Everyone except the painter (was cheap and a young bloke so I thought I'd give him a go...did ok on the rooms and ceiling but fucked up staining 2 sets of double Jarrah entry doors. He "painted" the doors with the stain, so two sets of figured Jarrah doors ended up being "mission brown". He had to sand them back and redo them) was top notch and cheaper than I found from just googling local tradesmen in my area. You can also use the quotes to negotiate better rates if you prefer one tradesmen above the rest.

Well worth getting quotes through here.

[Wayne]

I had our en-suite completely gutted and redone. Late 80's house, so no waterproofing etc meaning dry rot had set in everywhere! Cost was around the $15000 ,mark but we chose quality tiles, fittings and fixtures. The entire walls are tiled and there is a walk in shower with a glass side screen. The shower part of the floor slopes slightly towards the rear of the shower and, instead of the usual plug hole there is a grid that runs right across the back I paid the extra money to put a small instantaneous gas hot water heater in for the bathroom only. There is a heat/fan/light system in the roof that vents to the outside and I made sure all walls were insulated. Tiling runs right out through the walk in robe and the shelves, trouser racks etc are all off the flooring case water does leak out

Plumber was $3500, sparkie around $1500 and tiler was $4000. Then there were all the bits like full waterproofing etc. My cost went high because all the wooden frame between the bathroom and the walkin robe needed to be replaced.