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hahaha I have a similar customer, I need to adjust my rates because she keeps adding more stuff to my list!

Teach your wife how to do it. I do most stuff, if I can, if not I'll get my hubby to help.

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Hey, buddy, your mom doesn't count! Lol

I agree, some people reach a point in life where it's just make sense to pay someone and not be bothered with it, regardless how small and easy. When I was younger I built our 800 linear foot fence with three gates, recently I called someone to rehang two of the gates...haha.

Most people would not have been able to fit and wire up them fans

You make money to spend money

same. i could almost do everything myself but im 40 and have other things to worry about. fixing thunhsvor big projects at home are not my priorities, at this moment, when I know ppl that can do it better for $, which i ll gladly pay. kill 2 birds with 1 stone. give a person some bizness and you have piece of mind,... finding the right person.... that's another story 😂

But you have to be able to change a toilet flapper on your own without a handyman. Come on!

Glad you enjoyed it!

He's a logistical wizard. He's a smart one and probably books jobs in the same area for the same day and preplans what he needs and needs to do. A lot of people show up and then figure out the fix.

He is like speedy Gonzales LOL.

This guy is really good……..

Yeah... I need a fast-forward button.

Same here I always start and find many hidden things that need fixed. I charge more but then I’m behind.

Me too. I do that stuff on the side for a fraction of the charge. Gonna rethink my pricing >>>

@@myway3343 Same here.

@@myway3343 just charge man and always markup

It tells me to find out how to do it, and do it myself.

You guys are getting paid?!?!

It's a big niche with modern women I bet. They make good money and can't keep men so they got a guy to do it for them.

Should call yerself "The Honey-Do Crew" ... 😎👍☘🍺

@@peterfitzpatrick7032 ... we have a guy locally who uses that exact term on the side of his truck.

I wouldn't wait, I'd do it myself😂🤣😂

Crazy here I am 1 year later as a cnc operator trying to get out of it

Wow

If you're good at it, why don't you do it full time? If you earn enough you can pay for your own benefits.

@@need100k listen to Dave Ramsey sometime, and do the debt snowball, you'll understand why, I do this and a regular job:)

@@japmlp09 - I've been a professional handyman for 16 years. I'll never go back to a "regular" job.

I think that’s a bit to much money man, it’s only a ceiling fan 👀

It's the law of supply and demand. It's the only option if they don't want to do it themselves.

This is why I invite my customers to shop around. You think it’s too much? Feel free to shop around and get bids. You aren’t going to find an electrician or a plumber to come out for smaller jobs, and if they do you’re gonna be paying a lot more for it. If you have the skills, by all means save yourself the money and do it yourself.

@@nekmiftari9635 what happens when you install the fan, flip the switch and nothing happens? Is the average homeowner going to know how to trouble shoot the issue? If they can, they aren’t having someone else install their fan in the first place. You’re paying for the peace of mind that it’s being done correctly and will work every-time you flip that switch.

It's ironic that most people like paying more money for things and there is always someone waiting to take it from them! As the the saying goes "don't hate the player, hate the game!"

Same here. I work in the SF Bay Area as a high tech worker. Unless a home owner is 1) very elderly or 2) a landlord having work done on their rental or 3) a real estate agent getting a house ready for sale, I can't imagine not just doing the work oneself. I suspect over 50% of the handyman's source of work falls into one of these 3 categories.

@@donaldlee6760 if you make $150 an hr and I only charge $85 an hr....you wouldn't be wise to do it yourself

@@1986subway LOL, I guess if the job has to be done while the customer is on his own clock, but simple stuff that can be done after work? I agree with @Donald Lee

@@1986subway Or a few grand an hour.

@@donaldlee6760 it's surprising the amount of people though who can't manage to even install curtains.. like beyond their ability.. typically in more urban areas.

And she will hand you a laundry bill and meal check. 😉

@@dagneytaggart7707That's why I always thought I was getting off easy. What would I do without her.

Trust me the project are never ending even with the complaints.

I went to Husband University and now I am a handyman! Wives can be a blessing when you are laid off…shockingly 🤪⚡️

Don't worry she will just open your wallet to pay the bill too.

that sound idd more fair priced :-)

@@TheRealVsauce I live in savannah GA and charge $75 for ceiling fan or $40 for a light fixture.

As a contractor, doing small jobs, you have to have set minimum charge of at least 1 hour and that has to start when you leave your house, door to door. If a customer doesn’t respect your time enough to pay for it, find another customer.

You can do it on your own by changing the valves on the pipes if needed with shark bites or compression fittings

If that doesn't make a doityourselfer out of them nothing will.

I think he's in Portland, right? People in Portland have money. Houses are like 700k there.

I get $250 for a ceiling fan all day long here in the South Florida market. Matter of fact, I'm doing one tomorrow. What part of FL are you in out of curiosity?

@@detroyt232323 ... I live in the "gold coast" of Ct and his prices would fly all day long without question. Once you are in a home from the $750+ range it's not a matter of how much... it's WHEN CAN YOU GET HERE?"

Standard price out here in Tampa Bay Area.

What part of FL?

Agreed, it doesn't even seem like he is in a HCOL area that could arguably charge these amounts.

After.

Could be going after the wrong customers. Just a thought.

True, same here in Texas. There's no way someone is paying $350 for a fan. If it's couple or more they want a deal..

Exactly what I was thinking, but then again different areas have different income levels. My clients are mainly elderly and I charge what I feel the jobs worth. I even except payments on jobs. Because I know the family, sometimes nice growing up in small communities.

If you get rich people, you can charge them $1000 to replace a bulb and they won't even care. When you get poor everyday people, charge them $20 hourly labour and they will rip your balls off.

@@patrickjoslin3719 payment on the job ? Lol how many jobs have you had to return immediately after getting paid to fix something ...bet you was embarrassed

Well I have been in business for 6 years, I ain't never had to return on a job, because I repair things properly the first time. Ohhh yea I have been called back, to do more work for multiple clients.

@@patrickjoslin3719 yea right buddy .. keep on lying who are u trying to impress ?

Do small jobs when you have time and get a feel for the business. In no time you'll be wanting to quit your other job. You'd be amazed at how simple many of the jobs are.

Be my mentor BRO

And you know what was done and how. Instead of trusting someone else who may or may not have done a proper job.

I thought the same.

@@jessecavada3015 ... figure it this way.... a plumber would have charged at least $150 to change the toilet PLUS the toilet. Customer saved $100!

@@rupe53 agreed

At all times or when necessary?

@Divine Masculine how is that a rip off? Some people have a minimum charge to come out I have a minimum charge of $80 if someone calls me just to change a lightbulb on a light that's too high and they don't have a ladder to reach it's going to cost $80 that's my minimum charge to come out and do any type of work $100 to hang curtains is reasonable. Just curious do you expect somebody to only charge you $20 or $30 since it's an hour of work?

@@Jlevy33091 its down right greed. your exploiting ppls intelligence for alot of money. i can go and borrow a step ladder and buy a light bulb for less than $10. why in the hell would a curtain be worth $100 to hang when its not even worth that price itself. just because you can doesnt mean its okay to do so. honest pay for honest work. i get we have to make a living but ripping ppl off is wrong. if your charging a minimum to do the work because of travel etc, then you dont need to do that job. you should be doing jobs that make the travel worth it by the work involved. i would be honest with my customers and say, because of x and y i think it would be more beneficial to you to find a contractor closer etc etc and they would respect that out of a contractor. i renovate houses, i do so with quality products that dont break the bank but gives the house a premium atmosphere to it, i charge under market alot of the time because i believe its more fair. i can sleep at night that i dont screw ppl over to be successful. you should be charging based on difficulty of task. it only takes a half hour to hang curtains and your charging way more than an hours work. you better be vacuuming up, leaving no trace you were in the home at all at those prices.

Agree!

​@Corban Caldwell well, you can do whatever let's you sleep at night, but get off your high horse trying to say anyone is getting ripped off in this situation. You said it yourself, you under charge. That's what makes you feel good and makes you a living, but it's not "fair." Fair prices are those that both parties willingly agree to, period. You deciding for other people what they can afford or not is not your job, it's just your ego. Just because you would never pay x y or z for a task doesn't make it unfair.

also in the city I meet a lot of people who don't know much about this work. So they start to hang the curtain, oops the wall is concrete and my drill doesn't work, etc etc. so they just end up hiring because they lack handy knowledge and don't have proper tools.

I’m in suburban NJ where every available house is being bought by people fleeing NYC. I have yet to have anyone even suggest my prices are too high. And the jobs are as simple as in this video…..and lots and LOTS of IKEA furniture assembly. I say keep bumping your prices slightly until you get an objection.

A wise man once said, “if you’re too busy you’re too cheap and if you’re not busy enough you’re too expensive.”

You never know if your too expensive until you raise your pricing……

@@handymanhoney-do6881 thanks

@@urinecakes thanks

@jameskarrie298 multiple filters. I have two returns with two filters.

considering a standard metal box is only for a fixture of around 10 pounds max, it's amazing more fans haven't crashed to the floor.

Noticed that too - most are so empty & bare. Not much warmth or coziness. I don't mean clutter, just... IDK.

You better not be talking about the clown picture. My mom had the same exact one and it was one of her favorite things. Of course, she was batshit crazy, too.

@@handymanhoney-do6881 I most certainly, probably, surely was not talking about the weird clown picture 😂

@@handymanhoney-do6881 Lol... BSC mom too. Her favorite wall painting was a copy of creepy "Man With the Golden Helmet" by Rembrandt. At least she had some class. Even though she was convinced the solider was an ancient space alien.

"It all looks good from my house"..........

You should do travel nursing. They are getting $3,000 for a 36 hour shift.

vapor barrier as in the vapor barrier underneath the roof shingles? can you provide some more info or perhaps direct to some literature where it states these are "not rated to be installed directly in an attic space without a vapor barrier...". Pretty safe to assume most attics have vapor barrier underneath roof shingles or any other type of roofing.

Dont we all. Im typically at 50 per hour. Even on a contract rate, cant seem to bust 50.