working close friends of family and the likes

[trev]

I don't charge family and close friends anything except for materials but they get their work done as and when I can slot it in. The system has worked fine for many a year

 

[cogsey133]

I wouldn't feel right charging my dear old mother for doing work so i too don't charge my family except for materials

 

[trev]

There's a painter I know who still lives with his mother and charges her for work in their home. I was disgusted when I heard about it but the guy has always been a prat

 

[cogsey133]

The way i see it Trev is my mum means the world to me and i would do anything she asked me to. I was certainly no angel growing up and in all honesty was a right toe-rag but mum was always there for me so how can i charge her for the work she wants done.....quite simply i can't. However each to their own i suppose

 

[ExArmy]

parents, free labour, cost materials. everybody else, full price or get somebody else! was asked to do a consumer unit for a cousin, i gave him my normal price and he ummed and ahhed and then i never heard back. and he has a good job, earns far more than me, yet they still expect it for nothing..

 

[tigerpaul]

The way I see it, I will do someone a favour if they do me a favour.
I work for mates rates for my mates who are chippys plumbers etc an then they work on my house in return.
Mates that are car salesmen, what are they gonna do? Give me a free car?
People that haven't phoned you in years and then suddenly want you to graft all day for them for nothing?? Wtf!

 

[Amp David]

I usually tell them that they are going to be paying the going rate and I'm not doing it cheap before even quoting for anything.

 

[Lucas]

I'm 20 and last year done loads of work at my parent's. They got all material at cost value and I could only do it on weekends so charged them £40 a day, worked it out and it was about £3000 worth of work I did

 

[Ashley Williams]

75 days of work! I hope you built the house!

 

[Adam W]

Obviously people's family circumstances differ, but I don't see that it's much different to someone's parents giving them a fiver to mow the grass or wash the car.