Estimate cost of work performed

OldOwl · Post by **OldOwl** » Wed 17 Feb 2016 5:59 pm

What do you consider to be a realistic salary for mounting a sink in a kitchen?
Sink bought in store with employed worker.
1½ hours work, not more, no material needed just the work to be done.

David · Post by **David** » Wed 17 Feb 2016 11:23 pm

Are you really serious ....

Floradora · Post by **Floradora** » Thu 18 Feb 2016 8:02 am

"Just the work to be done"

What happens if the tradesman can't turn off isolating valves for taps or they won't turn back on or snap off?
What happens when a flexi decides to start leaking when moved?
What if the sink is a slighty different size and shape? Granite/composite/laminate?
What if some of the fixings are missing from the sink?

Just a few things to mention.
Who pays for the UNFORSEEN extras/time on this particular job?

It's all very well thinking of a figure/duration that you think it should the job should be but its not always best case scenario.

Always best to get the job surveyed before giving a price or excepting one.

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Thu 18 Feb 2016 8:30 am

I'm not certain quite what you mean by 'an employed worker' - do you employ him? - i.e. are you his legal employer, paying tax and sigorta etc?

Or is he a casual worker?

Is he a Tradesman, with his own Company? - or a 'handyman'?

A local, with a Kimlik card, responsible for paying his own taxes?

An expat, working illegally?

If I call out a tradesman to my house to do a job, I expect to pay a minimum of 100TL, even if he's only there for a very short period of time, and if he's there for an hour or more, 250TL doesn't seem excessive.

If he's a student at the University, working the allowed hours in order to help to pay his tuition fees, and not an actual expert tradesman, then he might be happy with 50TL.

Oh - and don't forget to pay him for the time that he spent travelling to your house, and going to the shop with you to help you choose and buy the item - time is money!

OldOwl · Post by **OldOwl** » Fri 19 Feb 2016 4:28 pm

David, your comment can be interpreted in different ways: ironic or sarcastic. I think you're a good boy and perceive it as a sarcastic and appreciate the joke

And Floradora, thanks for your concern with good advice! Actually, I would just have asked what a fitter has in hourly wages. I have built or renovated several houses/apartments in my days and have a good idea of such except for wages in the TRNC.

I probably expressed myself a bit silly

I bought the sink in a store. They offered to mount it. Everything was prepared for water, drainage and with correct hole in the bench.

Keithcaley comes near the answer I was looking for. It did cost me 150TL and took the guy less than 1½ hour. Very good job done, I'm pleased. A bit expensive, in my opinion, but what the heck. As Floradora hinted I now have the opportunity to complain if something goes awry.

Happy weekend all

Post by **Soner** » Fri 19 Feb 2016 7:26 pm

Excessive payment encourages separate rates for ex-pats. So, you are causing issue for yourselves. Don't complain when you get "ripped off".

Was once quoted 6000tl for a paint job without materials, then reduced to 4000tl as a mate rate. Another friend got job done by local for 600tl inclusive of materials.

Was quoted by many companies to put fence around garden perimeter between £2500 to £4000. Bought timber and screws myself for £700 and paid 4 locals 150tl each for long day, job completed in one day.