Hello,
I'm new here.
I recently completed a hair salon in a strip mall. The owner is a neighbor of mine whom I've known for over 10 years, so we went forward with no bid & no contract. I know thats not a wise move, but the plan was to try to save him some money by letting him work as my "helper" : pull some cable and screw in some boxes , etc.
Anyway, here's some of the details:
9 styling stations w/ double duplex on the left side and a regular duplex recep on the right. Each station required a home run.
Home runs for the reception desk, the wax room, the office, the facial room, the nail stations, the break room, the laundry, and the sit-down dryers (4 of them, 12/3 MC x2).
Wall sconces on both sides of each styling station. About 60' of track lighting w/ 25 heads. 5 switches at the desk with switch legs going in all directions.
He paid for the sconces and the track light, and the first 2 rolls of MC. I provided everything else. My material costs are about $1650. I've got about 90 man-hours into it.
The sign wiring was provided by the landlord, as well as the general lighting (13 foot high ceilings) , exit/egress lighting and 1 bathroom.
He gave me $2000 when we started. I gave him a invoice for a balance due of $6600. I thought it was pretty reasonable but he says he and his partners are "shocked", and asked me to break it down for them so they know what they're paying for.
I'd appreciate any input from other contractors about this situation. I know there's lots to be said about the dangers of doing a job on a "gentleman's agreement" and the lessons to be learned from this, but I'm really interested in the dollar amount I billed him and if others think I was too high and should I back off my number a bit? This is in central Jersey.
Thanks for any input.
John
I'm new here.
I recently completed a hair salon in a strip mall. The owner is a neighbor of mine whom I've known for over 10 years, so we went forward with no bid & no contract. I know thats not a wise move, but the plan was to try to save him some money by letting him work as my "helper" : pull some cable and screw in some boxes , etc.
Anyway, here's some of the details:
9 styling stations w/ double duplex on the left side and a regular duplex recep on the right. Each station required a home run.
Home runs for the reception desk, the wax room, the office, the facial room, the nail stations, the break room, the laundry, and the sit-down dryers (4 of them, 12/3 MC x2).
Wall sconces on both sides of each styling station. About 60' of track lighting w/ 25 heads. 5 switches at the desk with switch legs going in all directions.
He paid for the sconces and the track light, and the first 2 rolls of MC. I provided everything else. My material costs are about $1650. I've got about 90 man-hours into it.
The sign wiring was provided by the landlord, as well as the general lighting (13 foot high ceilings) , exit/egress lighting and 1 bathroom.
He gave me $2000 when we started. I gave him a invoice for a balance due of $6600. I thought it was pretty reasonable but he says he and his partners are "shocked", and asked me to break it down for them so they know what they're paying for.
I'd appreciate any input from other contractors about this situation. I know there's lots to be said about the dangers of doing a job on a "gentleman's agreement" and the lessons to be learned from this, but I'm really interested in the dollar amount I billed him and if others think I was too high and should I back off my number a bit? This is in central Jersey.
Thanks for any input.
John
