out-a-ammo said:
And insurance, workman's comp, vehicles, accountant fees... etc. Materials, labor and a little profit? You are only going to get it for that price if you find someone doing it as a side job, or someone new that doesn't know how to run a business.
Well, I was going off the experience I had, and that was some time ago. You may find that most of these guys, with maybe the exception of the vehicle, don't carry/use any of that fancy stuff like insurance and workers comp. Don't mean to step on anyone's toes, but the most of the "home repairmen" I have seen are on the level of house painters, ie, alchoholics working just long enough to buy a good drunk.
Now that I know better, I only hire repair/fixit guys through referals. I pay more, but I don't worry as much about the job getting half done, or somebody rolling off my roof.