Trade-specific pricing guidance
Decorator pricing: preparation is part of the finish.
Customers see the final coat. The costing must also see protection, preparation, drying, furniture, access and surfaces that need more work than expected.
Costs to challenge before quoting
- Protection and furniture movement
- Filling, sanding and stabilising
- Number of coats and drying time
- Material wastage and colour changes
- Occupied-home interruptions
- Access equipment and parking
- Surface defects discovered after preparation
The decision to protect
Do not ask only whether the total looks normal for the market. Ask whether the price covers this job, for this business, with this access, programme and risk.
Customer pressure point
A lower competitor price does not reveal their labour cost, overhead, availability, specification, tax position or whether they have priced the same scope. Compare like with like before allowing another quote to anchor yours.
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