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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a remodeler.

I do not offer handy man services.

I found this thread enlightening.

People have absolutely no idea how long things take.

People do not understand what it takes to run a business nor the cost to do so.

People do not fairly judge the value-skills of tradesman. A handyman’s labor rate should be more than a cleaning person.

The inherent issues running a handyman business - they need to equip themselves with tools for a myriad of trades and are expected to charge less then the specific trades (plumber,electrician,etc).

In my area a mechanical trade on a service call will charge 150.00 per hour after charging for the trip and likely markup materials 50-100 percent. So not only do they make money on the materials but they have the advantage of actually sourcing what they need. Invariably when clients source materials they fail to order and source the required ancillary components.

A number of my colleagues (full service remodelers) I know have tried to start handyman businesses. Most of them have left the space because the business was inherently unprofitable.

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