For work in the home I charge 33% more than my basic hourly for the first hour and then my standard hourly after that. Work in the shop is billed at my straight hourly or an estimate based on that. However, if picking up an action, for example, I do charge for pick up and delivery. If doing work in the home such as, for example, replacing dampers, bass strings, or other jobs that may require more than one trip, I factor the travel time into the cost. Exceptional cases where there is a lot of time spent organizing transport for specialty tools I charge additional on a case by case basis. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of kurt baxter Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:35 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: [pianotech] Shop rate vs house call rate Ok, so I am in the process of updating and organizing my fee schedule, and was wondering how others figure rates for work in-home vs in-shop. Do most technicians charge less per hour for the same repairs/regulation if they do it in their shop? If so, why, and by how much? No need for actual dollar amounts, just a percentage of what you normally get for an hour of tuning or repair, and your thinking behind it. I figure my house call rate needs to cover: Driving time. Gas Car expenses Tools and training The inefficiency resulting from working in someones living room with limited tools. On the other hand, my shop rate needs to cover: Shop rent Utilities Maintenance Even more tools (and training). The work involved in moving the action to and from your shop (unless of course you just charge two service calls on top of your shop rate) It just feels odd to try and calculate how much my time is worth based on where I am standing at the time. -kurt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100629/0f3046ef/attachment.htm>
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