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jrselectric
Contributor 3
3 months ago

Electricians - Are you charging time & material or flat rate right now—and why?

Curious what’s actually working for everyone in today’s market with rising material costs and labor rates.  Currently - I do time + material and then add in my overhead/profit % and I still get tons...
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electrical contracting
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grnelectricllc
Contributor 2
3 months ago

what area are you in? im just starting out and i would greatly appreciate any helpful advice youd be willing to share with me.

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    jrselectric
    Contributor 3
    3 months ago

    We're based in Philadelphia. How about you? I'd be happy to help. First thing I would do is figure out what is your overhead.