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Your hourly rate should be determined by adding up all overhead.

Let's say you want to make a total of $80K for your salary. Now you need to find your company overhead per year. This is...

The single biggest mistake that people new to business make is charging too little. The second biggest mistake is thinking that having lower prices will be good for business.

Plumbers and...

That is a generalization that I can't agree with, at least not in all situations. If the attic is properly air-sealed from the house, a fan shouldn't be pulling any conditioned air out of the living...

I got a call about an attic fan not working today. They said they wanted to get it fixed right away. I told them there is a $500 premium on 90° days. They said they would wait :grin2:

I live in New Jersey. We usually have a dozen or so 90+ degree days during the Summer. Today the 12K ran non -stop until around 7:00 PM.

I like it cold, I always have. In the Winter I keep the...

What did they pay, about 5 cents per pound? I believe that's what steel was going for last time I was there.

I don't know what you'll be paying for these used screws, but I can't see it being worth someone's time to collect and ship them to you.

So here is the situation:

I have an 800sqft condo. There is a 12K BTU window AC unit in the large living room and an 8K BTU window unit in the bedroom.

Due to surgery as well as back pain, I...

I see. Makes perfect sense, thanks!

Now I know the "Feels Like" temperature is just a made up number with no solid substantiation, but I usually feel like it's pretty accurate.

I just checked WeatherChannel.com to find that the...

This is all very true, especially the part about someone starting out not knowing OH. Even just for their own pay.

I just had a discussion with a friend who is going out on his own. He said he...

When I was an employee, I always knew that my job is to make the employer money.

As an example, I would wire up electrical panel in a neat fashion in about 2 to 3 hours. But I would have...

This is why you should get everything in writing, so blood sucking bosses can't screw you over like your's just did.

If you are not only using your own van, but also paying the full overhead for...

Here here!! These are words to live by!

Too many small businesses go to those fast food type accounting firms and get screwed.

It's not doubled, it's just that you don't have an employer paying the other half for you like wage earners do. The same way as wage earners have medical insurance paid for by the employer. It's...

That only works when you get 160 billable hours per month. Do you really have 100% billable efficiency?

In the service business 50% is more common.

This is such great advice. I find myself cutting plaster often and those little 9X12 rolls of .7 mil plastic are a lifesaver.

Nice service entrance raceway :grin2:

I'm sure all the grounding is up to code as well lol...


BTW, that doesn't look like 3/0 to #6.

Oscillating tools are great for small cuts, but are slow and can be a pain for bigger cuts (especially with harder tile). I will often use an angle grinder for the majority of the cut and then an...

As an electrician I find myself needing to cut tiles often. Sometimes a new cut, sometimes just enlarging an existing cut.

I have a disclaimer both written in my Terms and Conditions as well as...

Although I am an electrical contractor now, I was a member of the IBEW for a long time. They always said that one of the reasons why the wages were so high is because it is not meant to be a full...

Yeah, the quiet thing is the main reason I am looking to get a mini split.

When you say more comfortable, what do you mean?

Thanks, I am in the process of looking for a contractor who specializes in split units now.

I have another question. I know this can't be answered in absolutes, but just a generalization is fine....

Gotcha, good to know, thanks.

I'm an electrician and I often do the wiring up to the disconnect for split units. In some commercial jobs I will also be contracted to run the cable between the outside and interior units. Out of...

Question: Often, in residential or small commercial settings, I will see many outside units lined up. So that makes me curious if there is a benefit to having a separate outside unit for each...

I own a condo, it's on the second floor of a 2 story building, I have access to the attic above.

We can put condensing units on the ground on the back side of the building. I would like to...

Yeah, that's the way my luck goes :gah:

I was hoping there was a separate contractor that started the condensing unit and I would be able to replace that, but it's never that easy, huh? $600+...

As an electrician I don't believe this would be considered DIY.

I have a 12,000 BTU GE in-wall air conditioner. It has a digital display.

Last a year a problem started every once in a while and got worse as time went on. What happens is the condensing unit...

I made a post here explaining my situation: http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?1354501-New-member-electrician

I'm not sure where exactly I could ask this question if at all.

I'll give it...

Hello everyone.

My name is Mike, I am an electrician. I have been doing electrical work for 20 years, for a while I did a lot of control work. I started my own electrical contracting company...