I invited a builder to my house a few weeks ago to quote me for a small gate, farmhouse style and a lock.
“Hmm, I am gonna need hinges for that” he said, no shit I thought! “What type of wood do you want?” he asked to which I replied whatever will do the job.
As usual with builders the usual chit chat ensued with him asking me what I did for a living the subsequently explaining what a web developer is.
“Oh I want an internet” he said which meant he was after a website. He told me what he wanted, a few info pages, great animated intro page (1999 making a comeback!), contact and a quote generator. I thought hey, I can whip this up in half an hour (realistic a week or so including designs) so said I’d do it for £500. He looked at me blankly “I was expecting about 100 notes, not that bloomin (real word used substituted) much”.
Ok no worries I thought, so back to the job at hand, I asked how long it would take him to build my gate. One day he said including building and fitting, I asked him how much it would cost and his quote was…. wait for it…. remember 1 days worth of work here….
£800
Yes, no typos, £800. I replied back with the exact same remark he graced my quote with.
So with unlimited motivation to do it myself (£800!!) I got in the car, drove to my local B&Q and bought everything I needed for £30. That weekend I got up early Saturday and built myself a gate. I think it looks bloody brilliant and to date it hasn`t fallen down.
Anyone need any DIY doing, I charge £800 a day…
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