[quote author=AndyOlds link=1106748166/0#5 date=1106780572]
I just thought that for what's probably a relatively quick and straightforward job, I might have been able to get someone to do it for me cheaper than hiring the kit myself.
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Don't forget, when you employ a builder for a job,
his tools that
he uses are
'hired' to you while he's using them. He doesn't just 'lend' them to you for free!
You then have to add on his time and fuel to get to the job, his time to do the job, his time to clear up afterwards and his time to return to wherever he came from.
This doesn't even include an initial visit to quote for the work.
£20!