Hrly Rates
I currently manage a property maintenance service which is predominantly provided by mature age, experienced, skilled tradespersons. We do not operate in Canberra but if we did and you engaged our services we would charge a minimum of $40/hr for this type of work. Rate is higher because you are paying for police checked, quality checked individuals, and the work is guaranteed.
You could select from a local directory of tradies and hope for a good one. Most who advertise their services will charge around $30/hr and if you do not do your homework you risk poor quality or poor service or both. It's ok to ask for examples of where they have performed this sort of work previously and talk to their previous customers. Any tradie or handyman who can't provide you with this is not worth engaging.
If I was to engage a teenager with minimum experience I would not be looking to pay any more than $25/hr and would be concerned about quality and possible dangers, particularly working with hazardous materials.
I currently manage a property maintenance service which is predominantly provided by mature age, experienced, skilled tradespersons. We do not operate in Canberra but if we did and you engaged our services we would charge a minimum of $40/hr for this type of work. Rate is higher because you are paying for police checked, quality checked individuals, and the work is guaranteed.
You could select from a local directory of tradies and hope for a good one. Most who advertise their services will charge around $30/hr and if you do not do your homework you risk poor quality or poor service or both. It's ok to ask for examples of where they have performed this sort of work previously and talk to their previous customers. Any tradie or handyman who can't provide you with this is not worth engaging.
If I was to engage a teenager with minimum experience I would not be looking to pay any more than $25/hr and would be concerned about quality and possible dangers, particularly working with hazardous materials.