In a message dated 9/8/00 6:50:21 AM, KENWILFY@AOL.COM writes:

<< And he didn't want to pay my
high labor cost of $30 an hour  >>

Ken,

You are using a misnomer; it is not "labor cost" but, instead, it is "shop
time".  Considered in those terms, it is not high at all.

Successful residential contractors have a rule of thumb to use in these
cases.  If the contractor does all the work, it is one price.  If the
homeowner does some of the work, the contractor doubles the price.  If the
homeowner wants to help do the work, the contractor triples the price.

Rich