barleyfarmer
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For all the general contractors out there what is the average markup up for your subs?I'm building a house since last fall and I'm getting a little suspicious about what he's marking up his sub-contractors invoices!I understand how business works and you need to charge when you hire someone but he seems to be charging about 20% and up!The general isn't supplying materials or anything just lining them up!What has other guys been finding or have been charging for subs?We're from a small town and it's local guys that everyone knows each other and shoots the sh.. when you go in to see how things are going so numbers start slipping out!!One thing I find is bs is he is charging me for his zoom boom!He brought it out in December for floor joists,walls,trusses,etc!He charged me $1500 in January for use of zoom boom and I got another bill last week and another $1500 was on there for the zoom boom!!Shouldn't that be included in the cost of framing,siding,roofing,blablabla?I'm thinking now that we are at the mudding taping stage I might say eff it and run him off and line my own guys up!Because it seems that for everything that he gets billed $10000 he adds 5 or 6 on to my bill!He also tells me the cost increases have been because of material prices rising because all the materials were headed south after last summers flood down south!!I blew up on that one because I've been supplying all the materials from my local Coop and they have been damn near dead on with their quote from last July!I would hate to be one of those a-hole homeowners and run him off but I'm fully capable of finishing whats left or at least lining guys up for it!His quote for hanging ceiling in basement of 1680 sqft house is $10000!!