$145 an hour. Here’s why.
Most shops have moved to flat-rate pricing. We haven’t, on purpose, and we think you’ll pay less for it in an old house.
The numbers.
Why not flat rate?
A flat price has to cover the worst version of the job. In a new house the worst version isn’t much worse than the usual one. In a 1920s house, the worst version of a “simple” drain is a cracked hub behind plaster, and a flat-rate shop prices every drain as if it might be that one.
Hourly lets you pay for what your house actually needed. Before we start, Mike tells you what he thinks it is and how long it usually takes. If it turns out bigger, we stop and call you before we keep going.
Parts
Parts are on the invoice at what we paid plus a fair markup, itemized line by line. You’re welcome to buy your own fixtures; we’ll install them at the same hourly rate.
Ask for the estimate before you decide.
Big jobs get a written price, free.
The old-house plumber’s site, built in seven days.
Sixteen pages: house types drawn by hand, three generations of the family, an honest hourly rate explained, and a lead service line page written for Milwaukee.