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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
plumbers around me make anywhere from 35 to 75 an hour... goes up if it's a messy job with hazards, goes up if its after hours... Kind of gross work at times but they make a killing so I guess that's why they do it.
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My buddy started out as an apprentice with a bigger plumbing company then after about ten years he and another guy decided to go into business for themselves and he does well for himself. When they show up at your house they basically bill you $75 just for walking in the door and seeing what the problem is. Even if all you have is a clogged toilet that takes them five minutes to fix they charge $75for it and like you say if it is messy or difficult the rate goes up. He spent about 10 hours with me under my house this week. Had he been billing me it would have likely cost a few grand at least. If you don't mind the work you can make some nice money.