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TheHerox29

Pricing for rural contractors.

Long story short, I wanna make sure I'm being fair to myself and clients. What are 1-3 man crews charging a hour in rural areas? My bids are about (give or take) $1.5 sqft painting. $2.5 sqft lvp. Etc... about $50 a hour, given all breakdowns say I should be charging $65-$75 minimum... after working for small GC most of my career, I turned into a carpenter/jack of many trades... so this week I am doing soffit and capping a porch. Last week lvp. Week before trex deck. I care about my work. I am fairly good at many things. A master I am not.

I've been able to keep rates low by being 100% debt free and paying myself too low. But it's time to increase hourly. I always make more on bids. If in the area in the picture, even better.

Posted Jun 30, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC

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