Pittsburgh, PA
Quoted from cgdexpx:I don`t have the skill set to make a stencil. It is a bummer that so many people have decent skills but will refuse to accept reasonable wages to do something . That is the nature of handy man work. I use to own a lot of rental property and get ridiculus quotes all the time.
My thing is I make 47 .00 and hour and pay tax on that , so I will pay someone 43 .00 cash and hour which is a lot when you do not pay State, FICA, Social Security .
I think that's your problem. If the work can be done in 2-3 hrs it hardly seems worth the effort of the artist. If it takes a few days then they run the risk of you complaining about the time its taking. My suggestion would be negotiate a fixed price with someone for the entire job that you both agree upon.
