What's a reasonable rate for hired help?

[the lemon tree]

This is still months away, but I bought the Garden Coop plan in the hopes of using it to give my chickens a more spacious home. Seeing as I have no construction skills and frankly, the lack of interest in building it, and my husband would probably take a few months time to get it done with his schedule, I'm thinking of getting some hired help. The designer of the Garden Coop says it should take just a few weekends for the average person to put it together. I've never hired anyone to build anything, so I was wondering what would be a reasonable rate. Of course, all materials would be purchased beforehand.

ETA: This is the Garden Coop's website so you can see what it looks like. You'll have to scroll down a little.

http://www.thegardencoop.com/

 

[bywaterdog]

The Rules of The Game:

Employer wants the most work for the least money,

employee wants the most money for the least work.




Here are a few tips that might help:

Get several written estimates
Ask for references
Actually call and talk to the reference person
Have a written contract with a completion date
Do not pay all upfront, maybe 1/2 then the rest on the successful completion of the job
Pay by the job, not by the hour

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

In addition to the above, price, but do not purchase the materials before getting the estimates. Ask for estimates that separate building material costs--contractors usually get lower pricing than retail. Just make sure that it IS the same or less.