Making a Payment

Very much an each to our own. Will depend on the company and the specific trade. Some trades like electricians have pretty low materials cost compared to wages and often dont look for a deposit. Personally we're landscapers and our materials cost is usually around 40% of the bill and considering most of our jobs are £10-20k, that's a substantial amount of money to put up with the risk the client never pays. Due to this we personally look for a 20% deposit to cover half (give or take) of the materials. If the job is larger we will look for 20% upfront and and further 30% half way through the job with the final 50% upon completion.

Sometimes a tradesmen might ask for a deposit before work is completed maybe up to 40% even 50% this is normal and is just a layer of security for the person.

It can depend on the job undertaken and whether its supply and fit. If its a small job & labour only then payment after work is complete. If its a larger job and materials are required then usually you would need to make a payment upfront.

Complete the work then get paid in full.. no deposit

When the job is done and the customers happy and satisfied and they pay If you do pay a deposit it will be for material cost Kind Regards Reuben

I like to get paid for the materials once they are on site. Then payment for the labour once job is complete and customer is satisfied

all my jobs have materials so I take a deposit each time. small jobs 50% bigger jobs I split into 3 payments. Your not just covering the cost of your materials, your booking the time slot as well, as a business I need to be assured the time I've planned for a job is filled. Taking a deposit seals the deal in my opinion.

Just to throw in another tuppence! I find it to be specific to each job. Some do, some don't. Personally if there's a lot of material costs to be laid out for up front I will ask the client to meet the cost of that and then pay me for the labour upon successful completion of the works. It's perfectly understandable that laying out what could quite possibly be several thousand to a complete stranger can be quite daunting for a client but for a smaller firm it is a necessity. I've found a happy compromise over the years is to make a payment for materials direct to the supplier. The trade gets the materials to crack on and the client gets a little piece of mind from making a payment to an establishment with a fixed address.