Hi all- not sure if there are any interior designers on this group,
but maybe the construction folks could help me out too? I am trying
to gather some information on what interior designers charge for
hourly work & how they calculate the # of hours worked. I am fresh
out of interior design grad school and am not sure if I should adjust
down my hourly rate or bill based on 3/4 of hours worked, etc. Any
advice would be helpful. Thanks!
Char

On Jun 27, 4:15 am, CLLB gmail.com> wrote:

Most people would try to bill based on 1.5x number of hours worked,
not 3/4th. How did you get that number?

Of course, researching what you should already know doesn't really
count as hours worked.

CLLB wrote:

It depends partly on what kind of education, background and
certification you have, but basically, you charge what the market will
bear minus any competitive edge you need to help getting started. I...

On Jun 27, 1:59 pm, ++ spambot.com> wrote:

"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in news:f1c63ef3-6faa-4779-
8415-df23dca2c82a@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:

[edited for bandwidth]

I'd just add: keep in mind the idea of "theme". An English Pub style
isn't necessarily the best for a sushi bar Much depends upon the
expected menu, the target clientelle, and the ambiance that the
owners/operators of the eatery want to evoke.

Interior design fees are charged on Two clear basis
1. "Charge on the actual cost of the execution" This can work for most
commercial and nominal projects. However, for some clients who insist
on reuse of some old elements or wish to purchase part of the raw
materials or supply / get executed few items through their own labour
force or through their own departments >> determination of actual cost
of the job is not easy and as a result the total fees (as %% of actual
costs) remains indeterminate.
2. "Charge on the actual VALUE accruing to the client-user out -
because of the project". A wonderful or innovative idea of Interior
Design scheme can make a building entity worth several times the cost
of real input involved. As an experienced professional > if you can
judge such a "post execution value of the project", you must charge
fees on this rather than stick to formula 1 as mentioned above.
3. A safer bat most of the young (fresh) designer resort to is "
Charge fees in terms of the floor area involved x cost of typical
level of interior work (for the quality/ region/ complexity, etc.)"
This is easy to determine and has minimum number of disputes.
If you wish to delve more into this subject, you are welcome to
contact me ...