Oh yeah, I bet ! I knew I should have been a tradie, I'd be living the life of a very high paying job, especially if you run your own business. Then again they work hard & long hours, if they choose.
I wanted some concrete slab-jacked, a small section of about 2-3M square - $3K min ! I reckon I could do this for maybe $50, although I have no experience & I don't want to risk making it much worse by cracking the whole lot.
Material costs in construction has supposedly gone up a whopping 35-50% since covid, along with many other household items, what gives them the right? What a joke! No wonder so many builders and busineses are becoming bankrupt.