Handyman Costs

[Kim R.]

We have a friend that is going to provide handyman services for us on our rental property. Sent him out for the first job which is to caulk the sink in the kitchen. Here is my question - if he has to buy caulk, do we pay but then he keeps the  leftover materials? Just curious what the industry standard is on this kind of thing. So basically, if a handyman/contractor/etc has to buy a material that will be used on properties other than yours (like caulk, nails, etc) who pays?