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  1. Mark.W

    How do you guys cost your jobs?

    Hey Guys, Just wondering how you guys are costing and marking up your jobs. What I am currently doing is a 20% markup on materials and 20% on labour, and then with regards to Overheads I have a formula as follows: Eg: If I require £900/month to keep my business afloat and there is on...
  2. Gavin John Hyde

    issues with customer and cost of parking when on jobs!!!

    Walked out of a job today, customer lives in residents only permit zone in middle of town, I make it clear in the terms and conditions they sign that they will where required provide a permit for duration of works or they cost will be added to invoice. Bath has lots of zones where some are...
  3. HappyHippyDad

    Can i claim back the cost of a van accident?

    Hello all.. I have just reversed into someone in my works van whilst on a job. I expect it'll be around £300 for me to pay as I don't want to go through the insurance route. Does anyone know if I can put this down as a work expense? Cheers.
  4. E

    can i re-claim the cost of some of my essential power tools?

    can i as an employee still fill out a self assessment and claim capital allowances on tools ive bought? spent about 1600 this year on various tools
  5. Dozer 73

    Are LED floodlights all they’re cracked up to be , are they cost effective in the long long run ??

    Not quite convinced about Led flood lights , installed some about 5 year ago , let’s say 5* 120 W , rough cost £700 at that time , replaced them today at a cost of £500 roughly (price of fittings only) the lights tam light CEF specials not my choice , they don’t really seem maintable , yes...
  6. Worcester

    Smart Meters, could cost you - a lot..

    5 years ago (was it really that long ago!!) I started a thread warning that you may lose out if you have smart meter fitted - Deemed Output - you may lose it if you have a Smart Meter fitted later on. -...
  7. B

    Advice on cost for swapping C.U. old for new please

    Hi, i have been quoted £455 for removing existing C.U. (no RCD) and replacing with a new one with 2 RCD's (toolstation have them for £78) there are 9 circuits in all, it seems a bit steep to me, but perhaps i am out of touch. it is easy to access. i would appreciate any comments. Thanks.
  8. S

    Wonder how much this would cost to install nowadays using modern Panel Equipment

    Have been working in a building installing emergency lighting. Was taken back by the size of the Main Intake Room. Biggest Intake Room I've ever been in! Like to see other people's pics and experiences of any other interesting buildings etc. Thanks Sam
  9. J

    Understanding led & lowering energy cost

    Would it be fair to say there are two types of recess lights: Halogen and LED, I am trying ti replace the Halogen recess light with an LED recess light. The electrician tells me there is no transformer attached to the Halogen lights, he said the Halogen fitting constitute 9w and 50w within...
  10. D

    Rough cost of big job help needed ??

    had a quote on this job not sure if it's decent price any help needed ??? Lounge 4 x double socket 1 x single socket above fire for TV 1 x television aerial point and wiring to booster position 2 x HDMI cables from TV to corner 2 x 5amp sockets switched from door 1 x picture light and switch 2 x...
  11. S

    Cost of low voltage lighting..

    Hello - I am,as you will notice new here. I hope that I can get some definitive answers that are clearer than I get on-line and talking to 'those who talk the talk but know little'! I have given up on trying to correlate teenage girls and their complete lack of understanding why light switches...
  12. bigspark17

    Home automation additional cost ballpark.

    To the home automation install guys, how much additional cost would this be on a new house.? New build 3 bed for example if normal rewire would cost say 5K how much would full home automation system cost.? Cheers
  13. T

    Pull cord call system testing cost

    Hi guys, been asked to give a quote on testing pull cord facilities in retirement homes but have no idea what the Base rate roughly is for doing this? Each bungalow has a small main unit (tynetec), bathroom pull cord, smoke alarm attached and the wireless pendant for residents. If anyone can...
  14. Startinez

    Cost of moving supply intake position

    Evening all, Unfortunately no picture on this scenario until I move into my new house on the 25th, so hopefully my words do it justice. The house that I am moving into has a small area underneath the stairs that we would ideally (eventually) like to make into a toilet as the house is single...
  15. M

    material uplift as a precentage on net cost

    Hi All just looking at tender sheet & got a quick question about above have read a couple of bits on this & seems to 3% does that sound about right?
  16. G

    ECO HHCRO cost saving calcs for solar PV with storage heaters????

    Looking at ways to survive post 2015, and remembered a possible project we'd looked at a while back for a housing association in flats with all electric storage heating, which means that solar pv qualifies for ECO funding under the HHCRO stream. But I can't find any guidance on how to calculate...
  17. I

    Cost of rewiring in new circuit

    Hello, I've recently been looking for a quote on some work, and have had very conflicting quotes and advice. Upstairs I have 2 rooms, of which each has 1 single socket in. I'd like 4 double sockets in the main room, and 4 in the second. I've been recommended to get a new circuit wired in for...
  18. D

    the cost of cheap tradesmen

    Guess this job is going to over run
  19. D Skelton

    Scam cost reduction

    Just got off the phone to the director of customer relations at Certsure, after a lengthy chat about membership criteria and her trying again to rope me into a meeting up at NIC HQ up in Dunstable, we got talking about Stroma and how the NIC and Elecsa go about justifying their rip off prices...
  20. Dan

    Forum App; Free with Ads, or Low Cost with No Ads?

    Planning the forum app. It'll use the Tapatalk core system, but their unbranded version. I've paid for it for years but haven't used it yet. We have a couple of options. It'll need to pay for itself somehow. Please vote. Discuss as you wish. But I'll be looking at the outcome of the poll...

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