Am I going mad? Another pricing question.

[keefy]

Doing a partial rewire of a house, not something I normally get involved with, but not beyond ny capability!

The place is a building site so reasonable access, got an extra wiring up a shower in 10mm, I gave the guy a price of £150 to do it and he has kindly suggested £100 to be 'more reasonable' and says, bearing in mind he is in the construction trade, that he normally gets prices of between £80 and £100!

The run is 20M, run through stud work from one end of the house to the other, working on first fix being 1.5hrs spark and mate, 1.5hrs second fix spark, plus commissioning and materials.

Am I mad or is this reasonable? Bearing in mind job has been a pain in the arse (stud walls not built when promised etc...)

 

[jase]

oh and also in regards to 10mm t & e its atleast 50 quid so thats why ive said that price and he supplies materials if i had to supply material id have said about £300 but again taking into account wether id be messing around with floor board and what not, as far as im aware the current shower is being spured from a different circuit which is new to me as i didnt think it would even work, i mean even 6mm cable in the osg cannot support a shower if i remember right

6mm cable could support an electric shower dependant on the rating of it in KW, if the existing shower is off of a spur it is probably a power shower not an electric shower, a power shower is just a pump there is still a hot and cold water supply to it, therefore the pump pulls around 1 amp, an electric shower has only a cold water feed and has a heating element which is what makes it anything from 7KW to 10KW

 

[Stevegeta]

thanks gents will be taking pics and that anyways will let you know how i get on thanks for advice

 

[Guitarist]

i know it wont thats why i recommended 10 mm as they can have upto a 10kw shower on that provided it is installed correctly

No disrespect, but it worries me somewhat that you believe a 10mm is needed for every shower...