CU quote - no bonding. Probably lost job

[highspark]

I've got two CU's to quote for. Just got back from one. Absolutely no bonding to water or gas. First floor covered in laminated flooring. Kitchen all tiled and concrete floor.. No access to floorboards unless ripping laminate up. Told customer can't do anything unless I bond gas and water. Customer says I've had a cheaper quote and the other electrician never mentioned gas and water bonding. I said if he hasn't mentioned it hes either not a qualified electrician or hes going to install the CU and not abide by the regs. I left it with them. Its one of them where the cowboys win again. My quote was under 300.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Not sure customers round here would pay £300+.

It all went wrong when a dreadful company started doing them for £150 and everyone else followed... They've now gone bust (twice under different names) but now the price is set!!

Hence we very very rarely get involved with domestic cu changes!

It isn't just the Sparking & Plumbing tradews that suffer from this.

I used to own a Flightcase manufacturing company which made very good quality cases - with price tags to match.

Then along came the fly-by-night boys operating from their garages & using inferior materials to produce cases that on first sight looked just like ours, & down the prices went & so did the orders ..............

 

[i=p/u]

as they say they take electrix for granted and believe its not worth the money beacause it does nothing for them astheticly. unless you got a customer wanting nice silver sockets and spots to match then they know the price