impossible job obviously declined.

[telectrix]

this might be a long one. if so, apologies in advance.

son and heir ( who has a fair amount of installation experience, but for last 5 years has worked full time on HGV electrics) has been asked to finish off a house installation that has been started, with me overseeing the job and doing the testing etc. customer to supply materials and thinks job can be done in 3-4 weekends. been to look today and it's more like 3-4 weeks for me and son. typical case of customer having no idea. son tells me the customers budget for labour is £800.i almost pi$$ed myself. 1st fix is only half done, plasterer has cut labelled ends of cables off. the site is a tip. £3000 would be somewhere in the ball park, and that's without proper costings.

 

[Baker1988]

It happens alot doesn't it, i have had a few people like that when it comes to weekend/guvvy work and it just makes me laugh how they could beleve some of the stuff they do

 

[pirate]

I'd suggest a good long walk...in the opposite direction.
Folks who are so precious about every penny don't make good customers...they denigrate your profession and should be ignored.

 

[buzzlightyear]

son and heir ( who has a fair amount of installation experience, but for last 5 years has worked full time on HGV electrics) has been asked to finish off a house installation that has been started, with me overseeing the job and doing the testing etc. customer to supply materials and thinks job can be done in 3-4 weekends. been to look today and it's more like 3-4 weeks for me and son. typical case of customer having no idea. son tells me the customers budget for labour is £800.i almost pi$$ed myself. 1st fix is only half done, plasterer has cut labelled ends of cables off. the site is a tip. £3000 would be somewhere in the ball park, and that's without proper costings.

and this customer Tele ,did she or him have a golden lamp ,and to see if the genie has gave her or him the three wishes .

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

you have to love the good old we know best customer, they live in a different world..I had a guy wanting me to fit a garage cu for £100 call me up over weekend, said he had measured the distances and would buy the right amount and size of cable and would himself get the consumer unit as he doesnt like trades marking up the materials! i said no thanks im far too busy! felt £100 was fair for the labour involved...

 

[pirate]

Never undersell your skills...
One day I will open a new thread about this..
(oh no! I hear you cry!)
I have been there so many times, and I learnt to walk away every time...if you do a "cheap" job, that customer will be a fekn nightmare for ever, complaining about everything he reads on t'internet...

 

[buzzlightyear]

One day I will open a new thread about this

go on I dare you.

 

[MDJ]

£800.00 quid won't pay for Tels expenses, there is his beer, his battery charging costs for his mobility scooter and his smokes, I reckon 3-4 K by the sound of things lol

 

[static zap]

................
plasterer has cut labelled ends of cables off..............

So they have pi---0fv Other trades as well !

 

[elsparko]

customers are stupid

 

[Rpa07]

customers are stupid

They have ears you know!

 

[elsparko]

They have ears you know!

not brains though

 

[buzzlightyear]

They have ears you know!

and eyes to go with them ,like MR spud

 

[Rpa07]

How about feelings then?

not brains though

 

[buzzlightyear]

not brains though

cause they have brains ,to employ you!