is this a fair price

[tonyjohn]

hi all,

i quoted a job today for £550, the job involves fuse board change (17th edition split board), kitchen rewire with 5 doubles sockets 2 spurs feeding dishwasher and washing machine and a seperate cooker circuit. Also taking a swa to garage with small board feeding 2 sockets and two flourecents. also to run lighting, power and a shower cable to loft for future loft convertion. i quoted £550 thinking this was a good price but got told i was a rip off merchant. is this a fair price?

 

[Farmelectrics]

you can charge 500 for board change plus upgrading earths

 

[brman]

I'd tell him the quote has been withdrawn and it is now £1000 as you don't like being insulted.........

 

[bugsy]

Sounds more like £1500.00 / £ 1700.00 nett,
Get hin to get someone else to do it and you'll £ 30.00 ph to sort the mess out ( and he proberbly wont get a cert! )

 

[Paul.M]

I've just charged £650 for a board change, easy kitchen rewire with 3 skts, cooker, test cert. And that's with brushed crome skts. Day and a half due to concrete walls but even my price was cheap as they are previous customers that have just moved house, should have been £750.

As for yours! Way too cheap. Tell the customer to buy all materials themselves and you'll install and test/cert for £150 a day. Let's see what they say then?

 

[moospark]

With materials included, fair enough, (without seeing the job). I know things a bit tight, but don't do your self over, its never worth it in the short or long run.

 

[RISElectrical]

As mentioned above somewhere, we have recently done a CU change and with the bonding that needed doing it came to £495

 

[AVTECH]

Hi There, some people(as in customers) dont have a realistic idea of how much things cost. avoid getting upset and say thats the price i`ll happily charge you.If you want to pay less remember that if you pay peanuts you get monkeys. Don t lose any sleep over it. I would agree the general concensus is the price is low and personally would not give the guy change from £1500. after a while you get to know what people are like.....

my rule is quote a job or 2 and see if you get the work. if you do then up your price next time..the quicker people get back to you theyre either desperate or your too cheap!

you dont want to be busy doing to much work at a cheap rate, there will be work you will miss at a higher rate but you cant do because your busy.... it will come with practice! Know what youre worth

i recently quoted a job for £300 and the guy tried it on by saying friend of his would do it £50 cheaper....lets just say i did the job......LOL

 

[londonlec]

Too cheap

 

[hercule]

I cover maidstone area also and would be at least £1250 inc. materials, probably nearer £1500

 

[cakey]

Double that and your still be a nice guy.

 

[Hiddo]

Yea too cheap. I'd double it even here uuuuup north!! Always goes back to the same thing. Your price is your price and only you can decide what you want to work for.

 

[mikehopkins]

Far too cheap , even on mates rates!

 

[Octopus]

£550 for that lot in the SE, no way. If he thinks you're a rip off merchant, you are better off without his business!

 

[Rappid]

Walk away!!, not worth the hassle.

 

[Guitarist]

I'd tell him the quote has been withdrawn and it is now £1000 as you don't like being insulted.........

Anyone calls me a "rip-off merchant" and I may be tempted to do more than double the original quote...