Just fell off me chair is shock!!!

[Amp David]

Priced a little job a week or two ago. New kitchen going in, so wanted a few sockets moving around and a few adding for new fridge, diswasher etc. No RCD protection so circuit need an RCBO (Hager).

Anyway, not heard anything since and the reason is the quote was way over the top apparently. Rung the woman today. They have someone to do it for £145!:bomb2:

So i wished them luck and said bite their hand off.

 

[mayfair]

Even with 20% vat m8 its a long way off. Its same here idiots or very desperate folk working for not a lot. I have recently seen a job that was done to spec and very well done TBH fair play to him. The guy that did it is obviously desperate for the money and needs all he can get, lets all hope we never end up down that road.

To me is you get estimates that differ so much, you just know the lower price will be sub standard, and we're talking about peoples houses here.

Are you guys VAT registered? Are you bidding against sole traders?

 

[johnthesparky]

left a job early last year, new installation in 3 refurbished cottages, each with a new extension to make them all 3 beds....

it was on day rate, and I put my lad in there, the spec kept changing, then it was downlights all over.....

but I kept an eye on the price and was keeping them below £3500 each, and had let him know that.... builder laid into me one day, saying he had had a quote of £1200 a piece... we were more than that each for materials

ended up in a stalemate waiting to get paid, and waiting for new supplies.... supplies went in, he paid the stage payment and we walked away and left him to it.....

cannot be doing with arguing over quotes

 

[JamesBrownLive]

I'm sole - vat on materials only

How does that work then? Once you are registered for VAT, you have to apply it to all your invoices, including labour??

 

[Dunc]

How does that work then? Once you are registered for VAT, you have to apply it to all your invoices, including labour??

As in he's not VAT registered so the only VAT on the job is on the materials which we all have to pay.

 

[Rikki Barrett]

Ive had a similar one with a friend on a 3-bed re-wire, quoted him for labour only, ran through it with him and he clearly didnt knw what he needs at all, so took what he said he wanted and added what he actually needs all together in quote. Told him he can use my suppliers etc etc.
Gave a more than fair price for the job he would recieve, well, he asks another friend who I know who says he will do it for same price ALL IN!!!! Well I told him to go for it.
How do you compare with someone who prices without seeing the job?! I knew it didnt matter what price I said, this guy would be lower. He thought I was going to say ok, ill do it for that. Na na na I dont think so.

I have been called to jobs behind this other electrician before..............hahaha cant wait!

 

[millwall ken]

they wont get the job you were going to do i bet you any money its 45p sockets , i msorry i wont use cheap , use cheap pay twice simples people will learn eventually

Will they? Will people out there really learn? I doubt it. All people care about is getting the job done for as cheap as possible. They'll NOT interested in your overheads or the fact that you have to live as well. They'd rather pay £500 a week to the child minder. What do they care about electrical safety? An electrical fire is something that happens to other people NOT to them. After all as a Tradesman; you're automatically out to rip them off anyway!!!

 

[Penance]

Nail on the head there Ken.

Looked at a repair job yesterday, supply cable to garage. Home owner had cut it thinking he could put an outside socket in. The supply cable is a 2.5 flex and has been spurred off the cooker switch in the kitchen which is fed by a 6mm on a 45a rewireable. Where he had cut he put masking tape on the bare ends and wrapped the lot in a plastic bag.
I made safe by disconnecting flex from cooker switch. Told him it needs ripping out and doing correctly and that I would not repair the damaged flex. Also garage lights and socket are all supplied by means of a chock block on the end of the flex so told him that needs sorting.
Homeowner didn't want to know and said he'll get his 'mate' to repair the damage.

People do not understand the dangers and arent interested in being told, cost is all they care about.

 

[saveloy]

Will they? Will people out there really learn? I doubt it. All people care about is getting the job done for as cheap as possible. They'll NOT interested in your overheads or the fact that you have to live as well. They'd rather pay £500 a week to the child minder. What do they care about electrical safety? An electrical fire is something that happens to other people NOT to them. After all as a Tradesman; you're automatically out to rip them off anyway!!!

This!!