Moaning customers..

[mikeymoo]

What would you guys say is a fair price..
Been aked to wire up a shower. Taken alook this morning, already rcd protected, needs 10metres 10mm twin & earth, 50 amp pull cord switch, mk 50amp breaker, also will main bond water as there isnt one present 4 meters 10mm. easy cable run, approx 2 hours work..

I'll tell you what the customer said later...

 

[LukeD]

£175 MIn . otherwise not worth parking the car

Because its never works out time wise !

 

[cselectrical65]

£140 to £150 All in .

 

[DurhamSparky]

150 ish

 

[gpz900jim]

Its got to be 150 quids. Not only should they pay you for your time, but also for your skill and experience. The materials are going to be about 60 pounds, and by the time you get there etc, I would work on half a day to do everything, including your testing and filling your cert out. And bear in mind that the time you spent travelling to the job must be paid for. The 90 quid I would have made isnt all mine, think of your van, tax, insurance, etc etc etc etc.

 

[mikeymoo]

Well i turned up at 9am after a 12 mile drive. Had a look around, come to a figure of £50 for materials, and approx 2 hours work. Put down a figure of £120 which i though was a cheap Quote.
This was received with a look of horror! I felt like a naughty school kid as he stood there looking the quote up and down followed by me!. Then to add insult to injury he said an electrician told him not to pay no more then £80! I said well why didnt that sparky do it himself then!..Then went on to say if i will do it for £80 the jobs yours lol and stuck his hand out to shake on it! felt like passing him my insulation test leads!. Be interesting to hear if any of you guys have a similar story..

 

[DurhamSparky]

did you do the work!!??

 

[robskiing]

I would have told him to shove it i was charging £80 twenty years ago and that was for short shower runs in 6mm never heard of in them days 10.8kw showers it was always always 7/8kw

 

[Newsome3]

I've had this a few times
Priced a job similar for £170 and then the client looked at me as though I just run off with his wife
After what seemed a age he turned round and said well we'll call it 130
I just laughed at this and said sorry Mate by time I've payed fuel materials etc if was to do for price you saying I'd be better off on dole

 

[PC Electrics]

£185 all in.

I presume you left pronto without 'shakin on it'

 

[DaveyD]

stuck his hand out to shake on it! felt like passing him my insulation test leads.

Brilliant!

 

[keith915]

£150 I'd have said and I'm cheap.

C'mon! we want to know if you did the work! lol

 

[SMB]

I really hope you didnt do the work.

I know we all need money, but......

 

[DurhamSparky]

i think he did!!

 

[SMB]

Well, if he did, and he did it for £110 i doubt he will ever admit it.

Id rather lie in bed...dreaming.

 

[pennywise]

£200 plus the bits for me, allow a day for the buggeration factor just incase things don't go the way you planned them in your head, plus 25% mark up on the materials.