New cooker circuit.

[Silly Sausage]

Materials:
£12-15 for the 6mm cable
£3.50 for the plate
£8 for the cooker switch
£3-4 cooker breaker
£5 fuel money

I'm guessing it may take half day
then labour £60-70 (based on North-west rates!)

all in materials + labour £105-115

Jeez your cheaper than me!

Mon's rates are Oldham! Slightly different from Manchester!!!

 

[Kate]

Kate - I'm thinking that your labour rate is too cheap! I thought I was 'competitive' but that's just daft rates.

i know, believe me i know!!! many of my customers tell me im too cheap, or even ask if im sure its enough. but by then its too late. i have had a couple give me extra money!! Im slowly trying to charge more. I didnt plan to go self employed, i had a few builders beg me to do some electrics as they couldnt get anyone else at the time. had no experience of pricing. I can honestly say no one under cuts me! I get regular work off of one builder, and hes learnt to put his own price in to a customer as he knows mine will be cheaper and he pockets the difference!

 

[Clark3169]

Yeah bonding is in place. Kate charge more mate. Cost of living isn't going down.

 

[stuartcourt]

when I first started I did not like being put on spot for price so I would always email over (now I dont care) but really helped at time

 

[Kate]

when I first started I did not like being put on spot for price so I would always email over (now I dont care) but really helped at time

wish i could say thats the excuse but its not! mine are so cheap after hours of thinking!

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Yeah bonding is in place. Kate charge more mate. Cost of living isn't going down.

i dont pay to live yet. dont pay rent or bills and dont buy food. except specific food i want there and then

 

[stuartcourt]

Fair play if you are happy with what you charge then no prob

 

[Kate]

I'm slowly getting better. My accountant and the tax man don't like it!!

 

[monjoor]

It's very tough in Oldham, too many cowboys under pricing jobs well below the quotes that I given.

Then when the job goes wrong then they remember me!

£60-70 that's for roughly 4 hours work