Over priced much?!

[Dan23584]

I was recently asked to go and quote for a full rewire of a 3 bed house in my local area (Bristol). I went there today to have a look and the customer said they had already had one quote but were worried that it was a little bit steep. Around these part a basic rewire of a 3 bed is being done for around £3500............ well the quote they had which was for a standard rewire (white plastic accessories) in a empty house was £9500! This was following a PIR the same company had done which stated "Needs rewire as does not comply with BS7671",the house is 35 years old of course it doesn't comply with current standards, it was not even an that bad condition, defiantly does not NEED a rewire although defiantly recommended if they want a fully up to date standard of property.


The bottom line is that this company produced a PIR showing the property to be unsafe and then massively over priced the work required, no wonder the general public think we are all trying to rip them off!

Makes me sick.

 

[Dan23584]

I feel bad if I think I may have overcharged by £10 or so let alone a few grand!

 

[Engineer54]

This is pretty much how the meeting went, the clients have decided they want an up to date installation...... I shall be giving them a quote tomorrow.

So what was the final decision, a complete rewire or advised options??

 

[Dan23584]

They want a rewire. The properties installation is about 40years old so its not a bad move, they also want to make quite a few additions etc so it is the best option for what they want.