UK Price guide ... ?? Am I pricing too high

[Barrington1990]

Hey guys ... I've been pricing a couple of jobs lately .. and keep getting a generic "well have a think over the weekend" reply

Please send me your thoughts and pricing for this particular job ...

Garden Room first fix only
5 double Sockets (1 external)
6 down lights
4 soffit lights
1 2way 2 gang light switch ..

I'll keep my price quiet for now .. please price as you would your own jobs ..

 

[Dustydazzler]

More and more people want to supply their own fittings and accessories etc And even fit them in some cases..
i recently ran cables in for 2 kitchen pendants over a table , I priced The whole job to include going back and fit the lights once the customer hand purchased them. Took half the money 1st fix and was going to get the rest on 2nd fix.
i rang them About 2 weeks after I put the cables in to see if they were ready with the new lights.
they had already brought them and the homeowner had fitted the, themselves.
should I have charged more for the 1st fix....? Probably had I known I wasn’t getting the other half of the job

thoughts ??

 

[Baddegg]

More and more people want to supply their own fittings and accessories etc And even fit them in some cases..
i recently ran cables in for 2 kitchen pendants over a table , I priced The whole job to include going back and fit the lights once the customer hand purchased them. Took half the money 1st fix and was going to get the rest on 2nd fix.
i rang them About 2 weeks after I put the cables in to see if they were ready with the new lights.
they had already brought them and the homeowner had fitted the, themselves.
should I have charged more for the 1st fix....? Probably had I known I wasn’t getting the other half of the job

thoughts ??

In that instance I’d still want paying....was it discussed prior?

 

[Dustydazzler]

In that instance I’d still want paying....was it discussed prior?

sort of , we agreed X to run in cables & and X to return and put up the lights...
no big deal but I would have / should have charged More to run in the cables had I known I wouldn’t be fitting the lights