price to fit lights

[tonto33]

been asked to fit lights in cafe need to remove 50 small diamond shape spotlights 4 spotlight bars patch up holes then fit 10 x 1500mm fluorescent lights, any idea how much to charge...

 

[morph]

need to see the job really, people ask this type of question and i laugh inwardly because you need to see it to answer that question, guestimate the time needed and multipy by hourly rate or day rate, as a punt it sounds like one decent man day

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plus some time to make good , say half a day

 

[tonto33]

to supply and fit was thinking of 500 quid reckon will take day and half to do

 

[Amp David]

Do the 50 spot you remove all have holes to be filled?

I'd be looking atleast 2 full days

 

[nikmet]

make sure the customer will be happy with patching up 50 holes, dont want them expecting you to cover the cost of a full skim at end of job :-O

 

[tonto33]

yep all 50 holes have to be filled was thinking of getting sheet of plasterboard cut hole size to fit each one then plaster over

 

[topquark]

Is it definately a plasterboard ceiling and not a suspended one?

 

[Amp David]

If all 50 need filling properly i would price for 3 days

 

[morph]

i could fill the holes in half day no worries
cut out holes from plaster board stick in hole ,screw and fill, job done

 

[tonto33]

wish it was suspended one but nope it plasterboard one looking at 2 days to do lot as well as fit new lights still got decide on price

 

[topquark]

Fair bit of testing to do there as well. I'd be allowing 3 person days doing it myself. Depends on the luminaires you're using as well and the switching (1 way/2 way or more). Just doing the Zs alone will take a wee while.