Pricing a Re-wire

[MDJ]

Gosh, Crazy Crazy Crazy, what next?

 

[funkymonkeytwo]

Can't you have the assessment on work you have done in the last 12 months?

Your jobs to be assessed have to have been undertaken in the last 6 months and any work completed has to be part p notified and certificate with the customer within 30 days of completion

 

[robbalaar86]

Can't you have the assessment on work you have done in the last 12 months?

Your jobs to be assessed have to have been undertaken in the last 6 months and any work completed has to be part p notified and certificate with the customer within 30 days of completion

I stand corrected funky.

 

[funkymonkeytwo]

I stand corrected funky.[/QUOTE]

Just another excuse to rob us sparks of our hard grafted cash :-(

 

[Des 56]

Price the material quantity,estimate the amount of man days that it will take,add on a percentage to cover the costs of self employment,insurance tax,fuel and vehicle, tools etc and there is your figure

How many rewires have you assisted with to date ?
it would possibly be necessary to have done at least, say, a hundred, before reaching up to the level of a solo job.thats especially so if the house is occupied and the system has to be constructed and running as the old is being replaced

 

[robbalaar86]

I stand corrected funky.

Just another excuse to rob us sparks of our hard grafted cash :-([/QUOTE]
Tax the working man
Lower his wage
Tax him some more
Install expensive scheme

 

[trev]

If I were you and you wanted to go for the rewire I'd suggest you get an experienced sparky to work with you or else you could end up in a right mess. Its not that easy!

Oh come on Murdoch, it's only a few wires. What can possibly go wrong? Now excuse me I have to go earn my £50K

 

[BertUK]

I use to go on £40 a point, so 10 sockets, 10 lights, £800 - includes materials, time, travel and the like, its an all inclusive price. Some here will find that expensive, depends on what part of the world your in. Cambridgeshire i would say your safe to price between £35-40 per point. Always worked out fair for me and never had any negative feedback.

I would say however, if your new and still getting your feet under the table, taking on a re-wire solo is a SERIOUS mistake. You won't hit target time deadlines, you inevitably hit issues you wouldn't perceive upon initial surveys, it's a lot of work to accomplish on your own let alone being new to the game, some jobs just need a second pair of hands, simple as that. I would suggest you re-consider diving head first into a full re-wire, and if you get the job, have your paper work perfect, - DO NOT lift a tool in anger until you have a contract of works written out and signed by the customer outlining every tiny detail about the job, i made this mistake, ended up in court and month and months of ball ache trying to get my money out of the scrotum who decided not to pay.

As already said, change your own board, get to grips with that side of things, and search for an experienced helping hand to help out with the re-wire if you get it. You'll need it mate.

best of luck[/QUOTE

This sounds like a bad way to quote for a full rewire. £40 per point so lets say 10 sockets down and 10 sockets up £800. 6 lights + switches down and the same upstairs gets you another £960, in total £1760, last full rewire i did the materials alone cost me just over £800 that would leave me £960 for me and my apprentice for about 5 days wages,he gets £50 per day which would leave me with £710 for the week.....take off fuel anything up to £75 for the week, so im already down to near on £600 for a week, nat insurance and tax taken off im down to £450. I would price as you do for just adding extra sockets or lights to an existing installation but on a full rewire its not the same. take into account the materials you would use on a full rewire against just adding a couple of sockets for someone. clips,capping 10mm bonding for gas and water,new tails and main earth,consumer unit,3 core and earth for 2 way lighting or singles if preffered.it all adds up and makes the price a lot different.

 

[trev]

Bert, what you don't put in to your calcs there is a cooker sw @ 2 points. a shower @2 points. smokes @2 points Then whatever you charge for the CU etc so it's not as cut and dried as you put it mate

 

[BertUK]

Bert, what you don't put in to your calcs there is a cooker sw @ 2 points. a shower @2 points. smokes @2 points Then whatever you charge for the CU etc so it's not as cut and dried as you put it mate

not every house has an electric shower mate and ive had customers have full rewires and not want smokes put in either and also no cooker point as they are all gas for cooking. its not mandatory to put cooker points or smokes in on a full rewire so take this into consideration and you are already down by £240,also if you read wade88,s post he states £40 per outlet all inclusive,no mention of a consumer unit so if he came to price me up for a full rewire and said £40 per outlet all in then I would assume the CU is included in his price.

 

[trev]

Yeah I know and to a point (no pun intended) I agree. I always price a rewire on materials + time but each to their own. What works for me might not work for everyone

 

[BertUK]

Yeah I know and to a point (no pun intended) I agree. I always price a rewire on materials + time but each to their own. What works for me might not work for everyone

totally agree trev that's why it struck me as a bad way to price for a full rewire,its something that needs to be planned and agreed or you can end up seriously out of pocket,and we sparks are having it quite rough as it is.

 

[telectrix]

or price per bedroom at £1k each. you won't be far out. assuming no fancy stuff.

 

[Elmer BeFuddled]

I use to go on £40 a point......
best of luck

Cut as doesn't need a full quote but an excellent post wade88

 

[Toonlad]

Get a quote off British gas, and do it for £500 less.