Pricing work away

[SensesFailYou]

I have just recently completed a job for a customer up north and their daughter lives in london and needs some work done. They are wanting me to price it due to now knowing me and after seeing my work. The job is at the moment (Without seeing it)

Add 8 new sockets,
Change 8 singles to 8 doubles
Remove 2 lights and place 2 lights in the centre of the relevant room
Change consumer unit

That is all but there may be the possibility of earthing amongst other things. They have recently bought the house and have no test cert and all accessories have been changed for new but that could mean re wire or simply polish things up with existing wiring! What would you guys charge for the above and for going down? Understandably its probably not worth driving from newcastle to london to do this but i said i would give a quote and strongly advised them to get a quote from a few companies down there.

Cheers guys

 

[Kate]

Think I just struggle lol. I get really paranoid about missing something big out.

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Its all about confidence

Seriously...I would pay

 

[SensesFailYou]

I have a price in mind for this but would be interesting to see what other people would price it at then i know if im in that ball park. The customer will have a quote from the sparky in London so im trying to guess what they will cost compared to my prices lol

 

[dan86]

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[Richard Burns]

You are almost into rewire territory with that number of points, I would tend to price it on that basis, excluding the kitchen, etc.
As you have not seen it you cannot plan cable routes, furniture moving, type of flooring, type of walls, any other trades, so you will be at a bit of a guesstimate level whatever.

Work it out based on your expected parts plus labour basis add £400 for travel etc and then add another day for all the problems, and another £100 for getting parts, planning that you may need to encompass on site.

Then work it out based on say a price per point, cost of fuel plus contingency basis and compare the two.

Choose the middle ground and you should be somewhere near.
Include in your quote "any unanticipated structural or technical problems encountered will incur additional charges at the following rates..." or being nice "this price may vary once I have made an on site assessment, all changes will be advised asap"

 

[tommy.dale]

I've done a lot of work in and around the kingston, Richmond and twickenham area I'd go in £2500 anything less is robbery, I'd go in at £3000 if ur coming from up north, hope this helps

 

[Kate]

I've done a lot of work in and around the kingston, Richmond and twickenham area I'd go in £2500 anything less is robbery, I'd go in at £3000 if ur coming from up north, hope this helps

Oooo you said a magic word...richmond.
complete rewire 4bed house across 3floors. All MK. All chased. 3 BT points, 3 SKY points. 5amp points sitting room and master bed. Ballpark figure?

Ive already priced but its high and I have to tweak it.

Coming from south west, I added b&b and food allowance.

 

[Sintra]

Oooo you said a magic word...richmond.
complete rewire 4bed house across 3floors. All MK. All chased. 3 BT points, 3 SKY points. 5amp points sitting room and master bed. Ballpark figure?

Ive already priced but its high and I have to tweak it.

Coming from south west, I added b&b and food allowance.

Don't tweak it too much you're not far away with your price.

 

[Kate]

thanks

Im hoping at the minute its just that I have been very generous with allowed points. If they want it cheaper dont use MK. Simples

 

[Paultrim123321]

It's not your hourly rate your competing against, its the fact you have subsistence and travel costs which a local contractor simply won't have so unless you completely under cook your yourself you will always be slightly higher than local contractors to the client. If your hourly rate is competitive then you have to explain to your client what extra services they will be getting from you, the extra mile so to speak that will mean they end up choosing you over a local contractor.
As regard to actual expenditure, B&B's, takeaways etc are ideal ways of keeping costs low, if needs must.

 

[Paultrim123321]

Also, presuming your self employed and without stating the obvious, keep all receipts, fuel, subsistence etc which will help you claw some expenditure back at the end of your tax year.

 

[Kate]

I am self employed and keep all receipts

There arent any local people quoting. Its for a builder near my own town. Im not sure he has any other quotes either from the conversations I have had with him.

My extras are staying, if tweaks are needed ill only do it to materials