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Hi guys. A woman who lives about a mile away has asked me to change two outside lights. One being a floodlight with built in PIR, the other just a stainless lantern. Both have existing wiring in place which is all fine. For the floodlight I need to provide a rotational bracket (cost me about £10) and the customer is providing the light fittings. I don’t want to rip the lady off, but at the same time I want it to be worth my while going to do the work. What would you guys be charging? I’m expecting it to be a 30 min job on my way home.

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If you are well established, then as above. If not my approach to the new place I live in is to do things cheaply on small jobs. Get to know the customer and make it a loss leader just to get myself known and hopefully liked. Of course as noted there may be complications such as you do a loop test and something is wrong then it gets a bit more expensive given the client has been advised and agrees to further work. I tend to find around 10% of jobs there is something wrong with the earth in one form or another, such things as that.
 
If you are well established, then as above. If not my approach to the new place I live in is to do things cheaply on small jobs. Get to know the customer and make it a loss leader just to get myself known and hopefully liked. Of course as noted there may be complications such as you do a loop test and something is wrong then it gets a bit more expensive given the client has been advised and agrees to further work. I tend to find around 10% of jobs there is something wrong with the earth in one form or another, such things as that.
NEVER !!! Once cheap always cheap. The customers have great memories and expectations .
 
“Just change a light” usually means ladder in an awkward place, so quote that in…..

or just tell her it will be on hourly rate

I did not charge enough for this. Not a light, but certainly awkward.

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