spot light price

[bigbro]

Hi all,

Advice please!!!

I have been given a quote to install 19 spot lights in four different rooms. 2x6 1x5 and 1x2. at present i have single rose lights in each room. There is easy loft access as it is a top floor flat in a block of six. The electrician has quoted @ £500-600 plus lights cable etc on top. And said it will take him about four days poss five

Is this a reasonable cost and time frame???

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Brendan....

 

[telectrix]

i would say that's a bit high, unless in london/SE. i would charge £20 per fitting + cost of fittings. (2 days, spark + mate.)

 

[a1guvner]

I would say £400 Labour plus travel is fair, + material+10%

 

[needasparks]

I would also say its in the ball park but high on the labour, a rule is £30-35 supply and fit plus or minus 10% to get a price band.
unless they are special design fittings or as said london rate.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well my boss would typically charge ...about £35-40 per point..thats here in leeds of course.....now then,...early on last year we were down in romford on a rewire of a 4 bed house on 2 lifts......£50 per point and the client was happy with that........

 

[needasparks]

well my boss would typically charge ...about £35-40 per point..thats here in leeds of course.....now then,...early on last year we were down in romford on a rewire of a 4 bed house on 2 lifts......£50 per point and the client was happy with that........

That was prob about right Glenn, romford is overspill from london and my work there is london rates.

 

[gooner1984]

all depends where you are,
i charge around £40 per point,
i say you got a good price, 4 to 5 days is a bit long 2/3 days tops

 

[bigbro]

Thank you for your advice. i live in Sidcup, Kent but its only about nine miles from London central so i guess it would class as London rates.

 

[needasparks]

I would be charging sidcup as london, but thats me and 30 mls away.

 

[gooner1984]

Thank you for your advice. i live in Sidcup, Kent but its only about nine miles from London central so i guess it would class as London rates.

then i would say you got a good deal mate to be honest, at the end of the day your having 19 spots in that's a lot of holes, time marking out pulling cable through and having to pay a mate aswell and testing and time writing certs out aswell
good luck

 

[GLENNSPARK]

then i would say you got a good deal mate to be honest, at the end of the day your having 19 spots in that's a lot of holes, time marking out pulling cable through and having to pay a mate aswell and testing and time writing certs out aswell
good luck

this is it......its not just a case of the fittings/cans....its the access which can put a load of time on a job.....and like you have pointed out here..its the certing of it n all....unlike "joe" at the end of the bar ..pint in hand.....

 

[Octopus]

One thing we are all overlooking is the fact that the estimate has been provided by somebody who has been to the house in question.........

 

[Dan the spark]

I'd say that is a fair price but timescale is a bit off. Unless ur loft is full to bursting and boarded lol!

 

[jase]

i always find its the marking out that is a bitch, as i like to split the room/distances btewwn lights etc equally
and you can gaurantee that after an hour of measuring and pinging lines the first one you drill is under a joist and the whole lot needs working out again

 

[Engineer54]

Your all quoting price per point, what does that include?? Is it cable, light fittings, labour??

The quote here is 600, plus light fittings, plus cable and other materials etc!!