Why so big a difference in price?

steve_jones · Mar 5, 2018

Hi All,

Just wanted anyone's views on why electricians prices are so different, had a few quotes for wiring in a kitchen, quotes came in at:

£1200
£950 (reduced to £850 when I questioned it)
£460

Went with the £460, did a great job, safety certificate the lot. I know none of you will have seen the job in question but how do people quote up for jobs and why the vast difference?

westward10 · Mar 5, 2018

To be honest I do not know why you have started this thread, the job is done and you are happy.

steve_jones · Mar 5, 2018

westward10 said:
To be honest I do not know why you have started this thread, the job is done and you are happy.

To see if I can shed any light on the difference in quote prices.

peterhyper · Mar 5, 2018

steve_jones said:
I paid the bloke cash, he runs his own business just himself, had a smart van with professional artwork on the side and fully registered.

The kitchen fitter recommend him and said he has worked on many building sites with him. I should think £460 for 10 hours work is a decent rate, minus the cabling and downlights he's easy made at least £350. £35 an hour seems reasonable for an electrician, or is £70 or £110 a more reasonable rate like the other chancers?

You almost got away with it with your first post as even I just thought that you were a fantasist, but you have made the classic mistake of slightly over doing it.

So come on own up, who are you really (I suspect you are a regular on here that has registered with a different email address and name)?

cprfenom · Mar 5, 2018

Tax corrected the labour would be £560 Plus VAT would then be higher. If the others quoted inc parts then I would say its not very high

peterhyper · Mar 5, 2018

steve_jones said:
I paid the bloke cash, he runs his own business just himself, had a smart van with professional artwork on the side and fully registered.

The kitchen fitter recommend him and said he has worked on many building sites with him. I should think £460 for 10 hours work is a decent rate, minus the cabling and downlights he's easy made at least £350. £35 an hour seems reasonable for an electrician, or is £70 or £110 a more reasonable rate like the other chancers?

You almost got away with it with your first post as even I just thought that you were a fantasist, but you have made the classic mistake of slightly over doing it.

So come on own up, who are you really (I suspect you are a regular on here that has registered with a different email address and name)?

westward10 · Mar 5, 2018

steve_jones said:
To see if I can shed any light on the difference in quote prices.

Should have done this before you decided, it is done happy days.

sparksburnout · Mar 5, 2018

When you are down the nearest cheap-eat shed enjoying your 2 meals for £3.99 just reflect on what is actually in them.

Octopus · Mar 5, 2018

who made good the ceiling?

Tes369 · Mar 5, 2018

What's the point of this thread to wind up house bashers ?

Haven't they got enough to worry about what with the new regs coming out in July

steve_jones · Mar 5, 2018

Not too sure why there is so much negativity towards this thread. Seems to me its a bit like taking my car to get serviced at BMW, being charged a ridiculous amount for some apprentice to do the work and maybe make a hash of it. Where as I take it to my local garage who has many years in the trade, is well respected and does a decent job for half the price. Does that make him a bad mechanic? Not qualified or certified?

telectrix · Mar 5, 2018

steve_jones said:
I paid the bloke cash, he runs his own business just himself, had a smart van with professional artwork on the side and fully registered.

The kitchen fitter recommend him and said he has worked on many building sites with him. I should think £460 for 10 hours work is a decent rate, minus the cabling and downlights he's easy made at least £350. £35 an hour seems reasonable for an electrician, or is £70 or £110 a more reasonable rate like the other chancers?

it's all relative to overheads and other costs. you could have had pimlico or britsh grasp quote.that would have been double the highest quote you've had

steve_jones · Mar 5, 2018

The fitter sorted out the ceiling.

telectrix · Mar 5, 2018

steve_jones said:
Not too sure why there is so much negativity towards this thread. Seems to me its a bit like taking my car to get serviced at BMW, being charged a ridiculous amount for some apprentice to do the work and maybe make a hash of it. Where as I take it to my local garage who has many years in the trade, is well respected and does a decent job for half the price. Does that make him a bad mechanic? Not qualified or certified?

you go to a main agent.e.g. bmw, and you are paying for receptionists, telephonists, paper shufflers, money shufflers, huge premises with mega buck business rates, and finally the mechanic's wages. you local independent has far less costs, s can be more competitive.