I took on a sub contractor this week....

[Ivor Bates]

Nice straightforward job, fit 30Cdi combi to wall, nothing to remove as this had been done by the builders, bare walls, fit 3 TRV's fit around 35m of tube on straight wall at most would have to navigate 2 corners...... Asked him to give me a price to do it all, he came back with something silly near £1k lol, told him to have a re-think came back with £600 ok agreed to this. 4 days later he's still there and he's been there every day... nice pipework though... I've got to tax him as well, whole job should not have taken more than a day and a half tops...

 

[SafeGasInstall]

if you have more of them pls let me know ! but 600+materials inc tax is inposible job for 4 days !! I would have done it in 1 day !

 

[SafeGasInstall]

where are you in London ?

 

[Phil]

Well if the price is fixed and his work is tidy then I'd say let him get on with it, is he a new starter?

I was quite slow when I started out.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

but Phill 4 days piping a boiler in one room ........,wait till you pressurised it ! and make sure you test the GAS too (OP)!
he must not have any experience at all

 

[Ivor Bates]

Oh I can't fault his work, I'm not sure how long he's been in the business, I'm personally getting slower myself (age) lol...

 

[Ivor Bates]

where are you in London ?

I'm over in Dagenham, but I don't do any work over here or very little to many plumbers and cab drivers live here already... All my work is Central London, different type of clientele altogether, you go when they want you too, not when you can book them in... I think they call themselves high class! lol. Arabs, bankers, embassy staff etc and the like...

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Nice , if you need a hand let me know I am in west London !

 

[Ivor Bates]

if you have more of them pls let me know ! but 600+materials inc tax is inposible job for 4 days !! I would have done it in 1 day !

Got a job in W13 next week, take out floor standing boiler Kingfisher 100CF I think, huge fire place, fit 30CDi i same location, flue out the wall and plume management kit, seal up old flue liner, change a couple of TRV's, change cylinder like for like more or less and fit pump, and wire up... Interested?

 

[Phil]

but Phill 4 days piping a boiler in one room ........,wait till you pressurised it ! and make sure you test the GAS too (OP)!
he must not have any experience at all

Does sound a long time I suppose but as I don't fit boilers I can't really comment. He might have had big problems with something?