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[sparra1100]

so ye want £500 a week and then theres tax ,insurance plus if ye work satudays i dont get that jase mate and am gas safe etc think you in the clouds mate most no doing the same as you get £50-£60 if the works there or £150 to £200 a week to help out granted you got a family and have to earn but going of ye quals mate i recone youll be lucky to get £250 mate

 

[CES]

What about liability insurance, tax, (or CIS). Put yourself in our shoes, what would happen if you burnt someones house down when soldering a bit of pipe, or flooded out a bathroom and brought the ceiling down on the room below?
If you want to earn £100 a day either go self employed or find another trade mate. No-one will pay you that rate for the job you are wanting to do.

 

[SimonJohns]

I was fully qualified doing boiler install and breakdown working what ever hours were required and I was earning the grand total of

£200 A WEEK

 

[sparra1100]

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Directgov jobs and skills search - Job details

Directgov jobs and skills search - Job details

there all gas safe heating engineers your not that mate

 

[CES]

Id like to add that the plumbers mate job advertised at £10 an hour is for one day's work too.

 

[Hybrid]

Honestly there are few people these days who are so busy that they're regularly turning away £200 worth of work a day. Those in that fortunate position would be busy because they've been at it a while and are good running their business. As such they'd have taken on an apprentice as their work load increased.

Your only hope is to either sub for cheaper than a PAYE employee would cost or find a job.

 

[SimonG]

I will be, but using all my options.

I am quite surprised at the animosity towards people getting in the trade.

Why is it that everybody is stealing your work, undercutting you and making a mockery of the system yet when somebody wants to offer you there services you don't want to take it up.

Think about it, you are still paying the advertising, the same amount of diesel, the same amount of everything, but you can take on some of those jobs you never want to take on like toilets or bath taps i.e. get paid for it and have no other outlay.

There would be no diesel costs, no flux, solder, gas bottles or anything of the such. so you could charge £150-£200 a day for my services and pay me £100 per day.

If you took on an apprentice for £20 per day you have to pay fuel to pick him/ her up, pay for the extra materials when they mess up, spend time teaching them and then spend time fixing their mistakes.

There is no animosity and it's not the way to go using the 'worlds against me'. They're are fully qualified plumbers out there working for less than that.

You offered your services and people have replied with honesty. They have simply expressed their belief that you are selling your services at too high a price, something to which I agree.

 

[Barry98]

There is no animosity and it's not the way to go using the 'worlds against me'. They're are fully qualified plumbers out there working for less than that.

You offered your services and people have replied with honesty. They have simply expressed their belief that you are selling your services at too high a price, something to which I agree.

some big words there for a sunday simon , very deep too. you ok mate

 

[GQuigley67]

when I get taken out on a day rate with the company i sub to, they pay me £100 a day, I pay my plumbers mate £40 a day when hes out with me when I'm subbing.

I'm a GSR Engineer with my own van, £100 a day is not ideal when I take away tax and the £10-15 diesel and traveling time, but there is not much out there.

 

[SimonG]

some big words there for a sunday simon , very deep too. you ok mate

Sound as a pound. I suppose it's 'green' etiquette speak.

 

[jase158]

there all gas safe heating engineers your not that mate

these were examples of people earning £100 a day and above.
Wet Plumbers jobs are being advertised for similar prices

 

[SimonJohns]

these were examples of people earning £100 a day and above.
Wet Plumbers jobs are being advertised for similar prices

Why didn't you put these up

IMO you are lucky if you can get £40 a day

 

[jase158]

There is no animosity and it's not the way to go using the 'worlds against me'. They're are fully qualified plumbers out there working for less than that.

You offered your services and people have replied with honesty. They have simply expressed their belief that you are selling your services at too high a price, something to which I agree.

Animosity = people having a go at me for being realistic about what i want, because they don't agree with it.

I offered my services, not opened the thread up to people to have a go at me, I asked if anybody had work instead i was met with rudeness and people disagreeing with what i want.

if you do not have a job vacancy then why reply?

 

[jase158]

Why didn't you put these up

IMO you are lucky if you can get £40 a day

I did, the first 2 were wet plumbers jobs, but the links didnt work properly.

 

[BLOD]

Sorry jase but I think you're being unrealistic. £100 a day is approx £25000 a year, I could employ someone with all their tickets & quals for that.

I wish you luck anyway

 

[jase158]

I did, the first 2 were wet plumbers jobs, but the links didnt work properly.

Firstly thats below minimum wage and secondly I can not survive on £40 a day.

Thats £800 a month, my rent is £650 a month, so £150 for diesel, food, electric, Gas, Phone, and so on and so on.

Now my mind really is made up, every one on here moans that there is no work, that work is being robbed off of them, but they have been doing it for 100 years, they should win all the work, i.e.

But yet you are all on here moaning to your hearts content, get a life, grow up and get on with life rather then moaning all the time. All the time spent on here could be spent winning new customers or even with your partners/ wifes/ husbands.

 

[jase158]

Sorry jase but I think you're being unrealistic. £100 a day is approx £25000 a year, I could employ someone with all their tickets & quals for that.

I wish you luck anyway

Thank you, but look at the bigger picture, £25,000 in my pocket is £12,500 to £25,000 a year extra in your pocket.

 

[PlumbersMate]

No offence jase but you are coming across as having a massive chip on your shoulder. You will probably shoot me down for saying that but it my honest opinion . Also there are hundreds of people with your skills and qualifications who would do what you are offering for half of what you are asking, especially in London! Also to say you would go self employed but can't be arsed to do the paperwork is truly laughable, don't exactly show you in the best light to any potential employers!! Ridiculous comment that makes a mockery of people who do take the time to do it and still make time for their families. If you can't be bothered to do paperwork can you be bothered to tidy up after yourself or be bothered to protect the customers property sufficiently?! Bad post IMHO

 

[SimonG]

Animosity = people having a go at me for being realistic about what i want, because they don't agree with it.

I offered my services, not opened the thread up to people to have a go at me, I asked if anybody had work instead i was met with rudeness and people disagreeing with what i want.

if you do not have a job vacancy then why reply?

I replied because I wanted to. Just as you posted because you wanted to. After all it is a public forum.

Who was rude? Yet again the toys are out the pram because you didn't get the reply you wanted.

I was trying to politely tell you to wake up and smell the coffee.

I wish you good luck, because with your attitude your gonna need it!

 

[WaterTight]

Yay! Jase158 threads are fun.