Do you think having a minimum price for alcohol is a good idea?
Even if it has the desired effect, which many people doubt, is using the price mechanism as a way of controlling people's behaviour a healthy way to run society?
Hi guys,
iv been asked to quote for the installation of u6 meters and u10 meters in a commercial property. How much should i charge for the install of a u6 and the install of a u10? i havent a clue what to say. I have never done this kind of install before, i mostly do domestic appliances and...
i know we get alot of price questions on this forum with regards hourly rate and how much to do this and that.Also plenty of advice of how to do estimating e,g hourly rate times by how many hours you think plus 20% on materials etc etc.
However how many of you get your pricing labour rates right...
Hi all,
I was on holiday yesterday and today when a mate of mine asked if i would nip to his mums to have a look at her bath taps, as they were letting in water under the tap base and water was running onto her floor.
i didn`t have any tools with me at the time so i had a look to see what the...
I recently needed a flue terminal deflector for a Baxi Duotec GA, I asked Plumbcenter for a trade price and was quoted £32 +vat. I told them where to poke it. 2 minutes of googling and I foud and purchased one on Amazon for £9.44 including vat and delivery. It arrived within 3 days and was in a...
There are quite a few newbies on asking about pricing, how much they should charge etc.
Can we have a sticky thread with a GENERAL guide to pricing the most common jobs that plumbers do? Make it a closed thread so no spammers etc can post to it as well?
Would be a useful and very helpful guide...
Hello trusted plumbing people, I'm relatively new to running my own business so most of my posts have been price related and this is going to be too so you'll have to forgive me. I've been doing OK, doing servicing and small jobs mainly but it's the bigger jobs that I'm not sure on my pricing...
Had an email today from Jack Foster
one stop safety maintenance UK LTD
usual stuff looking for gas engineers in your area, got work waiting etc
scroll down the page to the part where is ask for money
2 levels offered, budget at £1950
next level for £2225
I dont realy do much install work and am new to pricing big jobs like this so after some opinions on my pricing of this job. I havn't seen the job yet so this is a rough costing and I realise it could change drasticly and I told the customer this but they wanted me to give them an idea.
3 bed...
Today I was made to feel really awkward by a customer.
We have worked for them before so I assumed they were used to our prices. I had to re-fit a large, heavy basin which was siliconed and bolted to the wall. I replaced the leaking waste and had to scrape out loads of silicone from inside the...
Combi and 6 rads what would your labour be? I know what mine will be so this is just out of interest.
New heating system from scratch remove storage heaters and immersion cylinder
At 18 pence for a 15mm elbow, this is a good price from a reputable company who I've bought a lot from over time.
Conex - Primaflow - Crosco End Feed Elbow ( Copper Fitting: 15 mm 15mm)
Some good prices for other things too there and for you heating guys, they'll put together a really good...
Anyone know how much they sell for in the hilti shops ? A man had one a site i was on but his was rented i had a quick go and it was the dog nads ! But since hilti are quite secretive with there prices online and i work all week i shall ask on here first ! Cheers guys
I have a day off today and when to see my mate John the scrap yard owner and to have a cup of coffee .....to realise copper price has got a bit bitter this days £3.3 and it will go DOWN , if you can store your scrap DO if you cant must as well do what he did !
Load it all up on his lory and of...
Hello
Apologies for asking but I am in need of a ball park figure for a boiler replacement. I am in the Dartfor, Kent area and want to replace existing gas boiler for a Combi. Aldo change location from downstairs to room dirrctly above its current place. Remove existing tanks from loft, as not...
Got called to an emergency where an old style double panel radiator (the heavy type) had been screwed to a stud wall, over the years it had worked loose of the plaster board screws and all of a sudden just dropped off, turned up customer had pushed some heavy furniture against it to keep it in...