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no theyll turn up and stick a fga in it or do bp and gas rateHow does £30 plus vat work out, time driving, diesel, labour, they going to actually strip and service a boiler for that?
Nobody should ever be on a servoce for longer than 30 mins and thats very generous, otherwise you are charging to much and are trying to justify the fee.
i must be doing it all wrong!! takes me 15mins to find, check the meter and do let-by, sp, wp and gas rate.
i take at least an hour cause thats what i book out for..then try and tout some business.
i know someone who does £15 for landlord cert
Pipes straight, clipped, no runs on solder.
But did you pick up that bit of rubbish between the pipes to the left of the black toolbox before you left?
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This was finished today took 2 days, orignal boiler in kitchen below, run new 28mm gas and fit new Worcester combi. Pipes straight, clipped, no runs on solder. Quick does not mean rough.
i dont have a problem with competition and pricing if your doing a proper job. but this is how i see it.
1. if your prices are low custs will always want that low price.
2. low prices might mean more work but it also means you have to work 2 , 3 , 4 times harder than a guy who's doing 1 service at 2 ,3,4 times the price
3. charging low prices means you will prob mean working life will be a lot longer. i aint working past 60 yrs old less if possible.
4.you'll drive yourself into the ground.
5. why spend all those years training to charge peanuts.
6. i might be a plumber and gas engineer but i'm also a business man not a charity and the name of the game is to make money. i have kids wife mortgage etc. profit isnt a dirty word.
i charge £60.00 an hour labour even more out of hours and look to make a min £600 clear on a straight swap boiler change with powerflushing charged extra. i might not get loads of boilers swaps but i get enough to be comfortable and do plenty repairs and servicing.
i aint the busiest in the world in these hard times but im doing alright but when this slump does eventually end my prices will be same bar inflationary pressures. so my custs wont be expecting cheap prices. i get a lot of repeat business and recommendations.
I think if your confident in your own abilities then charge what you want
.This maybe why you aint busy, if you charge less or advertise at a lower price you will get more work. Then you can charge £40 per hour but be working 40 hours a week instead of 10 or 20. Just a thought.
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