Help Pricing A Job

[Nat]

What did you quote then? For what its worth I was thinking 1200 at the very least but it is hard to say without seeing it. Hope you get the job and it doesn't come back to bite you. Did you do A proper written estimate with all the terms and conditions and get him to agree in writing?

 

[rodders]

What did you quote then? For what its worth I was thinking 1200 at the very least but it is hard to say without seeing it. Hope you get the job and it doesn't come back to bite you. Did you do A proper written estimate with all the terms and conditions and get him to agree in writing?

Yeah I sent a proper written quote, with T+Cs covering everything. 150 x 5 days + added a bit for 5 days travelling costs so quoted 850.

 

[jtsplumbing]

Think you a bit low for what the job is but if you are happy with the price then fine, just make sure its only tools that come of the van ! what happend about the scrap ??

 

[SafeGasInstall]

And i bet you other plumbers who sent proper quote for the job will be asking them self how come they have priced the job fearlly at about 4/5k they never got it !!!
think about it how many times you have been there , so is me !!!!

 

[BLOD]

Have to say I think you've gone in a bit low as well, but youve seen the job none of us have - hope it goes well if you get it, let us know.

 

[Leo21]

There's one positive, youll definately get the job. If he barters with you I strongly recommend you tell him where to get off. He's got an absolute bargain.

 

[Masood]

Yeah I sent a proper written quote, with T+Cs covering everything. 150 x 5 days + added a bit for 5 days travelling costs so quoted 850.

Can only echo what others have said - seems very generous to me. I sincerely hope the job runs so smoothly that you make a decent profit. I've only recently set up on my own myself, so I know what you're going through. All the best with it, and as others have said, keep your stock fittings in the van and make him pay for absolutely everything you use...

 

[peteheat]

I agree with the other posters, so how about learning from our mistakes? We have made them in the past.

Remove everything except your hand tools from the van, I mean everything, drills saws etc are extra or he hires them for you.

Customer will want a material list so add mapp gas, joint sealant, flax, screws, plugs, flux, solder etc to his list not from your van, remember if your van is empty you need all of the above with the order.

You won't lose everything on the job (maybe money) what you will gain is experience.

Another suggestion that if he doesn't think your price too low and gives you the job call into your local supplier, tell him you have a customer coming to buy a full heating system and ask that he holds your discount for you to collect in fittings, tube etc later.

Being brutally honest your day rate is way too low considering the level of responsibility you are taking on, a consumer is not the same as an employer who has a margin on the job, there is very little if any forgiveness from this type of employer.

Wishing you nothing but the best.

 

[rodders]

Thanks for your help guys, I am quickly learning that working for yourself is very tough! It's not like just turning up and fitting a system and then going home, therese so much more to it than that, but I knew this when I started.

This price is very low, I know that. But its my first big heating job since setting myself up and my prices will come up over the next few months. To be honest I don't think if it runs over it will be any problem for me I've got no other work booked in - last week I earned £30 profit on changing a toilet valve. No other work all week. At least when I get this I'm out and about doing something! I'll just be glad to be working and getting my hands on the tools, instead of leafleting!

Plus I need 3 jobs to show Gas Safe in about 1 and half months this would only be my first.

The customer also stated scrap is mine.

Just waiting to hear back from him...

Cheers for your time.

 

[mfgs]

Hope you get it mate. Working for yourself is very hard, I have been on my own now about 11 months and the last couple of weeks have been the quietest I have had in ages. I have put loads of prices in for new boilers over the last month and I have only got one of them which isnt going to be done for about a month anyway. I know its tempting to put in lower prices as I did this myself, but then when things went wrong or took longer than I thought I started to resent working on the job due to the amount of money I was earning from it. Now I have what I want to earn and I would rather not work than work for lower than that. I do quite enjoy my job and all job satisfaction goes away when I price things too low.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Me as above vary quaiet , so i started doing what i k ow best :
Subby doing 1 a day for a HA

 

[REDSAW]

i this case i would ask to see other quote and let him know if you can beat it.
sounds like a time waster and you will never get anywhere doing theese jobs.
sod the scrap, take the cash.