Plumber wanted

[hammers4spanner]

Can you get London Rates in the Exmoor area?

i live in devon and cornwall/devon rates are relative

 

[Destroyer2813]

Can you get London Rates in the Exmoor area?

You can in la la Lame land

 

[hammers4spanner]

If your getting over £200 a day down southwest then you are lucky and have a good cust base however it never takes much to get undercut

 

[lame plumber]

You can in la la Lame land

if your good enough you can do anything, got to remember 1/2 of london moves to Woolacombe in the summer in their daft range rover evoques so thet bring their wallets with them, it wouldd be daft not to request the same rates as they pay in the smoke wouldnt it, the nothing lal la about lame, just good business accumen, pity some of you dont try it and learn

re being undercut, of course that happens but 70% of the time if you charge £110 for a range service no parts then youll get the job, the locals who know someone charging £30 will use that guy and quite often I'll be called back by them when he hasnt turned up, or its not working as he hasnt changed the oil filter such that I get the work 6 months later and go on to keep that customer. Just because the national average for wages in devon is low doesnt mean you have to be cheap.

 

[erpkid]

if your god enough you can do anything, got to remember 1/2 of london moves to Woolacombe in the summer in their daft range rover evoques so thet bring their wallets with them, it wouldd be daft not to request the same rates as they pay in the smoke wouldnt it, the nothing lal la about lame, just good business accumen, pity some of you dont try it and learn

I think it is your piety they appreciate :wings:

 

[hammers4spanner]

the problem with the part of devon where i live is the sheer amount of plumbs and gas fitters completely flooded where i am so you would struggle to get a higher rate .
I have said before on here that i know guys quite happy to do boiler swaps for about £120 ish and because of this custs feel ripped off at the £200 mark.
I canny be ursed with boiler changes unless its contract as private ones are just hassle gimme a decent commercial install please

 

[SimonG]

To be fair reading this post and how the thread has gone i dont think anyone would advertise on here again quite embarrassing

I don't see why not, my comment was honest. I ain't working for 160.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Just saying as the op's price has been slated they are probably thinking why bother lol

 

[Destroyer2813]

if your god enough you can do anything, got to remember 1/2 of london moves to Woolacombe in the summer in their daft range rover evoques so thet bring their wallets with them, it wouldd be daft not to request the same rates as they pay in the smoke wouldnt it, the nothing lal la about lame, just good business accumen, pity some of you dont try it and learn

re being undercut, of course that happens but 70% of the time if you charge £110 for a range service no parts then youll get the job, the locals who know someone charging £30 will use that guy and quite often I'll be called back by them when he hasnt turned up, or its not working as he hasnt changed the oil filter such that I get the work 6 months later and go on to keep that customer. Just because the national average for wages in devon is low doesnt mean you have to be cheap.

So you work 6 months a year then thats why u have so much time to be on here during the day :smartass2:

 

[lame plumber]

So you work 6 months a year then thats why u have so much time to be on here during the day :smartass2:

yep, doesnt everyone?

 

[Keefy]

I class coming on the forums as work.

 

[erpkid]

I class coming on the forums as work.

Same here...I have been on the forum whilst drinking beer and burning burgers...and the wife reckons I can't multi-task !

 

[Killy Bing]

Im going to put my neck on the block here

i would be happy to take this up if i was within a reasonable distance.

providing it was set working hours, their responsibility and they supplied all the materials.

 

[markfxy]

la la lame seems to think pricing yourself out of the market is good business acumen, He can't get a full years work and think's we should all do the same!! definitely la la

 

[Dannypipe]

I think it's been an interesting (if not diverted) thread. At least some people have been candid and shown their hand regarding what they charge/earn.

Looks like I need to put my rates up!!

 

[mfgs]

If you can get enough work at a high price then you wont have to work as many days, great if you can get the work and fair play to anyone who is doing that. That strategy wont work for everyone, I know a guy who does one or two boiler changes a week and earns a fortune doing so. He does a good job and gets recommendations even though he is very expensive, he only ever works 2-4 days a week.

£160 a day isn't great money, but if you are struggling for work then its guaranteed money in the bank for a couple of weeks which can be very handy especially in summer when the work is a bit slower.

 

[AWheating]

its more than i get subbying on a day rate for most local firms, but then theres a plumber in every street around my parts.

 

[hammers4spanner]

its more than i get subbying on a day rate for most local firms, but then theres a plumber in every street around my parts.

same around my way £160 a day is good wedge round my stomping ground

 

[lame plumber]

Just saying as the op's price has been slated they are probably thinking why bother lol

some goods come out of it then

 

[tomplumb83]

Whilst I agree with lame plumbers general idea I also think £160 a day in Lincoln for sub contracting is actually more than the average. The work advertised is sub contracting and is for somebody whos struggling for work.
I used to work for 120 a day but was without my gas. We'd all like to be earning 80k a year but then if it was that easy, literally everybody would be doing it as opposed to one plumber living on every street!