H
Hybrid
That's a dog's dinner that. Do your self a favour bass and look for someone else to teach you, your mentor is a goon.
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Shocking low price for combi swap
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Don't think his mentor done it they lost job at quote stage
H
Hybrid
Oh, haha! Comprehension failure.
I
IDCHAPPY
R
Ray Stafford
Ruskin said:
However often I read that Ruskin quote, I just can't improve on it. Says it all.
I know loads of lads that do them for less then that , job advert down this ways at tho mo offering 160 a swap
A
aligorgon
the gas pipes existing
the jobs a ****ing mess
the jobs a ****ing mess
M
Masood
Whereabouts are you Hammers?
Near plymouth devon
T
TBServices
Just lost a conversion from OV to combi. My price was £2600, bloke said my quote was much more comprehensive but a little bit high. Guess which he went with? Yep, that's right, the guy who's price was £1800.
Idiot. How can we win when this is what we're up against? Stupid plumbers are stupid punters.
Idiot. How can we win when this is what we're up against? Stupid plumbers are stupid punters.
I use to get 300 ish now its 150 to 200 painters earn about 130 a day here
Masood wants you to send some of those chaps down his way. He will pay them the £160 to do his swaps, then pocket the difference 🙂 everyone is a winner
M
Masood
Crazy low prices. Even allowing for the fact that it's not London living costs, that's not a decent wage...
What is even interesting is that he even put in a Magnaclean filter at the price he charged? Crazy, real crazy
J
julesverne
Not everybody is paying peanuts for their boilers look at how much British Gas charge.
The hard part is getting them customers they are out there somewhere.
The hard part is getting them customers they are out there somewhere.
BG can easily get those customers because a majority of the jobs are on Finance packages payable over say 3-10 years. Plus they promise you a £400 ''cash back'' etc etc.
Besides, if your supplier is BG, and they charge you £3,500 for a boiler change, and the local guy charges £2.600. Most (unfortunately) will go with BG?
Big company, supplies my gas, so must know all about gas. Local plumber, must be incompetent as his price is so low compared to BG. FFFFttttttttt
Ive said i can beat it for the same equipment or match the quote and fit a much better product 🙂
Pardon you.
M
manic26
Again I know several firms that do conversions at silly low prices noticed other day some Muppets had no call out charge advertised on their van
You charge for call outs then?
M
manic26
They quoted £90/month for 5 years to swap a combi to a chap I know. That's 5.5 k for a combi swap
Yeah I charge call outs aka running costs
Cheapest bath taps for dyno are nearly £500 supply and fit, can get same taps for about £60 in plumbfix
How you even get in the door? I'd love to charge just to drive to someone's house but can't see it. I'd of been a rich man if so all them quotes etc
Quote is not classed as call out
So when do you charge call out? When you arrive but no work can be done
You serious?
Yes. Or do you mean you have a minimum charge for any works carried out, because I don't class that as a call out charge.
what I class as a call out charge is charging just to turn up regardless of any work being done
E
Ermintrude
It's a beautiful job! I pay apprentice less than that and if he left pipework like that I would smash his teeth out with his gas bottle.
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Masood
That pipework truly is a work of art, isn't it? Some of it looks like he's re-used offcuts..
You tight git, making the apprentice pay for his own gas. What makes me laugh is he has pulled sets but they are all ****ed? Why bother even bending it?
hammers, you seen AJT advertising £1200 supply and fit logic plus combi for combi inc. VAT?
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The problem is that I can see this Gsr being recommended simply due to the price. Some Custards won't even care about quality of workmanship. He wants me to go around and fix all the problems. Not on your nelly mate.
Not seen that advert however come across a few of his boilers newish installs that had AR issues dodgy firm blagging it few like that around d here
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