Shocking low price for combi swap

[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.

 

[PlumbersMate]

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.

Don't think his mentor done it they lost job at quote stage

 

[Hybrid]

Oh, haha! Comprehension failure.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

It is a race to the bottom that we should not be tempted to join.

Totally agree mate 🙂

 

[Ray Stafford]

It is a race to the bottom that we should not be tempted to join.

There is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person's lawful prey. It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money – that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot – it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.

However often I read that Ruskin quote, I just can't improve on it. Says it all.

 

[hammers4spanner]

I know loads of lads that do them for less then that , job advert down this ways at tho mo offering 160 a swap

 

[aligorgon]

the gas pipes existing

the jobs a ****ing mess

 

[Masood]

I know loads of lads that do them for less then that , job advert down this ways at tho mo offering 160 a swap

Whereabouts are you Hammers?

 

[hammers4spanner]

Near plymouth devon

 

[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.

 

[hammers4spanner]

I use to get 300 ish now its 150 to 200 painters earn about 130 a day here

 

[village idiot]

Whereabouts are you Hammers?

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

 

[Masood]

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.

Crazy low prices. Even allowing for the fact that it's not London living costs, that's not a decent wage...

 

[village idiot]

What is even interesting is that he even put in a Magnaclean filter at the price he charged? Crazy, real crazy

 

[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.

 

[village idiot]

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.

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

 

[Killy Bing]

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 🙂

 

[Nostrum]

FFFFttttttttt

Pardon you.

 

[manic26]

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.

I lost similar conversion to someone who did it for 1600 🙁

 

[hammers4spanner]

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

 

[PlumbersMate]

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?

 

[manic26]

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

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

 

[hammers4spanner]

Yeah I charge call outs aka running costs

 

[PlumbersMate]

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

Cheapest bath taps for dyno are nearly £500 supply and fit, can get same taps for about £60 in plumbfix

 

[PlumbersMate]

Yeah I charge call outs aka running costs

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

 

[hammers4spanner]

Quote is not classed as call out

 

[PlumbersMate]

Quote is not classed as call out

So when do you charge call out? When you arrive but no work can be done

 

[hammers4spanner]

So when do you charge call out? When you arrive but no work can be done

You serious?

 

[PlumbersMate]

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

 

[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.

 

[Masood]

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.

That pipework truly is a work of art, isn't it? Some of it looks like he's re-used offcuts..

 

[Nostrum]

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.

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?

 

[bassmonster]

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.

 

[hammers4spanner]

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?

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

 

[Nostrum]

Eco jobs, slap it and scarper ?