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Replacing a Bathroom
- Thread starter Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian
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Yeah see what you mean mate but you're paying for their training, experience and skill over the years though.
Take a locksmith, when I moved over here I needed to replace locks. Was quoted £200 plus for a couple of lock changes. It prompted me to do it myself, cost like £12. I don't think bad of the fella who wanted me to charge that.
Can't do that with a full bathroom suite unfortunately - wish I could, needed our en suite doing since we moved in years ago.
I can charge a few grand for a website and get the "but I can go to Wix or Go Daddy and it's a couple of quid..."
All that said, some definitely take the Michael like.
DIY is the way to go
easy!
easy!
Mutzo Nutzo
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@Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian a decent no nonsense plumber should be charging a daily rate of around £300 per day (cash in hand) So for 5 days labour you're looking at £1500.
If the plumber is pushing it through his books then his hourly rate will increase and you'll need to factor in Vat at 20%.
All other materials should be invoiced by the plumber and proof shown for purchase or buy all the gear yourself and just tender for labour.
Should keep the costs down.
Ask him to break his quote down and go through it together line by line.
If the plumber is pushing it through his books then his hourly rate will increase and you'll need to factor in Vat at 20%.
All other materials should be invoiced by the plumber and proof shown for purchase or buy all the gear yourself and just tender for labour.
Should keep the costs down.
Ask him to break his quote down and go through it together line by line.
Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian
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I think bad of him the robbing tw@, I've been fitting the latest british standard 3* ones for folk for half of that & they're about £40rrp each just to buy.
Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian
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I see he couldn't find the bit that "wasn't that long ago Reidy was losing his job because as a tradesman he couldn't get paid what he was worth and was crying and hating the world for it (understandably)."
To be fair, when you originally mentioned £4K I didn’t think that was too bad of a price: it’s not the cheapest, but it’s not extortionate by any stretch.
Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian
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that's just fitting, 4k of labour for 1 week. so plumbers reasonably expect to make 200k per year then.
Oh, well that is taking the Michael.
The guy who did mine gave me a detailed quote for the work to be done, which came to about £2800. He gave the details of the bathroom to Cliftons and I went there to order suitable fittings and tiles/flooring. I then got his 30% discount, plus another discount for storing everything for a couple of weeks before the agreed starting date. At the end I was very happy with the outcome. It's worth getting a professional if you can afford it, fortunately I had just retired so had some cash to spare.
Mutzo Nutzo
Player Valuation: £70m
Absolutely mate. Try and do it in the cheap and it will end in disaster.
My grandfather always believed in paying someone else to do work for you because his dad was a plumber and so understood the importance of supporting tradesmen.
tommye
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I never looked. Busy fitting a 6k bathroom for some mug
Baines' left foot
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When I was a bricklayer I’d get asked to do little jobs here and there. I’d tell them what the going rate was and I’d often get scoffed at. I wouldn’t bother trying to change their minds.
Bricklayers get £50k a year in London now. Good tradesmen get paid well.
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