So last night about 8pm the phone rings. Chinese gentleman I've done somework for in the past.
He wants some smoke detectors installaing in a house.
Trot off to meet him.
The house he has decided not to rent a multi occ. and LABC have told him to install smoke detectors; 1 in the hall, 2 on first landing, 2 on second landing.
I point out he may wish to have a heat detector in the kitchen and a smoke detector in the very large cellar, he agrees.
He then decides he would like one in the boiler room, seems fair, and then he wants one in the bathroom!!!!! Mmmmmm!!!
Anyway give him a rough idea of cost and he gives me a key and asks me to start today.
He then asks about a full fire alarm system and a price for it, I tell him i would have to go away and work it out.
He decides to go with the smokes and heat.
This morning he calls before i've left to fetch the kit, back to the fire alarm question again
We talk he decides to stay with the smokes.!!
Dropping the kids off he calls again asking me to price installing just the FP200 for a fire alarm system!!!!
Decides to stick with the smokes.
Go to the property to measure up for the smokes and check Volt Drop calcs etc.
Phone goes, he is 50:50 on what he wants, I give him the fixed price for his smokes and for a fire alarm system
£600 against £2400
He then says he wants to wait until after the weekend and meet up!!!!
HONESTLY. So today I've spent half a day pricing, re-pricing and then put on hold.
Do I charge him for this morning? Or wait for the outcome on Monday.
He was even advising me on cable routes to try to save 8m of cable!!!
And to top it off he had left 50m of T&E 1.5mm red/black in the hope i would use it!!!!
He wants some smoke detectors installaing in a house.
Trot off to meet him.
The house he has decided not to rent a multi occ. and LABC have told him to install smoke detectors; 1 in the hall, 2 on first landing, 2 on second landing.
I point out he may wish to have a heat detector in the kitchen and a smoke detector in the very large cellar, he agrees.
He then decides he would like one in the boiler room, seems fair, and then he wants one in the bathroom!!!!! Mmmmmm!!!
Anyway give him a rough idea of cost and he gives me a key and asks me to start today.
He then asks about a full fire alarm system and a price for it, I tell him i would have to go away and work it out.
He decides to go with the smokes and heat.
This morning he calls before i've left to fetch the kit, back to the fire alarm question again
We talk he decides to stay with the smokes.!!
Dropping the kids off he calls again asking me to price installing just the FP200 for a fire alarm system!!!!
Decides to stick with the smokes.
Go to the property to measure up for the smokes and check Volt Drop calcs etc.
Phone goes, he is 50:50 on what he wants, I give him the fixed price for his smokes and for a fire alarm system
£600 against £2400
He then says he wants to wait until after the weekend and meet up!!!!
HONESTLY. So today I've spent half a day pricing, re-pricing and then put on hold.
Do I charge him for this morning? Or wait for the outcome on Monday.
He was even advising me on cable routes to try to save 8m of cable!!!
And to top it off he had left 50m of T&E 1.5mm red/black in the hope i would use it!!!!
