Whar price for this work?

[SeagullS]

i've currently live in a flat and have two metal water tanks at high level in the airing cupboard.A large one for hot water and smaller one which I think is for my heating.

The large ne is leaking and have been advised by a local plumber I pulled out of the yellow pages that he can replace the leaking tank but it would be advisable is to change them both to new plastic ones.

My question is this

Is it advisable to change them both even though only one is leaking?

He quoted me £280 for parts and labour including VAT to change them both. Is this a reasonable price? What do you charge?

He also said he could service my Ideal Mexico boiler for a further £40. is this reasonable.



I thank you in advance for your advise , you seem a good, honest reliable group. Naff TV programs give you all a bad name but its nice to see decent plumbers and tradesman giving honest advise on here. Thankyou and keep up the good work.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

I thank you in advance for your advise , you seem a good, honest reliable group. Naff TV programs give you all a bad name but its nice to see decent plumbers and tradesman giving honest advise on here. Thankyou and keep up the good work.

He`s being more reasonable than I would be

 

[SeagullS]

So i take it is a reasonable price?........out of intrest what would you charge?

 

[doitall]

It would make sense to change them both, one mess and all that

Price is very reasonable, is he Corgy registered

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

I don`t think it`s allowed on here for you to ask, or for me to quote prices ..sorry.. it`s The Law...I don`t think he is being unreasonable though.

 

[ollski]

I don`t think it`s allowed on here for you to ask, or for me to quote prices ..sorry.. it`s The Law...I don`t think he is being unreasonable though.

I thought we had changed our minds on that one....anyway good advice and decent price.

 

[SeagullS]

It would make sense to change them both, one mess and all that

Price is very reasonable, is he Corgy registered

Yeah he showed me his Corgi card which I inpected.

 

[SeagullS]

Cheers guys, really apprectiate it..any more advice, ideas on the cost is also welcome.

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

I don`t think it`s allowed on here for you to ask, or for me to quote prices ..sorry.. it`s The Law...I don`t think he is being unreasonable though.

I thought we had changed our minds on that one....anyway good advice and decent price.

So we can quote prices then?

 

[SeagullS]

Go on..be bold!! Cheers for the on going advise.

 

[big-all]

I don`t think it`s allowed on here for you to ask, or for me to quote prices ..sorry.. it`s The Law...I don`t think he is being unreasonable though.

there was some representation from some forum users some time ago suggesting that pricing advice as a guidline would not only be helpfull but could look more freindly

and with good grace the admin team listened relaxed the rules to allow people to suggest prices without the obligatory see rule xyz being posted

i aplaud there good common sense
and yes no one will complain unless they think your after free advertising
which is fair enough

 

[Bamber gaspipe]

He quoted me £280 for parts and labour including VAT to change them both. Is this a reasonable price? What do you charge?

He also said he could service my Ideal Mexico boiler for a further £40. is this reasonable.
Thankyou and keep up the good work.

70 quid for boiler service, plus vat..380 quid for tanks plus vat... snap his hand off

 

[Agile]

The Owner after a massive amount of persuasion eventually agreed that it was reasonable to give people an idea of prices for jobs.

He is over sensitive about "advertising" because he theoretically provides that as a paid service. Unfortunately his "find a tradesman" section does not work properly and there are virtually no advertisers there. If it did work we would consider advertising there.

The answer is probably to tell people what you would charge but stop very short of actually quoting on the forum for doing a particular job. I do have to say that I very much dislike seeing some of the newbee cowboys saying " give me 300 cash and I will come and do it for you". Thats illegal, puts the profession into disrespect and makes the website look unprofessional.

Tony

 

[Softus]

I do have to say that I very much dislike seeing some of the newbee cowboys saying " give me 300 cash and I will come and do it for you".

You don't have to say it.

Thats illegal

What's illegal about it?

...puts the profession into disrespect

How does it do that?

...and makes the website look unprofessional.

No it doesn't, but since you've already been blatently advertising and dropping spelling errors everywhere, it wasn't looking very professional anyway.

 

[chainsaw_masochist]

No it doesn't, but since you've already been blatently advertising and dropping spelling errors everywhere, it wasn't looking very professional anyway.

Sorry, Softus, but it's blatantly.