On small jobs charging for cable

[Dustydazzler]

I personally would never charge for 2 mtr of lighting cable . Have loads of off cuts for such jobs and just throw in without even thinking about it...

Anything over 4mm sq I will charge by the yard

 

[buzzlightyear]

i agree £20 for 2 meters of cable bit excessive.

love this song ,reminds me of some body ,lol.

 

[mattg4321]

I don't list materials by item on my quotes/invoices. I don't normally break it down into materials and labour either.

The price is the price. Take or leave. If I needed a couple of metres of T&E I'd just throw it in. I don't like making my prices that tight that I'd need to charge extra for something so small!

 

[Risteard]

I wouldn’t bother about charging for a small item ....

Big mistake.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Surely you quoted for such a small job and not estimated? Quote gets accepted then that is what you charge unless the customer adds extras or changes something.

 

[Octopus]

Big mistake.

Why ?

 

[Risteard]

Why ?

Because cable doesn't grow on trees. Charge for everything.

 

[SparkyChick]

Depends on the size of the jobs... if it's one or two screws, I tend to not charge but for bigger jobs I'll add a line to the invoice 'Consumables' and make a reasonable estimate of the cost of all the parts I've used.

Cable... charged by the meter with all lengths used being slightly over estimated. I certainly wouldn't charge £20 for 2m of cable.

 

[Octopus]

Because cable doesn't grow on trees. Charge for everything.

I don’t agree, 2 meters of lighting cable, using this example is well under £1.00 so why be awkward and add this to an agreed price?

Makes no sense

 

[Risteard]

I don’t agree, 2 meters of lighting cable, using this example is well under £1.00 so why be awkward and add this to an agreed price?

Makes no sense

I didn't suggest to add to an agreed price, but to include it when pricing.