Ridiculous pricing ? OMG!!!!!

[Bsharp]

Hi I haven’t posted for a while to be honest I’ve been flat out, but I’ve just lost a job based on cost and was wondering ball park figures what people think this job is worth below.

house require (new build) very big!!
3 bed each with en-suite
Master bed with walk-in wardrobe
Family bathroom
Office
Pantry/Plantroom
Utility room kitchen
Dining room
Lounge
Entrance hall (vaulted ceiling)
Triple garage/workshop
Games room above

to give an idea of size
56 twin socket
60 lighting points (pendants and wall lights)
18 downlights
10 out lights
Garage to have 6 x twin Led anti-corrosive batten 8 x twin socket (all in Galv tube)
8 cat 6 data cables
8 x TV point
5 x extract fan
8 cam cctv inc monitor
Under floor heating through out with radiators aswell, so all heating controls multiple room stats etc.
2 x consumer unit (surge protected)
40 metre approx sub main.
2 x externalfeeds to reconnect (feeding out houses)
And all usual stuff smokes, cooker feed, multiple light switches as you can imagine.
Let me know your thoughts on estimated costs and I’ll amaze you with the price that beat mine, which unbelievably the customer has gone for.
cheers fro reading.

 

[suffolkspark]

Gotta be 9-11k?

 

[hasel5]

Would say about £15 to £20k

 

[pc1966]

I'm thinking £10k would be a very good price for that lot.

 

[James]

4k for materials
2k to pay the dodgy I can do lectrix guy from down the pub
4k in my pocket for naff all work
so 10k should be ok

 

[pc1966]

I don't know the going rate for CCTV and alarms, etc, but looking down that list I think the £15k start price from hasel5 would be more realistic.

 

[Bsharp]

There’s a few bits I’ve not included as you can imagine out lights couple of out sockets etc etc. My price was £1120ish so all your costs sound there or there abouts. Materials around 4K.

customer has gone with a price for all the above of..... wait for it...... £4900!!!!!!!!
Bearing in mind the customer is a tradesman himself would’ve thought they would see the price is bollo***** unbelievable!!!!!

 

[pc1966]

So someone is offering to do all of that work for £900 ?!

 

[James]

£1120 seems a bit low, presume you meant £11200.
keep on good terms with the customer, he might need you to come and finish the job when the other spark does a runner with the cash.

 

[cloverman]

Well I was going to say around £10,000 as a ball point figure without really sitting down to work it out !
At that price, materials must have fallen off the back of a lorry and working for peanuts per hour

 

[GBDamo]

There’s a few bits I’ve not included as you can imagine out lights couple of out sockets etc etc. My price was £1120ish so all your costs sound there or there abouts. Materials around 4K.

customer has gone with a price for all the above of..... wait for it...... £4900!!!!!!!!
Bearing in mind the customer is a tradesman himself would’ve thought they would see the price is bollo***** unbelievable!!!!!

Can only think that is a labour only price and the 'tradesman' can get the parts 'cheaper'

Still low ball but otherwise it will be a total cluster.

 

[Bsharp]

£1120 seems a bit low, presume you meant £11200.
keep on good terms with the customer, he might need you to come and finish the job when the other spark does a runner with the cash.

Yer £11200 oops!!! That’s what I’ll do Maybe if they get a written quote (which surely they haven’t) they will come back.

 

[Baddegg]

I think I’d be asking if they minded if I watched for a few weeks....that’s gonna be good footage ?

 

[Bsharp]

Or maybe they’ve found the worlds best and most generous spark?? Actually now I think about it fair play to the boy doing his bit for charity ???

 

[telectrix]

quick look at OP. i'd be saying around £15 -18K.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Surely missed a 1 off the start of his quote

 

[Dustydazzler]

£14,500 (not including the cctv which I would price seperat)

Wouldn’t touch it for less than 14 grand , if they want it done for under 14 grand they can find somebody else

 

[Bsharp]

I think my £1120 is perfectly ok for the region I work in, all though I appreciate people’s opinions on higher prices. I’m still slightly expecting to hear that a “typo”was to blame!!

 

[Baddegg]

I think my £1120 is perfectly ok for the region I work in, all though I appreciate people’s opinions on higher prices. I’m still slightly expecting to hear that a “typo”was to blame!!

£1120?....or £11120??.....,ha ha ha

 

[Bsharp]

That’s twice I’ve done that!!! Maybe it’s me!!!!!

 

[jackhammerJIM]

£14,500 (not including the cctv which I would price seperat)

Wouldn’t touch it for less than 14 grand , if they want it done for under 14 grand they can find somebody else

£14,500 (not including the cctv which I would price seperat)

Wouldn’t touch it for less than 14 grand , if they want it done for under 14 grand they can find somebody else

How much profit would you make on that job ?
i did 2 x similar new builds last year for 10k each and made a substantial amount of money . 5 - 6 weeks total job - 3-4 k materials your earning nearly 2k per week ?
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How much profit would you make on that job ?
i did 2 x similar new builds last year for 10k each and made a substantial amount of money . 5 - 6 weeks total job - 3-4 k materials your earning nearly 2k per week ?

I have overlooked the garage and galv tube

 

[Baddegg]

Why are rewiring a new build anyways?....ignore me my reading is as bad as your typing ?......require=rewire.....think I need a holiday ?

 

[James]

That’s twice I’ve done that!!! Maybe it’s me!!!!!

I should check your quote,
Has your £111,120 been beaten by other sparks £49,000 quote?

 

[Bsharp]

Why are rewiring a new build anyways?....ignore me my reading is as bad as your typing ?......require=rewire.....think I need a holiday ?

My head as officially fell off ?????

 

[James]

My head as officially fell off ?????

I have to admit, I made the same mistake!

 

[Dustydazzler]

How much profit would you make on that job ?
i did 2 x similar new builds last year for 10k each and made a substantial amount of money . 5 - 6 weeks total job - 3-4 k materials your earning nearly 2k per week ?
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I have overlooked the garage and galv tube

i was fairly generous on my materials estimate, I allowed 5k for all the materials. And gave my self 9k to get the job done.
if I really wanted the job and if it was good builder who I regularly did work for I would do it for less...

 

[buzzlightyear]

I have under cut a spark again, op must be you Lol.

 

[Pennywise]

lol jesus we'd be closer to £15-20k for that lot, south london/Surrey area. He's going to get burnt! if he cant see that then you probably dodged a bullet and he'd have been a pain in the --- client anyway.

 

[Dustydazzler]

lol jesus we'd be closer to £15-20k for that lot, south london/Surrey area. He's going to get burnt! if he cant see that then you probably dodged a bullet and he'd have been a pain in the --- client anyway.

more thank likely , the company I used to work for in south London who did big upper market houses would easily be £20,000+ and some.
we often did domestic jobs with £90-100,000 spent on electrical

 

[MJPD29]

I look forward to seeing pictures on here in a few weeks of the job when yohr back sorting it out. Not sure how anyone has came to that price.

 

[buzzlightyear]

look forward to seeing pictures on here in a few weeks of the job when yohr back sorting it out. Not sure how anyone has came to

Yeah when the customer digging a hole for the spark that cocked it up. Hello is that the spark you quoted a few weeks ago, can you come quick please, on your bike my price was not good enough.

 

[Leesparkykent]

I’d be around 14k based on that list

 

[DefyG]

from eastern europeans

Lost a job recently to our EE friends! Client contacted me and said they've nearly finished can you come and test now!! Not a chance !!...... they just don't get the process do they?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Are we sure the 4900 isn’t just the materials quote and the actual labour is going to be day rate..??

 

[MJPD29]

Lost a job recently to our EE friends! Client contacted me and said they've nearly finished can you come and test now!! Not a chance !!...... they just don't get the process do they?

From my experience they expect you to drop at their feet when required. That's not how I work sadly.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Lost a job recently to our EE friends!

What friends. No friends their.

 

[AJshep]

Let the other person crack on, i think you were a little cheap, its alright if you can get in and out, but its very rare in these larger jobs. there's always a few niggles to get around on the second fix so id be looking at around £16,000 at least.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Lost a job recently to our EE friends! Client contacted me and said they've nearly finished can you come and test now!! Not a chance !!...... they just don't get the process do they?

It is a shame there isn’t a way you could make some money legitimately testing and certifying someone’s else’s installation

 

[pc1966]

I think I’d be asking if they minded if I watched for a few weeks....that’s gonna be good footage ?

Maybe make a bit of profit selling popcorn?

 

[Lister1987]

Lost a job recently to our EE friends! Client contacted me and said they've nearly finished can you come and test now!! Not a chance !!...... they just don't get the process do they?

Bite Thier hand off, test it, fail it, price for remedial work...I think they have it spot on.....if nothing else you've got a testing fee for something you already know to be a fail before setting foot in the place.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Roughly £15k.
I would LOVE to watch the guy doing the job for £4900!

 

[KennyKen]

Bite Thier hand off, test it, fail it, price for remedial work...I think they have it spot on.....if nothing else you've got a testing fee for something you already know to be a fail before setting foot in the place.

That’s a valid point. Only then home owners will learn that paying peanuts gets you monkeys.

I used to work with a Romanian spark who wired a 4mm feed to a central junction box and spidered off to about 15 double sockets. That’s apparently how they do it over there.

 

[Dustydazzler]

That’s a valid point. Only then home owners will learn that paying peanuts gets you monkeys.

I used to work with a Romanian spark who wired a 4mm feed to a central junction box and spidered off to about 15 double sockets. That’s apparently how they do it over there.

there is some truth to that , I have seen videos of Eastern Europea wiring where they take one central feed to a big junction box and then one cable to each accessor. You then end up with about 10-15 cables in one junction which get twisted together and soldered.

 

[Edtwozeronine]

walk away and ask him how it went afterwards