Electrician quote for materials

[Idpost]

Hi Hayley, are the smoke alarms being interlinked with cable or via radio link? If it’s the latter then they are a lot more expensive.

 

[Wilko]

Yup, I tried to price products with a warranty but I sort of assumed that if anything failed (say 2 years later) the electrician would still want paying again?

Hi - probably want some payment, but you can discuss this. My standard terms are 1 year on lamps and dimmers. Longer warranty period is entirely possible but would likely incur an additional charge.

 

[Bob Geldoff1234]

"I don't have a materials list, just a price, £840. So I've probably missed stuff off. It's 10 x white double sockets, 7 smoke alarms, 1 heat alarm, 1 three way switch, 1 dimmer, 3x1 way switch, 4 downlighters, 6x6"pendants and a bathroom light."

Is this price just for the materials or is it to wire all that lot up as well?
If wiring then the sockets alone would come to £700.As a very rough price it would come to over £2000 for that lot wired,supplied and fitted.

 

[Hayley Evans]

why 7 smokes?.......but if needed and 1 heat will come to about £250 alone for quality ones

Yup, it's £233 for the ones that the electrician recommended (AICO EI161E) and it's £264 for the multi sensor ones which I prefer (from fire angel)

Hi Hayley, are the smoke alarms being interlinked with cable or via radio link? If it’s the latter then they are a lot more expensive.

Cable, the radio ones (We'd have NEST) are £366 more, if it takes 1/2 day for 2 electricians to link all the smoke alarms together then it's only slightly more expensive for the wireless ones (roughly £100 more). But I'm not sure how long it would take?

@Bob Geldoff1234 it's just materials, labour is £3,000 plus vat.

 

[Octopus]

Yup, it's £233 for the ones that the electrician recommended (AICO EI161E) and it's £264 for the multi sensor ones which I prefer (from fire angel)

My advice to you

Accept the sparkies quote or get more sparkies to quote

Messing around to try and save a few pennies will just leave you in dispute or with an unfinished job on your hands

When you take your car to the garage you leave them to it

PS : Aico produce the best alarms

 

[MJPD29]

If you don't like the quote don't take it, simple as that. I certainly wouldn't be going ahead with the work or providing an itemized breakdown of the quote either

 

[Hayley Evans]

My advice to you

Accept the sparkies quote or get more sparkies to quote

Messing around to try and save a few pennies will just leave you in dispute or with an unfinished job on your hands

When you take your car to the garage you leave them to it

PS : Aico produce the best alarms

I think that's part of the problem, when I take my car to the garage they let me go in the pit and have a look at what needs doing, they give me a price for a part and sometimes I get my own part if it's much cheaper to do so. I've used the same garage for 14 years. I'm used to fixing things myself but gas and electrics I wont touch.

I am worried about messing him around hence me asking if it's feasible all the small ratings come to around £400, but £400 is a lot of money I think, not pennies?

Good to know that you rate Aico, is that from an installation and longevity point of view? I read on their website they rate the multi sensor alarms more over the separate optical / ionisation alarms? But their multi sensor alarm is slower than the fire angels / nest in some fire instances like wood fires.

It's only a 3 minute difference but I am deaf so it will take me longer to hear the alarm and I live with my father who is disabled so 3 minutes can make a difference to us.

I'll wait and see what the other electricians say, the second quote was £3000 and it included changing the RCD (£600) and steel rather than white fixtures, they aren't VAT registered so excluding Vat it's £900 cheaper than the first guy.

 

[Toneyz]

You will be surprised how getting just a few items soon add up.

 

[Silly Sausage]

I think that's part of the problem, when I take my car to the garage they let me go in the pit and have a look at what needs doing, they give me a price for a part and sometimes I get my own part if it's much cheaper to do so. I've used the same garage for 14 years.

And here lies your problem.
You've obviously got a long term relationship with the garage and they're happy to accommodate you. Whereas, you're expecting the equivalent with a brand new (to you!) electrician. It's not going to happen ... really!

 

[Hayley Evans]

And here lies your problem.
You've obviously got a long term relationship with the garage and they're happy to accommodate you. Whereas, you're expecting the equivalent with a brand new (to you!) electrician. It's not going to happen ... really!

They've always let me