First Job estimate price check

[Bobby34]

No I was going of a rate of £180 a day + the £40 in case it ran over because of just starting out but maybe I should up that taking into account cost of courses training etc like what Vortigern mentioned. I'm glad I asked here, thanks for all the asvice.

 

[Marti]

I'm far from the most experienced spark in here but here's something for comparison and one I gratefully lost today.
3 x 5m house extension in outer London. Requires sockets, down lights, Outside lights and sockets. TV co-ax connection and Part P certificate. Builder is somewhat disorganised so attracts my PITA tax of 10% and I'm not VAT registered. Board has space for extra circuits.

I quoted £1275 and lost it to a quote of £600! Mate - you are welcome to it at that rate. FFS, I can charge that for 3 / 4 days subbing and then nothing is my problem - fit and forget.

Expecting a call in about a month - " just a few things to finish off and we'll need you to supply a certificate"

 

[bill01803]

Don't incude making good - people don't ask spreads to do wiring, so don't get involved with plaster

 

[Nigel]

Justnstarting out I think £220 is a fair price for a day. Not if you need to go back. Maybe look at about £300 for labour.

 

[Blissof89]

IMO if you can do the making good it makes you much more likely to get domestic work.

Who wants to get a decorator/plasterer in to fill a few chases. Plasterer would probably charge for full day because he can't possibly put a mix on after 1PM

 

[Phil Thompson]

I offer making good and have it any estimates I send out.

As said it attracts customers to use me, as many only want to deal with 1 person for an entire job. So me arranging plastering is a good thing for them.

 

[peterhyper]

I agree that making good is important as the vast majority of sparks do this so you would lose a lot of work if you don't.

I also agree that you are under charging, but in fairness we probably all did the same in the early days.