Too expensive?

[RISElectrical]

Thank you for the advice. i must admit i feel £500 is a bit close to being too cheap when i add up all the mucking about extending the cables etc. i dont think ill ever get called back for anything from her again

Would you want a call for more work after this haha

 

[gazzamikes]

that is very true! sometimes it just isnt worth it

 

[Kelrich]

Call back to the house and in a polite manner rip all your nice work out and take it away its still yours at the end of the day that will wipe the grin off her face

 

[morph]

firstly this makes my blood boil !
2ndly did you quote / estimate.yes so wahet is her problem
i would not be happy and would be warning her her i will be getting paid one way or another

 

[Marvo]

If you estimated 450.00 for the original work I would have invoiced at that price and given a separate invoice for anything that was extra to the original requested work, that way the customer could only contest the extras invoice.

Either way I have no sympathy for people who want to contest the price after the work is complete rather than before work starts so at this stage in the game I would hand it over to my lawyers as soon as poss. Usually the first letter from them does the trick if it's not big businesses.

 

[Goody]

Your initial quote of £450 is nominal but you always should give a break down of what work that involves and also mention that any additional / unexpected work will incur additional charge. She should have compared the quote before she gave you the go ahead and it’s not in your interest to do so. Just warn her that she has broken the contract agreement and that you will approach a Dept Collecting Agent.

Best of luck!

 

[Dave 85]

I'd prolly of quoted about £500 for the initial work you did...I'd of done it in a day and made near £400 profit...any more I start feeling guilty lol
I wouldnt have gone back though. I'd have guessed on the phone it was RCD trip and told her to reset it. I always show people how to use a C/U b4 I leave and if they dont understand it then thats their problem.
If she started getting arsey about the price of a job that she had already agreed to a quote for I'd prolly just threaten court action straight out. If theres one thing I have no patience for, its stupid, stuck up, neurotic *******.