Back boiler conversion

[everflow09]

Hi all. Went to look at a job today and customer has been quoted £2000 for a back boiler combi conversion.
Work requires; removal of back boiler & cylinder, run new gas from meter, fit new boiler in kitchen, pipework conversion and electric etc.

The customer is buying a cheep biasi boiler jobbie ( not great i know).

Does anyone have an idea on a fair price for the work?
The customer has had 1 quote at £3000 with boiler and 1 at £2000 with the customer getting boiler


thanks

 

[justlead1]

Hi. If the back boiler is removed who is doing the making good to fire place?

 

[gasmarc]

£2000 sounds good if they are suppling boiler IMO

 

[everflow09]

hi,
customer is going to make good fire place

 

[everflow09]

thanks gasmarc - i thought about £1800-£1900

 

[everflow09]

oh no new rads either

 

[TC.]

i did a job with the boss, similar to yours, although we didnt remove the backboiler - we supplied a glowworm b rated boiler - and charged 2k

 

[TC.]

oh and we didnt fit new rads

 

[everflow09]

thanks so 2k seems about fair

 

[gasmarc]

i would say a very fair price ,also i was talking to a merchant today and he was saying 15mm copper maybe going up by 10p extra per meter

 

[everflow09]

thats plumbs for ya - charge over odds and never got anyhthing in stock when need it!

 

[gasmarc]

no this was an independent merchant who has been in business for yonks ,he was giving me the heads up quality service prices etc

 

[Puddle]

Did a similar job this weekend,weighed in scrap cylinder and pipework from job today and made another £97.80....nice

 

[everflow09]

quoted the job only to find the customer telling me they can get it all done for £650.00 with material etc.
I told the customer to get two hay bales for the horse

 

[gasmarc]

walk away from the idiot ,These people make my blood boil sodding time wasters ,I do quotes over the phone and if they agree then i go around and confirm what I am going to do

 

[fixter1]

ive just put a price in today, backboiler out and supply and fit duotec 40he change rad vavles to trvs magnaclean wireless programmer/stat £2600 think ill have to start lookin at my prices again lol

 

[Blackcatgas]

ive just put a price in today, backboiler out and supply and fit duotec 40he change rad vavles to trvs magnaclean wireless programmer/stat £2600 think ill have to start lookin at my prices again lol

Nice to know Iam not too far off.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

ive just put a price in today, backboiler out and supply and fit duotec 40he change rad vavles to trvs magnaclean wireless programmer/stat £2600 think ill have to start lookin at my prices again lol

you have 1100 before you start unless you get them from dougfield

 

[fixter1]

i get my boiler from here Baxi Duotec 40 HE High Efficiency Condensing Combi Boiler £720 + Vat