check out this job pricing guide? Wish i could charge these rates nowadys.lol

[philip mc geown]

Average Labour Cost/Price to Move/Reposition/Replace Existing Radiators

 

[REDSAW]

Job 3
To reposition a radiator within the same room will require the furniture to be moved, then the carpet and boards can be taken up and everything replaced. This can take 2 men one and a half days plus materials………£400.00

sweet life of cody if that was me.lol.

 

[GQuigley67]

take 2 men 1 and a half days to move a radiator in a room ?? that'll be shining bright

 

[Guest123]

And £1100 to do a straight changeover bathroom installation! Wish I got that.

 

[secret squirrel]

I normally hate those sort of sights but I think this one is more realistic than most. It does mention unforeseen bits and bobs and I disagree with some of the pricing.

I had to quote for a bathroom the other day, supply and fit etc. Job included ripping off all the old tiles which were floor to ceiling and rip up floor tiles, re-new bathroom suite, new thermostatic shower replace existing rad fit new one and trv, ihibitor etc.

Having flicked through the prices she's got a bargain. I think I'm still expensive though, some cowboy will do it for less with no insurance etc. Thats life though.

 

[kay-jay]

crikey is he fitting gold plated rads or what?

 

[dontknowitall]

I agree 1½ days is lengthy but it takes two to move and hang a large radiator.

Wish I could come across a straight swap bathroom. All the ones I come across are a swap and then a few "could you just ...?" type of jobs (e.g. box in the pipework, re-tile a small section, etc).

 

[philip mc geown]

I normally hate those sort of sights but I think this one is more realistic than most. It does mention unforeseen bits and bobs and I disagree with some of the pricing.

I had to quote for a bathroom the other day, supply and fit etc. Job included ripping off all the old tiles which were floor to ceiling and rip up floor tiles, re-new bathroom suite, new thermostatic shower replace existing rad fit new one and trv, ihibitor etc.

Having flicked through the prices she's got a bargain. I think I'm still expensive though, some cowboy will do it for less with no insurance etc. Thats life though.

I agree totally there are some things in it which are more relastic than others! Like over 1000 for a bathroom suite installation.lol Really dont know where they get these figures from i know plumbers now that would be happy to do a stright swap bathroom suite installation for a couple of hundred pound!!!!!!

 

[Guest123]

Tradesmen's rates are a bit of a guesstimate on there too. According to them as I stay in Clackmannanshire I should be charging a maximum of £175 per day. Most guys I know charge £25 to £30 per hour for a 8 hour day and a £50 minimum call out charge.
I don't base my quotes on a daily rate anyway. I use another formula that has done me ok for a long time.

 

[kay-jay]

Tradesmen's rates are a bit of a guesstimate on there too. According to them as I stay in Clackmannanshire I should be charging a maximum of £175 per day. Most guys I know charge £25 to £30 per hour for a 8 hour day and a £50 minimum call out charge.
I don't base my quotes on a daily rate anyway. I use another formula that has done me ok for a long time.

care to share this formula?

 

[MarkAqua]

It's all relative to each job isnt it. A good friend of mine who works for a mechanical firm are fitting out a mansion with a years work 250,000 worth plumbing and CH. The rad valves they are using are £75 EACH alone............... and they are pants! Always leak and do not work. So prices just depend SO SO much on each job, there is no such thing as a standard rad swap or a standard job for that matter.

 

[Puddle]

I very really use a day rate to work out prices for bigger jobs and tend to leave my hourly rate after 5 or 6 hours

I use a speed rate as I can work faster than many ,that is my advantage not the customers

Also different jobs have a certain market value, increasing as the skill/difficulty level increases


imho

 

[secret squirrel]

You never with customers anyway. You can do 2 identical jobs, one customer will say 'oh, thats very reasonable' the other 'HOW MUCH!'

You quote for a job, the customer says 'someone has already said it'll be £***'

I always ask has he been round to have a look, the answer a lot of the time is 'no'
Well, let him do it for that then.

Or, I've had a look on a site on the internet and they say it should cost £xx, have they seen this job! no......

I need my holiday.

 

[Guest123]

I use a speed rate as I can work faster than many ,that is my advantage not the customers

Super Plumb, thought that was my title (and avatar) LOL Bet you can't bash your Kryptonite as quickly as I can bash lead!

 

[Mr leaky]

"To change one leaking radiator for a same sized one (with a TRV), in the same position. This will take one man one leisurely day"

i work far too hard

 

[dontknowitall]

"To change one leaking radiator for a same sized one (with a TRV), in the same position.This will take one man one leisurely day"

i work far too hard

Blimey - even I work quicker than that!