gas hob

[SafeGasInstall]

customer called ask how much i will charge to fit a gas hob .

i said £20 to remove old one and £60 fit new one !

he said i am to expansive , i refused too do it cheaper !!

and lost a customer!

i live in london end of the day !

how much do you charge for a hob ?

 

[archiedale]

sounds right to me

 

[Puddle]

No,I quote between £90 to £100,as long as gas isolation present and that is reasonable,you are not expensive,the customer is trying it on,she will not find cheaper than £80.00,trouble is she will ring round to get a cheaper quote,will not and who ever she rings last before getting fed up gets the job but at £80 you are in with a shout

imho

 

[SafeGasInstall]

thx for the replay !

i new i was not far off ,just got me thinking about it !

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

you are not dear as puddle said its a try on we all get em,walk away,dont under value your self

 

[obseen16]

everyone is out to get the cheapest they can find, trouble is the cheapest isnt always the best. weve had a bit of trouble with this up our end, we charge about the same as you for gas hob replacements but then plus the dreaded vat, as soon as we say vat they all say "What about cash only price" OR "Blimey thats expensive, bob round the corner said he do it for £15" weve lost alot of installs to the tight wads but weve also been called in to make good a bad job on a few of them.

 

[wards]

spot on price,you will always get the customer who can get it done on the cheap,i always tell them what price do they put on safety,tell them you are not open to bartering and stick with your prices,if you had to do a 1st and 2nd fix i would have charged a lot more,hope this helps.

 

[CES]

I install hobs and cookers for a couple of kitchen fitters for IKEA and they charge around £90 for a std hob, £120 for a Range install, £15 a meter for pipe above floor, £25 below the floor. I don't set the prices, IKEA do when the customer accepts the quote. I work around Edinburgh and there are guys out there doing it cheaper, but I get my work from IKEA anyway.
I have had people choke down the phone when I tell them £75 for a CP12, the usual reply is I can get it done for £25. There are going to be a lot of guys working for next to nothing when it all goes good again, nothing harder than trying to raise prices for existing customers.