Plumber wanted

[lame plumber]

if your going to survive you have to keep charging not dropping your rates, youll lose some but youll keep enough, old enough to have seen this before.

 

[Howsie]

You and only you will know how good you (your firm) are. Chase it when you need to but don't drop to compete with idiots.

 

[lame plumber]

You and only you will know how good you (your firm) are. Chase it when you need to but don't drop to compete with idiots.

there is sense out there somewhere

 

[Keefy]

If people are happy to pay you at the higher end of the scale then you must be earning it.

 

[lame plumber]

If people are happy to pay you at the higher end of the scale then you must be earning it.

and you owe me £10 for everytime you use my copyrighted quotes

 

[deandive]

This seems to be a one off job, not the regular workload you would need to consider doing the job for that rate. reading between the lines it seems the op may not have the paperwork to complete the jobs themselves, and need someone with the appropriate tickets, and if this is the case they are taking the mick. I think lame might be onto something with his pricing structure, but I cant see it working for me, I havent the balls to give it a try

 

[jase158]

before people shoot others about the price they are offering they should be honest about the amount they charge per day, there is far too many people shooting others down for the prices they offer but nobody will post what there day rate is....

 

[erpkid]

It can be a race to the bottom, we do not have to take part. However some of us are often in situations where the need to keep up with our obligations meaning in the absence of other work then occasionally we accept work at a lower rate. The OP's offer for hassle free cash to me after a long time self employed does not seem too generous but at times I would have bitten his hand off. I don't think we can be too pious on rates IMHO...signing off

 

[Howsie]

before people shoot others about the price they are offering they should be honest about the amount they charge per day, there is far too many people shooting others down for the prices they offer but nobody will post what there day rate is....

£300..

 

[erpkid]

before people shoot others about the price they are offering they should be honest about the amount they charge per day, there is far too many people shooting others down for the prices they offer but nobody will post what there day rate is....

300 plus vat per day me and my apprentice

 

[kay-jay]

before people shoot others about the price they are offering they should be honest about the amount they charge per day, there is far too many people shooting others down for the prices they offer but nobody will post what there day rate is....

200-300 per day for private works or if less than a day 40-45 per hour

 

[jase158]

£300..

I only charge £150 for plumbing (not boilers) and would bite his hand off, have done several quotes at £200 a day and heard nothing back

 

[Howsie]

300 plus vat per day me and my apprentice

Based where?

 

[erpkid]

300 plus vat per day me and my apprentice

Sorry my apprentice and I......

 

[deandive]

£200 but im still pretty green

 

[erpkid]

Based where?

South East - Near Cambridge

 

[kay-jay]

That said i regularly do subby work for for 130 (non gas) as it is regular(as often as i want it) and fills any holes in my schedule

 

[jase158]

300 plus vat per day me and my apprentice

is that each or between the 2 of you

 

[erpkid]

is that each or between the 2 of you

Both of us, but occasionally on a big job occasionally I actually get it right and do a 12 day job in 10 or even 8 ( ! ). We always quote fixed days on bathrooms and kitchens. We work very close to home generally so don't have huge overheads.

 

[SimonG]

To be brutal, I'm doing sfa for 160 a day.

 

[Killy Bing]

Look at it this way, its 160 quid more than sat at home doing nowt....

 

[Howsie]

South East - Near Cambridge

Will you travel to Surrey?

 

[erpkid]

Will you travel to Surrey?

8^) I get a nose bleed travelling outside of the village !

 

[Dannypipe]

I charge £200 and I'm not green, and I'm in the South East. Or £50 per hour, after 4 hours it's a flat day rate.

I do charge first hour minimum, of £50.00 if I'm there ten minutes, that's a bonus for me.

Have considered putting the rates up, but people squirm at those rates.

 

[Howsie]

I charge £200 and I'm not green, and I'm in the South East. Or £50 per hour, after 4 hours it's a flat day rate.

I do charge first hour minimum, of £50.00 if I'm there ten minutes, that's a bonus for me.

Have considered putting the rates up, but people squirm at those rates.

Sold!