Price Work

[Aqua Mechanica]

Thought I'd put this up just to see how it fluctuates from area to area and from firm to firm (I'll start): -

Install on new build flats and maisonettes in North, East and South London for Watkins Plumbing: -

Bath: £40
Basin with Ped: £20
Close Coup WC: £20
Kitchen Sink and pipework for D/W & W/M: £28
Kitchen Carcass: £10
WC CLoak Carcass: £12
Bathroom Carcass: £15
Thermostatic Shower Valve: £15

System Boiler: £100 (including pipework)
Unvented HWSC: £130 (including pipework)
Heating Manifold: £30

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[moony]

not even going to give my prices compared to them - they are a joke

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

not even going to give my prices compared to them - they are a joke

I second that

 

[Aqua Mechanica]

My prices are a joke or you ones are???

I'm thinking mine? lol

 

[moony]

yes aqua yours lol

triple yours and you still would be way off on most of them prices

 

[Aqua Mechanica]

You work as a Self Employed Sub Contractor on Pricework?

What's normal then? This is all I've ever known???

This is what a plumber on site done for £230, he argued for more but got no where.

 

[sparky]

Here goes:
Unvented cylinder ALL pipework 85.00
System boiler 25.00
Bath 25.00
Basin 20
Wc 20
Combi boiler 45.00
Rads 10 each
Kit sink all pipework w/mchn dish/wash waster etc 20.00
Gas meter pipework + connect 10.00
Mixer shwr 15.00
1st fix 4bed house 230.00
soils 15.00 per floor incl wastes
gas carcass from front of hs to back incl.chasing out taping clipping 40.00
Drill joists noggings 40.00
Pressure test 32.00
lagging 30.00
Wet test after 2nd fix 15.00
Full commission flush cleaner inhibiter certs 40.00

 

[stevetheplumber]

new work is always crap prices but the thing is its repetetive first flat is hard and after 3 you get into the swing and you can knock them out very quicki assume the prices for a wc' bath ' basin or rad is on work thats already carcased its most likly plastic as well which is quick
its not like going to a different job each day
plus one inhibitor and cleanser does 3 houses and you sell the other two

 

[REDSAW]

if i was stuck on those jobs i whould be filling up the van at knocking off time for sure.
you can see where these rates come from cant you, eastern labour rates.
bet the costing put down to the job for the new build is £2,200 for plumbing labour.

 

[sparky]

Bathrooms all copper tails. Lots of different house types recently and different systems going in so most days job takes some thinking about so difficult to make money. you order your own stuff as well.

 

[Winston]

I wouldnt touch those prices with a barge pole, thats a joke but then I dont do new builds and dont wont to after seeing that lot.

 

[migoplumber]

i'm with winston

 

[moony]

i just cant see how you can make money from it

 

[Aqua Mechanica]

Well you can't really, after days off for bank holidays, problems with materials not turning up, problems with engineers and managers making their minds up, problems with company politics, you don't get much.

Most I earnt was £1200 for two weeks, worst two weeks was £200 (I was fuming).

That's why I'm looking for better

 

[REDSAW]

Well you can't really, after days off for bank holidays, problems with materials not turning up, problems with engineers and managers making their minds up, problems with company politics, you don't get much.

Most I earnt was £1200 for two weeks, worst two weeks was £200 (I was fuming).

That's why I'm looking for better

most i ever earnt was that in a day last summer!!!!!

so one job a fortnight looks easier than 10 days graft imo.