Yes mate, I'm a full scope electrician now.
Sorry Croft, I read it as the joiner doing the electrics, was hoping you could nail (sic) him that way. I also do full scope electrics
Yes mate, I'm a full scope electrician now.
never mind been to dear, you seem cheap to me,£200 materials, i take it there buying the bath ,toilet etc.what electrical body are you registered with as you mentioned your FULL SCOPE,Well, if there's one thing I've realised I hate more than any other..
I met a joiner whilst at my customer's house today doing some electrical work as it happens. Seemed really friendly. Once I finished I was over at my folks house when I get a call from my customer.
'Keiran, have you got 2 minutes?'
'Sure, what's up?'
'The joiner asked how much you where charging for the bathroom. I told him £1,300 including VAT and he said that was extortionate, shouldn't be any more than £600..'
'Ok, well it's 5 days of work and around £200 of materials. Great that he's happy to work for less than minimum wage once he pays off his business running costs, but I'm not.'
A: - I can't believe someone would seriously be so unprofessional and also come in with such a ridiculous low price, he would earn much more working in a minimum wage job.
B: - This isn't the first time this customer has said he's short of cash. Yet amazingly, he's found the money to get 4 new double glazed windows put in that don't need replacing, brand new door frames, loft boarding, and a whole load of other things he didn't want done at the start.
The only good thing I guess is that I have a signed contract for the bathroom and the remainder of the work..
Grrrr.
and relax.
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