do i need a plumber?

woodbutcher_2

Just done my sisters bath and sink taps for her.What a chuffing nightmare they were but not as much grief as paying someone £60.00 for 40 mins work.That's getting on for £100.00 an hour and they say lawyers are dear.

plumb1_2

woodbutcher wrote:

Just done my sisters bath and sink taps for her.What a chuffing nightmare they were but not as much grief as paying someone £60.00 for 40 mins work.That's getting on for £100.00 an hour and they say lawyers are dear.

£60 is on the top side,£35- £40 a fair price, which would includ,time on site, time traveled to job, cost of fuel,up-keep of tools and van, Van insurance, public liabilty, trade !!!!!! fees.
Think i would prefer to be a lawyer, and as you said a mightmare, oh and the cost of plasters for my knuckles:rolleyes:

cosmile

plumb1 wrote:

£60 is on the top side,£35- £40 a fair price, which would includ,time on site, time traveled to job, cost of fuel,up-keep of tools and van, Van insurance, public liabilty, trade !!!!!! fees.
Think i would prefer to be a lawyer, and as you said a mightmare, oh and the cost of platers for my knuckles:rolleyes:

£60 was cheap compared to other quotes

one was £165
another was £95
other was £120.

woodbutcher_2

Yeah i know the costs involved being a self employed joiner/builder.My comments were a bit tongue in cheek and not meant to offend.(not until i saw the other quotes given that is)

Mikeyorks

teddyco wrote:

Cosmile:
I have a question? Do you have a "closed" system? Does your cold water feed directly to your hot water tank and then into your system, or do you have one of those Victorian hot water tanks in the attic that uses gravity to feed the taps in your home? ......etc

A quick and dirty way around this is to simply turn the cold water pressure down until you get a balance? OK - I know it's then a pain watering the garden - where you're allowed to.

More sophisticated - and what we had to do with a previous shower - is to fit a self regulating valve in the (mains) cold feed (very variable pressure from a bore hole - drops a lot when cows being milked!). It was a lot easier / cheaper than taking a dedicated feed off the cold tank in the loft.