Have i been ripped off?

willyslancs

Does this sound dear?
Clear a gutter of debris/birdshit(about a foot length ).he took about 15 min to do
Insert a section of guttering , (about 3 inch piece ),he took about half an hour to do this.
For these two jobs i have been charged £75 any thoughts please ..

Alan_M_2

Materials maybe no more than £4.00 if that.

Having the ladders, knowledge and time to do the job for you including travelling to you and travelling back again - £71.00

It's not unreasonable.

Loanranger

He has to buy his van, insure it, tax it, buy fuel.
He probably has to insure himself for loss of earnings if he falls off his ladder.
Buy overalls, gloves for doing dirty work.
Seems reasonable.

willyslancs

i also suppled the ladders mate .........my partner even stood on the bottom of the ladder (all size 10 of her)

latecomer

IF you weren't willing to go up there then £75 isn't a lot of money.

willyslancs

i was at work when he arrived.......

mary671

Seems a reasonable price to me... people have to earn a living and I don't think you were ripped off.

willyslancs

Thank you all for your replies , keep them coming , just want opinions

C_Mababejive

Sounds fair to me...How much would you pay for the 5 minutes it would take for a high street solicitor to dictate a simple letter?

willyslancs

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Sounds fair to me...How much would you pay for the 5 minutes it would take for a high street solicitor to dictate a simple letter?

nothing. a relative works in a solicitors.... know what you mean tho.....

lucylucky

How much were you quoted for the work?

If it was in the region of £75 then no - you were not ripped off.