Electrical quote to finish of work

Owain_Moneysaver

slinkydonkey wrote: »

Well ive spoken to my facilities manger at work and he has recommended an electrician who works for my employer who will hopefully be a lot cheaper.

He might be, but if he's an employed electrician doing homers then he, and his work, won't be covered by his employer's insurance, nor will he be able to self-certify the work in compliance with building regulations so you'll have to apply to the council for building regulations.

Quiet_Spark

slinkydonkey wrote: »

No you wouldn't charge me £700 just to for testing the consumer unit as I would tell you to jog on.

He didn't say he would charge you £700 to test it, his actual words were "I'd charge you more than £700 just for the testing and consumer unit alone"

That means he is supplying the parts as well as paperwork, it might be an idea to measure twice and cut once before jumping on people mate

As Owain said, join the ranks of the self employed and those figures are quite normal everyday sums.

TidyMax

I am a self employed spark and that price is fine. That's why you have had two separate quotes come in at the same. I know electricians who would say fine, charge you more AND have you dad sign a 3 signiture certificate stating your dad installed it and make a note on the cert. But i know more electricians that would turn the work down.

Unfortunately we live in an age where Dave down the pub can do 5 sockets for a crate of stella and £20. Just because a light comes on with a switch, or an appliance works when it is plugged in. Doesn't mean it's safe.

I have to pay PL insurance, governing body fees, test calibrations, test cert fees, van insurance, tools insurance, before i start to make a penny. Alot of people find this hard to grasp.

The work you have asked for is A) more than a days work (unless it's a bedsit) and that isn't £700 profit.

Pay the money, get the job done properly, don't look back.

DavidF

Self employed electrician here and I would consider that a decent price. The electrician who takes on the job will need to do a very thorough check of what is already installed to make sure it is up to scratch. This may take a couple of hours on its own. Then he has to do the install itself which is a fair "days" work by the looks of things. Finally he is going to have to finish off by doing a full test and inspection.... at least half a day if done properly.
So I would venture that this is a days work for 2 men or 2 days for 1 man.
You are paying for his time/skills/warranty as well as his overheads such as office/fuel/tax/advertising....the list goes on.

The site you link to that shows remarkably low prices are often populated by "DIY" men/women who are not actually qualified to carry out the work they are doing and if indeed they are not qualified then it is breaking the law. Not to mention that they are probably installing sub standard B & Q stuff....there is a reason why you hardly ever see trades people buying stuff from the likes of B & Q ect....the quality just is not there.
I see you mention earthing ? I charge £10 per meter to do that so there is a small guide for you. The cable itself costs over £1 per meter and my average time to install makes it £10. All this needs done before a certificate can be issued.

Quiet_Spark

slinkydonkey wrote: »

If i could earn £700 a day maybe im in the wrong job but it seems a rip off.

Or settled for the first job involving the catchphrase "Would you like to supersize that meal sir?":rotfl:

Risteard

Doesn't sound like just "a day's work" to me. Not sure how you've decided that.

fluffpot

Don't worry slinky -you are just the sort of customer I would walk away from.

You did ask a questions, which we've all tried to answer it's just you don't like the answer

Good luck with the rest of of the job

Alias_Omega

Taking over peoples work is always time consuming, you have to assure yourself that they have not left a bodge job.

It sounds like no more than 1 days work for 2 people, however your looking at 3hrs to test, 2hrs to terminate all your other stuff. Even assembling the grid switch can take up to an hour..

If you try to sell the house without the paperwork, you will probably lose £2000 on the offer due to this. We looked at a DIY installation and its £420 for the council just to come and test.

<-- Former Trainee Electrician, well up to City and Guilds 236 Pt 1