Fitting sink, toilet and two radiators

andyhop

vic_sf49 wrote: »

Wise up to what? That was as quoted. Final bill was £930/£940 (can't be bothered fishing the the paperwork out), as tile adhesive, grout, and a few fittings needed to be bought.....stud wall materials, plaster and paint was included.

He had a few other jobs elsewhere within the 7 days....original estimate was 5 days.

I was expecting a higher quote, and would have accepted one as I'd seen his work, and thought it was excellent.

The problem here is that 99.9% of the public wouldn't know a good job if it slapped them in the face . You've paid peanuts and at that day rate you've got a monkey, anyone with any skill or sense charges accordingly

roddydogs

So what if a "Monkey" quotes you a high price to make you think he is good?

Doozergirl

roddydogs wrote: »

So what if a "Monkey" quotes you a high price to make you think he is good?

You look at people's work!

It isn't hard.

andyhop

roddydogs wrote: »

So what if a "Monkey" quotes you a high price to make you think he is good?

You take his referrals, you look at his work . You do the basic checks

Bathrooms are my business , you couldn't even buy the material for what some folk charge . At the rate given if this trader was certified and time served he'd be working for someone else making the same money for far less hassle without dealing with the public, giving quotes etc .

pledgeX

Just a quick update on this. He came to do the work today. Got everything done in a day, but there were two of them so there was obviously more work involved than I thought, so I think what we paid was about right

Jigga

pledgeX wrote: »

Just a quick update on this. He came to do the work today. Got everything done in a day, but there were two of them so there was obviously more work involved than I thought, so I think what we paid was about right

Thanks for providing us with the feedback and your thoughts. Just what this board should be all about
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Andrei343343

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