Totally ripped off by plumber

JReacher1

fred246 said:

They both come to your house with all their equipment and are similar skill levels. I would say plumbing is a lot easier than hairdressing.

I’m not convinced they are a similar skill set. 

I don’t think it’s gender orientated as you do get female plumbers. I think the difference is that when you start on a hair cut it’s unlikely the job will suddenly turn out to be bigger than originally thought so you can easily agree a cost before it starts. 

With a plumber until they start investigating they don’t know how much it will cost and how long it will take. As a result they can’t bill to the end of the job. This leads to people complaining. 

missile

JReacher1 said:

With a plumber until they start investigating they don’t know how much it will cost and how long it will take. As a result they can’t bill to the end of the job. This leads to people complaining. 

Any competent tradesman will be able to provide an accurate estimate.

Undervalued

missile said:

JReacher1 said:

With a plumber until they start investigating they don’t know how much it will cost and how long it will take. As a result they can’t bill to the end of the job. This leads to people complaining. 

Any competent tradesman will be able to provide an accurate estimate.

But not necessarily a "free" estimate.
In some circumstances a significant amount of work can be needed to establish what the fault is. Somebody has to pay for that, directly or indirectly. 

hollydays

Undervalued said:

missile said:

JReacher1 said:

With a plumber until they start investigating they don’t know how much it will cost and how long it will take. As a result they can’t bill to the end of the job. This leads to people complaining. 

Any competent tradesman will be able to provide an accurate estimate.

But not necessarily a "free" estimate.
In some circumstances a significant amount of work can be needed to establish what the fault is. Somebody has to pay for that, directly or indirectly. 

But aren't we going off the topic a bit

Undervalued

hollydays said:

Undervalued said:

missile said:

JReacher1 said:

With a plumber until they start investigating they don’t know how much it will cost and how long it will take. As a result they can’t bill to the end of the job. This leads to people complaining. 

Any competent tradesman will be able to provide an accurate estimate.

But not necessarily a "free" estimate.
In some circumstances a significant amount of work can be needed to establish what the fault is. Somebody has to pay for that, directly or indirectly. 

But aren't we going off the topic a bit

Not entirely.

Hermione_Granger

Undervalued said:

Not entirely.

Which is exactly what hollydays stated:

hollydays said:

But aren't we going off the topic a bit

robatwork

Another fantastically unsatisfying thread.

New look, same old OPs who post a question with scant information then never have the manners to even sod off politely.