feel like i am way of the mark

[danny7299]

Hi all ,

started a rewire this week, in a bungalow... quite a nice easy one, all drops are in conduit so very easy to rewire.... i quoted 1700 , thinking that was fine , get the job done in a week,

as i was working to day found another quote from another sparky for

 

[Bez]

Hi all , started a rewire this week, in a bungalow... quite a nice easy one, all drops are in conduit so very easy to rewire.... i quoted 1700 , thinking that was fine , get the job done in a week,

as i was working to day found another quote from another sparky for

 

[danny7299]

i am not Vat reg... only been trading for about 4 months.... and yes inc materials of about

 

[Bez]

As long as you're happy with the price for your weeks work. Sounds a fair deal to me. There are some chancers out there who will try it on if they're busy. Was it an elderly couple by any chance?

 

[danny7299]

no it was a middle age asian couple...

 

[sellers]

I see it as long as you have earnt what you wanted, maybe a little bit more if you made for allowances that didnt happen then happy days no need to worry. The other quote could be from a chancer or someone who is really busy.

I don't think you should up your prices because of that.

 

[danny7299]

i was just worried as i have only been trading for 4 months , and seem to have had a Crap load of work on recently , just wanted to make sure that i wasn't being a fool and charging to little.

I try to make

 

[Andy™]

what do you think? am i too cheap?

i think the other person didnt want the job, so high price. if they take it, its worth it

 

[danny7299]

thats kinda what i thought.... no wonder the bloke ring me back with in 20mins of dropping the quote of and agreed to price.

 

[sellers]

probably did you a favor, now you seem cheap to them when really your still earning a decent crust.

 

[danny7299]

not only that.. because i seem, cheap , they have had another

 

[Evans Electric]

So Danny , you've earned

 

[danny7299]

So Danny , you've earned

 

[kme]

about that, go to go back next week and do extra's... but its all good!

If you looked at our "starting business" thread (which i`m sure you did),

You worked out how long it would take,

The overheads (van,fuel, day-to-day business running cost)

The amount you WANT to make (per hour)

Materials cost

Allowing for time & cost of certificates & notifying, and a bit on top for unforeseen problems.

Estimate that 10% needs to go into the "tax" fund (seperate account, or shoebox under the bed)

IF you did that, and everything went tickety boo, and you`ve earned AT LEAST the amount you expected (clear profit!), then happy days.

If you didn`t, you priced wrong.

Don`t think I`d rewire a bungalow (inc. CU/earthing & bonding??) for that figure; however your business may not need the same income as mine.........

 

[Theorysparky]

i have been pricing jobs at

 

[kme]

`Allo Theo, how`s the cave lookin?

 

[the doctor]

Hi,

On rewires i quote per point...... like they used to price it up in the old leccy board days.....i will do it for

 

[Theorysparky]

`Allo Theo, how`s the cave lookin?

 

[Theorysparky]

Hi,On rewires i quote per point...... like they used to price it up in the old leccy board days.....i will do it for

 

[the doctor]

i remember around 5 or 6 years ago quoting a large house near me on my point system for