Outside Lighting Advice

[switch10]

Thanks for everyone's advice, will let you know what I decide if I get job and will take some pics to show.appreciate everyone's advice

 

[switch10]

Just a quick update, didn't get the job as Wasn't most competitive. Thanks for all advice once again though.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

If the job is local to you keep an eye on it to see how  your competitor did it, so you know for future in both pricing and workmanship. I lost a very big job once, an army barracks housing block. The job was 100% specified  down to the type of screws and involved fitting about 150 pir bulkhead lights with low energy lamps .  The winning contractors threw in 500w halogen floods (over the front doors) and wired in Tw& e with the odd bit of plastic conduit.

We were then called in to rip it all out and redo as the spec in Micc and the correct lights. All the stuff removed had to be kept as it was being given back to the installers, who were not being paid.

 

[Steve3948]

If the job is local to you keep an eye on it to see how  your competitor did it, so you know for future in both pricing and workmanship. I lost a very big job once, an army barracks housing block. The job was 100% specified  down to the type of screws and involved fitting about 150 pir bulkhead lights with low energy lamps .  The winning contractors threw in 500w halogen floods (over the front doors) and wired in Tw& e with the odd bit of plastic conduit.

We were then called in to rip it all out and redo as the spec in Micc and the correct lights. All the stuff removed had to be kept as it was being given back to the installers, who were not being paid.

Similar I priced for outside amenity lighting on 3 blocks for housing association, to be done in MI, I allowed P clips and Brass Pan Head screws.

Never got the job so went to have a look a few weeks later, they had used MI but with half round pvc clips.

About 6 months later i drove past and half of it was hanging off the walls, looked a right mess, and thought some idiot sat in an office may have wondered why my price was higher, well have a look now.

 

[switch10]

Was told earlier today its a bloke from down the pub. Which doesn't surprise me

 

[Sidewinder]

So basically then, no certs, no receipt, no warranty, no tax, so basically an "illegal transaction".

Don't stress over it, you were trying to do it legitimately, the guy in the pub is doing it for beer money.

 

[switch10]

Yeah not bothered to be fair. Allways done there work for last 6 years and they allways want me to go fix others mistakes at there 4 properties so will only cost them more in the long run.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Take some pictures of the 'guy down the pub' work  for us ;

 

[Sharpend]

You could always tell them you are from down the pub, just you frequent a higher class of pub so you need a higher beer money stake.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Why are pubs always at the bottom of a hill,  i can't recall anyone saying i'm going up to the pub opcorn

 

[Andy™]

maybe so the drunks cant get home easily, so when they fall they roll back in?

 

[Z1gic89]

people in the Cotswolds can be very picky on their houses appearance, is there no way you can wire on the inside to keep the "old village" look