ballpark costs

[Unregistered]

Hello All

I've popped on just to see if anyone can help guide with costs and an invoice I've just received for works recently done. This wasn't quoted as the engineer in question has done some work for us before and this job, although not an emergency, was done in haste.

Telephone call first thing, problem diagnosed on phone, part picked up on route to house and new control board fitted to Combi 30 SE - wasn't in the house more than 30 mins and all done by 1pm.

Guide price?

Many thanks

Richard

 

[SimonG]

What price heating and hot water?

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[Best]

Hello Richard. Can you register with the forum please, so you can receive any answers to your questions?

 

[richymidd]

Hello Richard. Can you register with the forum please, so you can receive any answers to your questions?

Done!

 

[SimonG]

How much did he charge? Remembering that he's diagnosed the issue using his experience and knowledge, travelled for x minutes to purchase the part, added x percent onto the materials and then visited and repaired boiler all in less than half a day!

 

[SimonG]

£300.00?

 

[jtsplumbing]

Depends on cost of board, around £200./£300 total cost, try boiler manufacture and see what they charge !

 

[rpm]

Labour price`s vary across regions, where are you?

 

[Ray Stafford]

I would expect to pay cost of materials plus a markup, which tends to be highish on parts as if the diagnosis is wrong, the customer doesn't want to pay, and the supplier won't take them back. 15% - 20% is cheap. 25% - 30% is probably fairish.

Plus labour (inc travel time). That could be anywhere between £40 and £150 per hour (plus VAT if he is VAT registered) - depending on where in the country you are and whether "recently" means he came out on Xmas eve afternoon.

That gives a range of answers between about £200 and £750 depending on the price of the board and how far he had to travel.

 

[richymidd]

I'm in the East Midlands, he's very local, job was done on 22/12 - i didn't ask for the job to be finished, in fact suggested we could do it this week. All done to his timeline, got the impression it was convenient for him to do so.

Couple of random suppliers give the part price at ca £140 incl.

I understand how a business like this works and what needs to be accounted for - given the above, that still gives him an astounding hourly rate for this job!

I won't declare yet, would like to see if there is any more 'blind' opinion!

for the professionals out there, i hope you take this thread in the spirit intended. I don't mind paying and I'll pay good money for good advice and a job well done. But i won't be taken for an bum and in doing up a property I've found a lot of people willing to try and do so! I've ended up doing a lot of work myself but i won't touch the boiler. I'd just like to try and establish that the price is about right.

What price hot water and heat Simon? Good question and one i hope this guy is asking himself - if he's having a laugh, I won't be going back to him and won't be recommending him so i hope he's got his covered!

 

[Deleted member 7121]

Somewhere between £300/£400 + vat

 

[Dotty]

We do not discuss prices in open forum!

It's a buyers market. Get a few quotes.