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Re: good price for that job?
On the second one down it says supply and fit blah blah £85.....I take it that's just a labour charge for you?
On the second one down it says supply and fit blah blah £85.....I take it that's just a labour charge for you?
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IDCHAPPY
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Hahhahahahahagaggahahavavagagagagag
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They are having a laugh?
Surely? ?
@croppie to top it all I was working for another firm on a schedule of rates. They wanted me to fit a pump for the following pricesthis is supply and fit.
Hahhahahahahagaggahahavavagagagagag
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They are having a laugh?
Surely? ?
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Normally see that on a council contract. Then tucked away somewher its 35 quid to change a tap washer. The guy goes in and changes the pump for peanuts and then changes tap washers on the sink, basin, bath and outside tap. Pump change and 7 washers changed for 300
Normally see that on a council contract. Then tucked away somewher its 35 quid to change a tap washer. The guy goes in and changes the pump for peanuts and then changes tap washers on the sink, basin, bath and outside tap. Pump change and 7 washers changed for 300
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Not on this one mate. It's 4.50 to overhaul a tap.
Normally see that on a council contract. Then tucked away somewher its 35 quid to change a tap washer. The guy goes in and changes the pump for peanuts and then changes tap washers on the sink, basin, bath and outside tap. Pump change and 7 washers changed for 300
Not on this one mate. It's 4.50 to overhaul a tap.
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@kris yeah mate on my own.
@blod no mate I told them to stick it 2 days ago. I was only there 2 weeks. I would have been in the poor house. You also had to pay THEM for use of their vans. 140 quid a week.
@kris yeah mate on my own.
@blod no mate I told them to stick it 2 days ago. I was only there 2 weeks. I would have been in the poor house. You also had to pay THEM for use of their vans. 140 quid a week.
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Ch4 plumbing
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Do they spec the pumps? Throw a load of Ebay Specials in and run away laughing!!
Do they spec the pumps? Throw a load of Ebay Specials in and run away laughing!!
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Ch4 plumbing
Re: good price for that job?
Worst thing other then the money working for the HA is waiting around for the F.tards to open the door in the morning!
Worst thing other then the money working for the HA is waiting around for the F.tards to open the door in the morning!
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where's all the cheap variable head pumps on ebay then - I want some !
where's all the cheap variable head pumps on ebay then - I want some !
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The other guys they had working were clueless, they sent me to a tribune he cylinder with a trickle of water coming through the ceiling, they said the other engineer couldn't work out what was going on. I got there, the tundish was on the kermit and the cylinder was passing when it got hot and the water was going all over the cupboard floor and leaking through the staircase. The other engineer showed up and tried to pump the hw vessel to 6 bar????? and left, didn't even switch the heating or hw on.
I remade the discharge pipework in about 10 minutes so at least it was passing safely and told them they needed a tprv. They said they would give me 80 quid as there was no unvented in the book and while I was at it could I go next door and fit a pump.
The other guys they had working were clueless, they sent me to a tribune he cylinder with a trickle of water coming through the ceiling, they said the other engineer couldn't work out what was going on. I got there, the tundish was on the kermit and the cylinder was passing when it got hot and the water was going all over the cupboard floor and leaking through the staircase. The other engineer showed up and tried to pump the hw vessel to 6 bar????? and left, didn't even switch the heating or hw on.
I remade the discharge pipework in about 10 minutes so at least it was passing safely and told them they needed a tprv. They said they would give me 80 quid as there was no unvented in the book and while I was at it could I go next door and fit a pump.
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Ch4 plumbing
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I never said they would be variable I just said fit a load of cheap Ebay tosh and run!
I never said they would be variable I just said fit a load of cheap Ebay tosh and run!
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True mate. One place I work for deals with women's refuges and kids homes, they can sleep all they like tho I'm paid by the hour 35 notes plus parts that's just for plumbing , gas is more and the guarantee me 14 hours a week. So it all helps.
True mate. One place I work for deals with women's refuges and kids homes, they can sleep all they like tho I'm paid by the hour 35 notes plus parts
that's just for plumbing , gas is more and the guarantee me 14 hours a week. So it all helps.
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Ch4 plumbing
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Yeah I've been in a few of the female hostels and found them a strange place to work, at least you are guaranteed something.
Yeah I've been in a few of the female hostels and found them a strange place to work, at least you are guaranteed something.
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Funny you say about them sleeping in Chris, was talking to a plumber mate this morning who arranged a 9am visit for today last night yet when he got there she was still in bed. "Sorry I forgot" she said to him when she eventually opened the door. He wasn`t a happy bunny!
Funny you say about them sleeping in Chris, was talking to a plumber mate this morning who arranged a 9am visit for today last night yet when he got there she was still in bed. "Sorry I forgot" she said to him when she eventually opened the door. He wasn`t a happy bunny!
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Very strange mate. A lot of the women in this one are just trying to jump the council list. They are forever being caught meeting or phoning the dudes they have apparently fled from.
Very strange mate. A lot of the women in this one are just trying to jump the council list. They are forever being caught meeting or phoning the dudes they have apparently fled from.
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Chris F, you're now my favourite person on this forum because I have to read every post you write in the voice of your avatar.
Chris F, you're now my favourite person on this forum because I have to read every post you write in the voice of your avatar.
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Hahahaha Matt Berry is a genius he has the best voice .
Hahahaha Matt Berry is a genius
he has the best voice .
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jase158
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IS THERE A "OTHER" COLUMN?
is there extra for pipework change???
I think thats where you make the money!!!
IS THERE A "OTHER" COLUMN?
is there extra for pipework change???
I think thats where you make the money!!!
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No mate, they cover all the holes . The book is 500 pages. The boiler installs even cover exterior brickwork, interior plastering and decoration.
No mate, they cover all the holes . The book is 500 pages. The boiler installs even cover exterior brickwork, interior plastering and decoration.
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jase158
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How about if you change 2-3 things at once?? could you make money that way?? pump has gone, needs new valves and 3 way valve has gone oh and thermostat!!!
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jase158
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B and q offered me pricework, basically you go and work out price from sheet. but there was "other" codes at £10 a go. so for instance for a power flush you would put 35 x other at £10 each.
All materials bought from b and q were severely reduced (apparently)
Only catch was that I needed a sparky to sign off anything I plugged a plug into/ any electrical work. so needed their registration details and they would need crb check!!!
finding a sparky is hard enough, let alone a good one, that is available whenever you want them as well as willing to give reg details and get crb checked!!!!
B and q offered me pricework, basically you go and work out price from sheet. but there was "other" codes at £10 a go. so for instance for a power flush you would put 35 x other at £10 each.
All materials bought from b and q were severely reduced (apparently)
Only catch was that I needed a sparky to sign off anything I plugged a plug into/ any electrical work. so needed their registration details and they would need crb check!!!
finding a sparky is hard enough, let alone a good one, that is available whenever you want them as well as willing to give reg details and get crb checked!!!!
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Who would actually do this work. How are you supposed to make money. Seriously how is it done? If no one worked for these prices they would have to put them up
I think, from how it was explained is based on fraud. You go out to change a syphon and "noticed that the taps are loose, or toilet pan needs refixing . These are then added to your job. But the problem is you need photographic evidence via your pda, so you would have to start dismantling the bathroom, take a pic then put it back together again. This is then paid at the discretion of the surveyor for the HA and most times they don't pay the extras. Or they will pay one extra. And argue that "if the Tennant phoned to report a non flushing toilet why didn't they report the loose pan and loose taps??
It's a load of cack and only works if you are direct. If you are a subby there is no way on earth you can make it pay.
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I cant even buy a 3 port motorized valve( not a shyte one) for £79
This was my argument. The company I subbed too have a different schedule of rates. So where I get 79 they will book it out at 190 , I get 290 for a bath they get 600 so it's only the subbys that suffer. While the main contractor can rake it in.
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Load of bottom feeders !
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