Fixed price repairs a good idea or not

[Deleted member 32524]

Thinking of doing fixed price repairs. Does anyone else do this or work for a company that does. What is the charge and how often do you get stung?

Thank you for the help.

Duncan

 

[Deleted member 32524]

Sorry, wrong forum. Any chance it can be moved to private?

 

[lame plumber]

talk to bg

 

[mountainman]

Only practical if you get the spares for next to nothing imho.

 

[Dotty]

Moving to the sanctity of The Arms...

Might prove a pleasant distraction from the hot topic of the moment!

 

[dancinplumba]

Ask a keston /ideal engineer

 

[Plum Bob 66]

Recipe for disaster in IMHO, how often have you gone to a simple fix and it's escalated into a bigger/ longer job than you anticipated. If you set your cost your going to be out of pocket very soon .

 

[lame plumber]

All my repairs are a fixed price, I just fix it to match the cost of materials and time taken simples

 

[Plum Bob 66]

All my repairs are a fixed price, I just fix it to match the cost of materials and time taken simples

Ditto .

 

[Deleted member 32524]

ok. So it seems like a bad idea by most? I agree plenty jobs have turned out to be ALOT longer than thought. However, I have been to plenty that are a quick easy fix. Meaning I will loose money on some jobs on parts alone, break even on others and make good off some. Just trying to weigh up if it is more of the latter or the first. Do not mind turning money over on a few jobs keeps fuel, insurance etc covered.

What is a fair price for a what ever it takes to fix?