how much are you charging to fit central heating system??

[moogwai]

hi guys...just wondering how much you guys are charging to fit a central heating system (labour only).
ive got a 7 rad system to fit with a combi in a 2 storey bungalow...stripping out old one pipe system...and get this one old baxi boiler.....and one one main instantaneous water heater!! which i found strange to have in a small bungalow!!
Probabaly will take me 2/3 days.

 

[pauls]

the way i price heating jobs is type of boiler fitting and all materials needed once i have that i add my labour and mark up. and then get beaten on price by the undercutting cowboys.

 

[yorkieplumber]

labour only work is no good in my opinion, customer usually gets wrong boiler/rads/valves/flue or just get the cheapest crap out there, and then wants you the fitter/expert to do a cheap job, supply and fit mate, then you can have a mark up on materials, to cover any problems and help pay for gas courses/training courses/rising fuel costs and whatever else the goverment can get out of us or better still come chairman of a bank and pick up big fat bonuses. (am on one today)

 

[Alpha man]

3 days at £200 a day.

 

[wnjswozo]

200 a day/plus 60 to cover fittings used,if its an empty bungalow,with plenty of room under floor ,dream job

 

[markproperjob]

are you doing it all yourself or paying a guy to run pipe, hang rads while you connect up etc? this will need to be built into price!

 

[Bartdude]

That sounds like a lot of work for 3 days,I guess that's using plastic pipe? I'd want at least £1000 to rip out and install a new heating system,I'm always wary of customers that want to supply all materials,it usually means they want EVERYTHING cheap.

Edit: I bet you won't be able to keep the scrap either!

 

[quality]

Regardless of the work it £360 per day plus materials plus travel

 

[PlumbingSucks]

the problem with labour only is they know how much your making and usually if u want the same as you would make supply and fit they will think it is way to much and want to pay you half what you'd normally make.

 

[gaspastemania]

£800 ESTIMATED!!!!!!
problem when customer supplies normally means its a nightmare scenario as they think they know enough to help you so cover your butt with hassle money, If they question the price then explain your names on the gas cert at the end , personally if they dont like it they can lump it ( estimate always involves removal of scrap)