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Could do an outside tap with good access in easy 20min
You lot must be linking several of those ugly flexies together to do an ootside tap in half an hour. Most of the ones I've done take around an hour.
JG Speedfit do a push fit double check valve but it's way overpriced. A standard compression one is better. The bib taps with the built in DCV don't last in very cold weather, even with the tap drained, so a separate internal one is the best solution. Don't forget to fix an isolating valve so that you can turn the tap off and drain it in the winter.
Always drill from the outside so that you don't burst your wall.
Agreed. No one drills half way from each side. You'd have to be more than clever to line them up. You'd have to be a freaking genius. Like the Rain Man of drilling.
Possibly you pilot all the way through and then drill each side with a bigger drill?
While I was on ebay I also noticed this:
small header tank | eBay
Basically someone who's had a combi fitted is trying to sell there old header tank on ebay. Mental.
1/ Who's going to buy it?
2/ If someone does, how tight are they?
These are our customers. Scary.
Have a good one all.
I have been fitting outside taps for years, but have never, ever fitted one 1/2 hour. I suppose you could do it that quickly with a cheap B&Q self cutting crappo fitting.
Thats because you are a handyman and we are pros.
5 minutes to get the gear out the van, another 5 to drill a hole, 10 minutes to fit the pipe and tap and 10 minutes to drink your luke warm tea and get weighed in.
Years ago a mate of mine working on the sites used to card every new owner £40 a tap. He fitted one in just about every house. It even got to the stage he was sticking a bit overflow sleeve through when he roughed them out.
That's what I thought at an absolute push!
Glad somebody knew I was joking!Nagh, the bloke's got x ray vision and a laser blaster.
We used to leave the tails ready under the floor boards in new houses and the waste pipe in the wall plastered over for the washing machines, that was back in the 70's when we could get £70.00 for plumbing in a washing machine and £30 for the outside tap which was fitted behind the washing machine.
Today my minimum charge is €120.00 that's just for turning up, wasn't I the lucky one who was in the business back when people recognised a trade and paid the proper rate, no bad habits here :smug2:
As for those self-cutting valves for the B&Q DIY kits. I've started to worry where the little disc of copper goes!!?
Plus you won't get a good flow rate through such a tiny aperture.
some of those prices are just way to cheap for the length of time to do the job, mad eh!
You can only charge what the market is willing to pay. Here in ***bria a rival of mine charges £40 including materials.
I guess for that the customer gets a B&Q special with no drain off inside.
And I still don't believe anyone can fit an outside tap in 1/2 hour. I trained as a plumber and have been doing it for 40 years, so please don't post bother telling me that you can do it. Total carp.
And I still don't believe anyone can fit an outside tap in 1/2 hour. I trained as a plumber and have been doing it for 40 years, so please don't post bother telling me that you can do it. Total carp.
im with peteheat, i quoted fora rad change this week, 1200 x 400 double with trv lockshield , drain down crawl through the attic coz its a bungaslow to get to the rad brackets etc etc, total cost of bits was 90.00 i asked for 150.00 the bloke said thats way to expensive?????? its a2 min drive for me to the property, i give up
where will it all end, im hell bent on getting a company job for me..:juggle2:
You can only charge what the market is willing to pay. Here in ***bria a rival of mine charges £40 including materials.
I guess for that the customer gets a B&Q special with no drain off inside.
And I still don't believe anyone can fit an outside tap in 1/2 hour. I trained as a plumber and have been doing it for 40 years, so please don't post bother telling me that you can do it. Total carp.
Believe me it is very easily do able and to as high a standard as you will get.
The same as a 10 rad heating system in one day on your own is too, with nothing to snag when its done. Some guys can some can't,
I do mine in 35 mins but then again I charge by the half hour!
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