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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:57 pm
by rimexboy
Well still in the process of fitting my new kitchen and i am now at the cooker,
which is gas and we are changing to electric,
so needed to get the gas pipe cut and capped as it was stopping the new oven going right in. offered it as a job on my builder, (other sites are available)
guy popped round tonight at 8pm yes sunday and done it for £35...
wow and he also informed me the test nipple on the meter was loose and not right and also informed transco who are supposed to be fixing it tonight ...
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:23 am
by Carberry
Fair price, did he test for leaks after capping it?
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:32 pm
by GB_Groundworks
did he have a gas safe number
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:36 pm
by lutonlagerlout
of course he did
we all know its illegal to do any gas work unless qualified and registered with gas safe
like we are
LLL
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:46 pm
by rimexboy
come on guys he was registered showed the card, he tested the pipe before starting i confirmed the price was £32, he done the job and also re tested the pipe again and then he informed transco of the faulty nipple on the meter....i paid him £35, gas board came and fitted new meter today... jobs a good one
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:59 pm
by lutonlagerlout
its a decent price
did he have to tap and die a new thread
we had the same recently and i had to chisel the wall back till bob found the joint,he then unscrewed it and capped it
LLL
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:06 pm
by rimexboy
nope he done the test on the gas pipe and then cut it and capped it, then tested again, he was not happy with the nipple on the meter so he called it in to be safe.... great price and local to...
i had a guy call me and say £65 plus vat today...
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:56 pm
by lutonlagerlout
£65 isnt bad either
different people have different overheads
i did 8 M2 of turf saturday
had to remove some roots and the old turf first
charged him £260
some would say thats a high price ,but the client was happy with what we did
our overheads are relatively high so stuff under £150 is hardly worth me doing
LLL
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:01 pm
by London Stone Paving
I had some plastering done in my front room recently. The guy made a bit of a cock up with the chimmney breast and the bay windows. I couldnt live with it because they were the main features of the room and stick out like a sore thumb. I had Middlsex plastering in to come and fix it. They quoted me £275. It was a bit pricey but they came in and fixed it in one day. The guy worked his socks off to get it done and did a top job, so I didnt begrudge them the £275
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:07 am
by Dave_L
It's all about perceived value - so if you (or the customer) are happy then alls good! 
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:24 am
by lutonlagerlout
skimming a room is probably worth £250,so if he did a great job its good value
in skimming i look for a glass like finish
LLL
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:23 am
by GB_Groundworks
That polished the paint does not stick hehe
I guess it's different for us Tony as we get them generally on day rate, but like Dave said its about perceived value,