Cheap Boilers

[hammers4spanner]

Whats the cheapest you would install a boiler for ?

Straight swap pretty much everything in place labour only.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

labour only £600 (including small amount of fittings)

depends how easy things are you could knock 100 off but wouldnt go too low

 

[newcastle phill]

If everythings there including an easy condensate run then id be around that. 1 day install too so not a bad rate

 

[julesverne]

I aim for 500-600 for a 1 day install but will go as low as 400 in the summer when things are slow. if only just to keep other lad working.
But on avaerage its 500
James Hargearves near me can supply a vokera excell erp for £454 inc vat with flue so even on a budget install i can still make around £500.00

 

[Scott_D]

If they supply and call backs etc could be chargeable?

 

[lame plumber]

idiot down here will fit any boiler swap for £359 all in.........

I like to make £600 clear after all you have call backs to pay for and you arent making on the 20% mark up

 

[newcastle phill]

359 - madness !

 

[hammers4spanner]

Getting a lot of 1 man bands down here doing them for about £300 labour now which is pretty shocking.
Also been an advert on the radio which has been ongoing vokera installed for a grand supply /fit with VAT!!

 

[Millsy 82]

I swear plumb centre sell a 24kw Vokera with flue and clock for £399+ vat so with a couple of off cuts of pipe that's still £500.

 

[hammers4spanner]

I swear plumb centre sell a 24kw Vokera with flue and clock for £399+ vat so with a couple of off cuts of pipe that's still £500.

I think your right they do

 

[newcastle phill]

Yep they do i was condiering them as the new base option

 

[mfgs]

Getting a lot of 1 man bands down here doing them for about £300 labour now which is pretty shocking.
Also been an advert on the radio which has been ongoing vokera installed for a grand supply /fit with VAT!!

Depends how you look at it. If they are pricing it at that and getting loads to do. Then its not a bad wage for a days work, no outlay on materials so less of a risk if the customer doesn't pay etc. Every person or company will price differently because of overheads and how much they want to earn. If you do 5 of those swaps in a week, you walk away with £1500 in your pocket. You average that over a 46 week working year and you have got £69,000. In reality we know you couldn't fill every day with straight swap like that.

 

[woodsy]

Getting a lot of 1 man bands down here doing them for about £300 labour now which is pretty shocking.
Also been an advert on the radio which has been ongoing vokera installed for a grand supply /fit with VAT!!

£895'including vat round here supplied and fitted.

 

[julesverne]

£895'including vat round here supplied and fitted.

Can still make 450ish a day if you fitting a vokera

 

[woodsy]

Boiler £454 - needs 24v wireless stat timeclock £50, £50 fittings equals roughly £350 including vat . So that's £300 profit and fitting - no where near the £600 quoted by some of the previous threads just for fitting. It's a day filler but not gonna be retiring on the back of it .

 

[julesverne]

it may already have a clock fitted. Doubt you would use £50.00 in fittings and pipe on a straight swap. TBH if i had nowt else on that week i wouldn't turn my nose up at it. pride doesnt pay the bills but cash does.
not saying i would fit a boiler for £300.00 because i dont aim myself at that market but if the mortgage needed paying and that was all that was available i wouldn't be sat at home chuntering to myself i'd rather stack shelves at Aldi.

 

[woodsy]

it may already have a clock fitted. Doubt you would use £50.00 in fittings and pipe on a straight swap. TBH if i had nowt else on that week i wouldn't turn my nose up at it. pride doesnt pay the bills but cash does.
not saying i would fit a boiler for £300.00 because i dont aim myself at that market but if the mortgage needed paying and that was all that was available i wouldn't be sat at home chuntering to myself i'd rather stack shelves at Aldi.

Totally agree Jules and I do fit the exact boiler because of its cost for all the reasons you state but it just makes me smile with all the previous comments of fitting boilers for £600 labour only - and just for your information, it don't come with any clock.

 

[Ray Stafford]

pride doesnt pay the bills but cash does.

This ^^

 

[hammers4spanner]

So what do you guys think is a good price to supply fit a worcester 25 i
Straight swap again .

Looking for an offer to do for customer from a decent manufacturer but quick change over and quick cash .

 

[julesverne]

just for your information, it don't come with any clock.

i know woodsy i was meaning if the cust already had a programmable stat fitted. No need to fit a new one. If they have a stat then i woul buy the clock that fits on thebottom but thats extra cost

 

[jtsplumbing]

idiot down here will fit any boiler swap for £359 all in.........

I like to make £600 clear after all you have call backs to pay for and you arent making on the 20% mark up

Need to look around Plymouth prices ! seen people doing it for a lot less Labour only £150 +

 

[jtsplumbing]

So what do you guys think is a good price to supply fit a worcester 25 i
Straight swap again .

Looking for an offer to do for customer from a decent manufacturer but quick change over and quick cash .

What !! you do jobs for CASH !!

 

[woodsy]

If nothing else, this thread shows that you have to sell to the market your in with all the different prices and that you should know your bottom line in terms of costs. So the answer to Hammers is, what ever you need / want from a days work.

 

[cdodds2004]

Got to be looking at min charge of £600 if we all stuck to our guns on that then we would all be better off!!

We have a guy locally who offers boiler and 6 rads for under £2k

 

[jtsplumbing]

Got to be looking at min charge of £600 if we all stuck to our guns on that then we would all be better off!!

We have a guy locally who offers boiler and 6 rads for under £2k

We have them in this area as well offering Boiler & 7 rads £1900 its just a foot in the door ad then the price starts to go up, I charge that as a min for a combi swap.

 

[newcastle phill]

Thats mad that is lol.
No way could i insall it for that

 

[hammers4spanner]

We have them in this area as well offering Boiler & 7 rads £1900 its just a foot in the door ad then the price starts to go up, I charge that as a min for a combi swap.

No you don't you charge £1850 one of your customers told me

 

[bert large]

Need to look around Plymouth prices ! seen people doing it for a lot less Labour only £150 +

Hopefully they ain't going to be around for long with those prices. They will either get disillusioned at the hard work with little reward or maybe get a few bumps as they are working at that end of the market & wrap up.
I see so many vans that are here one minute & gone the next.
Need a few of the big sites to get going so a few go back to those.

 

[Linkyplumb]

You all know my rates for swaps from previous topics, but I have done them for as low as £120 labour only, oh ok it was for my Nan.
As other posts, aim at the very least to make £600 on straight swaps, but as already stated, if I had nothing else in the diary then I wouldn't turn my nose up at £300 fitting only.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Hopefully they ain't going to be around for long with those prices. They will either get disillusioned at the hard work with little reward or maybe get a few bumps as they are working at that end of the market & wrap up.
I see so many vans that are here one minute & gone the next.
Need a few of the big sites to get going so a few go back to those.

I know a couple lads that fit them for that carp boilers and carp install tho

 

[jtsplumbing]

No you don't you charge £1850 one of your customers told me

You must mean the 97 year old Blind man with one arm in a wheelchair :wheelchair: living on state pension ! you've just reminded me I must call back for the other £50. :ihih: