You meet people who tell you they had whatever work (not necessarily plumbing) carried out and were charged £50 and you think it's a good price but... was he [the workman] paying any tax?Charging too little is undermining the industry.
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You meet people who tell you they had whatever work (not necessarily plumbing) carried out and were charged £50 and you think it's a good price but... was he [the workman] paying any tax?Charging too little is undermining the industry.
Here’s another one, customer had a corrugated plastic lean to roof covering their side alley. I needed to get on top to change the boiler flue.If @Timmy D takes two days at £300 / day for a job and @Ric2013 takes three days at £200 / day for the same job the cost to the customer is the same and I don't see that either of them is 'undermining the industry'.
@Timmy D's story about a job where he ended up doing a some carpentry and tiling is an interesting example of how hour/day rates don't tell the whole story. In terms of hourly rates it makes no sense to have a Gas Safe plumber tiling. On the other hand, he made a decision that was optimal for the point of view of the whole job; tiling was on the critical path so it was cheaper overall to have him do it than to stand down while a tiler was brought in.
Ended up fabricating a custom welded frame on site (6m x 1m) with a lead box gutter and 6 x 1m2 double glazed glass panels as the roof. 1 of them I put on hinges and hydraulic rams for future flue access and glass cleaning.
Ended up costing more than a builder, but customer expectations were set and she got exactly what she wanted.
I try to keep learning, stops boredom, breaks up the work.Sounds like you have a very wide skill base and the tools for it! Nice.
Definitely. Either renewables, or oil, or heat-pumps. I do need an angle. And I definitely need to do my G3 (even if I only used it for small electric water heaters).Maybe you should get your oil ticket. Fun to work on and prob a bit around your area as you’re a bit further out.
I don't know what the situation is with renewables and heat pumps, I always thought you had to be mcs registered. A right pile of red tape and not directed to sole traders or smaller companies.Definitely. Either renewables, or oil, or heat-pumps. I do need an angle. And I definitely need to do my G3 (even if I only used it for small electric water heaters).
Agree.I don't know what the situation is with renewables and heat pumps, I always thought you had to be mcs registered. A right pile of red tape and not directed to sole traders or smaller companies.
Oil, a doddle especially if you can get some hands on time with somebody local. You can look at OFTEC but in essence not required.
I used to be registered but it's all kerching with them and not needed for service and repair. Installation can be done through building control, which is the way I go now.
Old, uninsulated buildings and a lack of space to mount air source units, I take it you mean?I’ve also got my f-gas but don’t see how heat pumps can currently work in the centre of London....
I think a lot of it is kerching. I don't have a great deal of confidence that these schemes are a guarantee of quality.I used to be registered but it's all kerching with them and not needed for service and repair. Installation can be done through building control, which is the way I go now.
Yup and undersized flow/returns/heat emitters for a low temp system.Old, uninsulated buildings and a lack of space to mount air source units, I take it you mean?
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