Over charging.

[SimonG]

Nobody should be looking down on anybody. Plumbing isn't a difficult trade, it is lack of confidence and experience that holds people back. I see it with apprentices all the time. As long as you are keen, have a good understanding of plumbing, take pride in your work and treat customers well, you won't go far wrong. Confidence and experience will come in time.

There is no shame in asking questions.

Only picking you up on the 'plumbing isn't a difficult trade', oh yes it is. Looking back, I would rather have been a spark, never see a dirty one round my way. I look forward to any holidays, it's the only time I can truly get my hands clean.

The rest of it I like.

 

[tamz]

Great post tamz, but at 0237 you must have matchsticks propping your lids open

Another thing you find out as you get older. You need less sleep :smile:

 

[Dannypipe]

The older I get, the more I need!!

 

[chris watkins]

The older I get, the more I need!!

Ar' you are not old enough then Danny, you haven't reached the tipping point yet, you can still remember - getting up, half an hour before you went to bed, working a 26 1/2 hour day on site & all this after sinking 15 pints (of strong beer not that weak stuff U drink now) with only an hours sleep after giving the wife one (for an hour), & all before you got up & did it the next day. You are fighting it, saying "well I use to be able to do it why not now". (so does the wife).:sleep1:
It will come soon enough Danny:skull:.

 

[Dannypipe]

I'm 34, and counting. Haven't sunk 15 pints and gone to work in a long, looong time.

Had a lads poker night the other week, and sat up till gone 3am, swilling down whisky by the bucket load.

It seriously took me about 3/4 days to fully recover. I was a wreck!! As for giving the wife one for an hour......Yeah right!! LOL.

 

[chris watkins]

See, told you, getting old !!!! soon be looking forward to an afternoon :sleep1:

 

[Ice Mario]

I think £40 would be fairer especially if you haave to go back!! :rolleyes2:

 

[petercj]

I think £40 would be fairer especially if you haave to go back!! :rolleyes2:

How about £45 on the basis that you'll call when they're ready to decorate the bit of wall behind the radiator, and you'll remove the rad, give them 20 minutes to decorate, and put the radiator back on?

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrr, better still, £5O and you'll remove the rad, fit a thermally efficient reflective backing and replace the rad - so just one visit necessary. Never know, they might ask you to do all the other rads in the house.

Might also be an opportunity to quote for TRVs, wireless room stat, power flushing, etc, etc, all being based on the potential for cutting the customer's gas bills.

 

[peteheat]

How about £45 on the basis that you'll call when they're ready to decorate the bit of wall behind the radiator, and you'll remove the rad, give them 20 minutes to decorate, and put the radiator back on?

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrr, better still, £5O and you'll remove the rad, fit a thermally efficient reflective backing and replace the rad - so just one visit necessary. Never know, they might ask you to do all the other rads in the house.

Might also be an opportunity to quote for TRVs, wireless room stat, power flushing, etc, etc, all being based on the potential for cutting the customer's gas bills.

Treat it as an opportunity to sell, the bonus being your getting paid for doing what should come naturally to you.

 

[hunterseye]

How about £45 on the basis that you'll call when they're ready to decorate the bit of wall behind the radiator, and you'll remove the rad, give them 20 minutes to decorate, and put the radiator back on?

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrr, better still, £5O and you'll remove the rad, fit a thermally efficient reflective backing and replace the rad - so just one visit necessary. Never know, they might ask you to do all the other rads in the house.

Might also be an opportunity to quote for TRVs, wireless room stat, power flushing, etc, etc, all being based on the potential for cutting the customer's gas bills.

Thats a great idea mate.