Would anyone be willing to give their opinion on this? We live in a converted building made into flats where common repairs are split between 6 of us, and this is paid out of a common fund we all contribute to, there is no managing agent or factor, we deal with contractors ourselves.
Recently we had a reputable (or so we thought) firm replace two tatty-looking security lights in the outside of the building, about 2.8m from the ground. One of the fittings looks like this:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/iq-230w-pir-hi-lo-floodlight-230v/37972
The other one is an LED type like this but black:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/masterlite-led-30w-energy-efficient-floodlight/21530
Which has a separate PIR sensor like this:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/180-dual-level-standalone-pir/67094
The sensor and LED light are connected by black flex (about 20cm apart).
We have been invoiced for £975, details below, another electrician has said it should have been more like £250 (about half and half parts and labour). I haven't spoken to all the neighbours but we think they were only there (2 people) for an hour, two at most, does that seem right for this job? Both lights are easily accessible with an extension ladder from the ground, no obstructions etc and it's on our private ground with off street parking.
Text from invoice:
Materials
3 core flex £10.60
20mm flex glands £6.39
PIR dectectors £52.33
LED Flood lights £196,56
Junction Box £15.12
Sundries £3.00
Total £283.00
Transport £13.10
Labour Electrician -1hr @£48.55
Electrician/Apprentice-7 1/2hrs@£62.46 - £468.45
Total £517.00
Plus VAT @20% £162.62
TOTAL £975.62
If we have been overcharged (which we think we have) is there anything we can do at this stage to reduce the bill? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.
Recently we had a reputable (or so we thought) firm replace two tatty-looking security lights in the outside of the building, about 2.8m from the ground. One of the fittings looks like this:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/iq-230w-pir-hi-lo-floodlight-230v/37972
The other one is an LED type like this but black:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/masterlite-led-30w-energy-efficient-floodlight/21530
Which has a separate PIR sensor like this:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/180-dual-level-standalone-pir/67094
The sensor and LED light are connected by black flex (about 20cm apart).
We have been invoiced for £975, details below, another electrician has said it should have been more like £250 (about half and half parts and labour). I haven't spoken to all the neighbours but we think they were only there (2 people) for an hour, two at most, does that seem right for this job? Both lights are easily accessible with an extension ladder from the ground, no obstructions etc and it's on our private ground with off street parking.
Text from invoice:
Materials
3 core flex £10.60
20mm flex glands £6.39
PIR dectectors £52.33
LED Flood lights £196,56
Junction Box £15.12
Sundries £3.00
Total £283.00
Transport £13.10
Labour Electrician -1hr @£48.55
Electrician/Apprentice-7 1/2hrs@£62.46 - £468.45
Total £517.00
Plus VAT @20% £162.62
TOTAL £975.62
If we have been overcharged (which we think we have) is there anything we can do at this stage to reduce the bill? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.
