Cost of installing 9 radiators, looking to compare against quoted price

[Luckyphil]

I don't want it to be as cheap as possible. I just don't want to pay way over the going rate for the job. The price is the price, I just don't want to pay 1.5x the price or 2x the price, if you know what I mean.

I’ve recently had a new system installed in an EMPTY House 7 Rads ( I supplied 4 of them ) / new Gas supply Pioe approx 5m off 22mm to Meter / Vailant Boiler / Filter / Hive controls all Copper Pipe work
Gas safe Cert etc
South Manchester

£3100 inc vat

So I’d say your price is high , though as others have said , it’s always hard to
Cost unseen

regards

Phil



Agreed. I don't want to "pay cheap", I just want to pay the going rate and not a hugely inflated rate. Ground floors are solid. Pipes will be chased into the walls from upstairs. I will have to fill and plaster.




To clarify, I wouldn't accept a quote from anyone offering a day rate, I was just looking for an idea of cost. I don't want someone that can turn up straight away, I just want to save some time by having a ballpack idea of the cost so I know if I am being ripped off or not.

I was quoted £2650.
Does not include radiators or valves.
Just new install of the 9 radiators & removal of old pipework.

 

[Luckyphil]

I don't want it to be as cheap as possible. I just don't want to pay way over the going rate for the job. The price is the price, I just don't want to pay 1.5x the price or 2x the price, if you know what I mean.

I’ve recently had a new system installed in an EMPTY House 7 Rads ( I supplied 4 of them ) / new Gas supply Pioe approx 5m off 22mm to Meter / Vailant Boiler / Filter / Hive controls all Copper Pipe work
Gas safe Cert etc
South Manchester

£3100 inc vat

So I’d say your price is high , though as others have said , it’s always hard to
Cost unseen

regards

Phil



Agreed. I don't want to "pay cheap", I just want to pay the going rate and not a hugely inflated rate. Ground floors are solid. Pipes will be chased into the walls from upstairs. I will have to fill and plaster.




To clarify, I wouldn't accept a quote from anyone offering a day rate, I was just looking for an idea of cost. I don't want someone that can turn up straight away, I just want to save some time by having a ballpack idea of the cost so I know if I am being ripped off or not.

I was quoted £2650.
Does not include radiators or valves.
Just new install of the 9 radiators & removal of old pipework.

 

[gasbanni]

I don't want it to be as cheap as possible. I just don't want to pay way over the going rate for the job. The price is the price, I just don't want to pay 1.5x the price or 2x the price, if you know what I mean.


Agreed. I don't want to "pay cheap", I just want to pay the going rate and not a hugely inflated rate. Ground floors are solid. Pipes will be chased into the walls from upstairs. I will have to fill and plaster.




To clarify, I wouldn't accept a quote from anyone offering a day rate, I was just looking for an idea of cost. I don't want someone that can turn up straight away, I just want to save some time by having a ballpack idea of the cost so I know if I am being ripped off or not.

I was quoted £2650.
Does not include radiators or valves.
Just new install of the 9 radiators & removal of old pipework.

You are getting the rads and valves and want a day rate ........I get enquiries like that from gas safe ......frankly I don't bother with them.

If I provide everything any problems such as damage to the rads when unpacked ...it happens..... a quick phone call it's exchanged for me, I can get them at trade rates too so I make a little from the time and effort I put in to sourcing them.

If the customer gets them it's a hassle waiting for them to take them back etc etc a waste of time for me.
You want to save money that's fair enough but I wouldn't waste my time even quoting fir your job if you phoned me.

By a cheap job I suppose I'm thinking you want to shave off the icing on the job for the tradesman .......good luck with that.
I suspect you may get respondees needing the work ! and hence a cheap job !

Really why would a good busy tradesman bother with your job when he can do a job where customers are not asking for a day rate !

I always give a fixed price any problems mine to sort out. Day rate ......." we have all the time in the world stretch it out the customers paying ! " you've been warned !

You said day rate did you not ? You may have clarified that ........only time I chase in to walls for heating circs is bathrooms !

 

[sjmac]

Chasing pipes into walls is a **** time-consuming job, which not many people would be interested in.

 

[oph]

10 days is a long time to it .

2.6K isnt.

I wouldnt do it for less, sorry