Your thoughts please

[SOTON STEVE]

20m2 conservatory. concrete floor, very square. needs slc. 400x400 porc tile. + 2.5m2 kitchen splash back 100x200 tiles. 3 double plug sockets to go round.

I've already quoted for labour and materials on this job, just waiting for customer to get back to me. I quoted at around £800. £30/m2 for floor + day rate for kitchen + materials.
I have a feeling I may have gone in too high.

Any thoughts on pricing?

Many thanks

Steve

 

[kilty55]

hi mate ,800 sounds fine to me

 

[mikethetile]

I dont think thats too high

 

[doug boardley]

I get the floor to £600 + materials, £150 for kitchen splashie, so somewhere near

 

[SOTON STEVE]

good, glad you guys agree with me. I new I was being sensible with the figs.

Cheers

 

[trevortine]

20m2 conservatory. concrete floor, very square. needs slc. 400x400 porc tile. + 2.5m2 kitchen splash back 100x200 tiles. 3 double plug sockets to go round.

I've already quoted for labour and materials on this job, just waiting for customer to get back to me. I quoted at around £800. £30/m2 for floor + day rate for kitchen + materials.
I have a feeling I may have gone in too high.

Any thoughts on pricing?

Many thanks

Steve

:yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes:

 

[SOTON STEVE]

:yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes:

Too much? Too little?

 

[trevortine]

Dont get me wrong steve but im not the cheapest around, but for what i would put at 3 days work thats pretty good money. If you can get it then good on ya m8. Im findin recently up here people want everthin for nothin:mad2:

 

[Aston]

hi steve,
you really need to gauge the prices in your local area mate to gauge where your at

 

[SOTON STEVE]

I understand what your saying. I'm on south coast, most of my work is around that sort of price. what would you be charging up there?

 

[Aston]

its gone a bit silly in liverpool at the moment...if its a recommendation then i can get £20 m2 for ceramics etc and obviously more for stone fixing but if its a quote from the local papers then it puts more pressure on the prices..its hard out there in some areas and tradesman are getting a bit worried/desperate and i can totally understand that..
some fellas are charging £12m2 inc mats !!!!!! dont get me wrong, i or you shouldnt work for that but alot are around merseyside so as i said, you are up against it sometimes...

 

[trevortine]

I understand what your saying. I'm on south coast, most of my work is around that sort of price. what would you be charging up there?

I was always bout the same steve but have had to shave a bit recently to win work, last year was no probs, this year seems different, was regularly getting £35 m2 plus, depending on job. I will only go so far and thats it though! !!

 

[Scott]

good, glad you guys agree with me. I new I was being sensible with the figs.

Cheers

Sometimes it doenst matter how long you sit and work out a price it just sound too expensive or too cheap. Its nice to have somewhere to just get the reassurance that it is or isnt!

I dont think thats expensive, but then i guess you have to weigh up how long it will take you. Some on here will fly through that in no time at all.

 

[trevortine]

Sometimes it doenst matter how long you sit and work out a price it just sound too expensive or too cheap. Its nice to have somewhere to just get the reassurance that it is or isnt!

I dont think thats expensive, but then i guess you have to weigh up how long it will take you. Some on here will fly through that in no time at all.

This is how i would do this job,

Day 1 Slc conservatory and tile kitchen

Day 2 Tile conservatory

Day 3 grouting and sealing

Could even be done in two longer shifts depending on how busy you were.

 

[Andy Allen]

down our way i would be looking at around 650 and same as trevortine 3 days work.

 

[SOTON STEVE]

down our way i would be looking at around 650 and same as trevortine 3 days work.

where you based?

 

[david campbell]

as trevortine(dougie) says that is good money up here compared till last year but fair play if you get away with it

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Last year my day work rate was based on £200 per day, always busy. Now I have sharpened my pencil a bit, still not winning every job:mad2: Do you guys think £200 per day was extortionate?

 

[Ken Bruty]

Last year my day work rate was based on £200 per day, always busy. Now I have sharpened my pencil a bit, still not winning every job:mad2: Do you guys think £200 per day was extortionate?

Hi Phil, I used to charge £200 per day to domestic customers and £175 for builders where the jobs were really fiddly, now I've had to drop my day rates to £150 and £120, so I generally stick to my metreage prices of £25/m2 ceramics floors/walls (inc materials) and kitchen tiles (10x10) at £35/m2, 'cos I can earn more money that way, but very rarely I can still command the higher rates for more well off customers.

 

[Scott]

All my jobs are based on £200 per day, i think anyone in the building trade who is good at what they do are worth that.

When you look at what these bankers (check spelling) yes Bankers earn for sitting number crunching and doing ef all for huge sums of money i think £200 is just dandy.

 

[doug boardley]

I suppose it depends on how long your working day is...

 

[Scott]

I suppose it depends on how long your working day is...

Good point Doug my other half always moans that my days are longer than everyone elses!

 

[Rich]

Steve
Im in bournemouth and do a lot of work over in soton (dont throw things at me). That price seems fine to me, it is very hard to say without seeing the job but we are very lucky to be working down in this area. As a lot of the guys have said, its a lot worse in the rest of the country. The people in sand banks will still be rich and you have to price each job differently. But as I said its hard to say without looking at the job

 

[mikethetile]

£200 a day is reasonable but difficult, I too have had to restructure my rates but wont drop below £ 140

if I cant get £140 a day for a job its cheaper to stay at home than to spend money going to work

 

[doug boardley]

when I start back in September, my working day will be from 9am-3pm, on todays rates I can't charge £180 for a "days work" for 6 hours, but I should get £130-40 okay (I hope!!)

 

[Scott]

That sounds like school hours Doug! I been looking after my lot too and i have to try and get back early for them but lately its just not happening!

 

[doug boardley]

it will be school hours mate, see the little 'uns off to school, and be back in time to greet them home

 

[Scott]

Sounds good to me! Damn childcare down here is ridiculous!

 

[doug boardley]

Mrs Doug is a full time lecturer (in welding and fabrication) and we alwys said that we'd raise our own kids regardless of the cost, you only get these times once

 

[Scott]

My other half is an assistant head teacher. I've really enjoyed the time i have had looking after the boys, lots of men wouldnt do it but i relish a challenge and everyday is different. Being back at work sucks but i need the money but if i can do part time that will suit me.