- Reaction score
- 386
I always think Electricians are daft in my area maybe it's all over
Where I live there are a disproportionate number of Electricians/ companies for the population here which does keep prices down,
I did ok self employed for a few years then started seeing a new companies van every couple of days ,So I got out of the rat race
I've had customers say they've had 7/8 quotes! and I was too expensive sometimes undercut by 2/3rds of mine
people working for themselves quoting £20 an hour as an hourly wage in their pockets no overheads no business sense at all
I used to ask for the cheapest quote guys number and say I'll quote a job and get him to do the work!
Also lots of Plumbers here
Most firms I've worked for undercut ruthlessly to get jobs, lots of firms have closed, lots of new start ups to replace them.
All the Plumbers in similar situation put their prices up!
Hence they all seem to have nice houses and cars now!
Where I live there are a disproportionate number of Electricians/ companies for the population here which does keep prices down,
I did ok self employed for a few years then started seeing a new companies van every couple of days ,So I got out of the rat race
I've had customers say they've had 7/8 quotes! and I was too expensive sometimes undercut by 2/3rds of mine
people working for themselves quoting £20 an hour as an hourly wage in their pockets no overheads no business sense at all
I used to ask for the cheapest quote guys number and say I'll quote a job and get him to do the work!
Also lots of Plumbers here
Most firms I've worked for undercut ruthlessly to get jobs, lots of firms have closed, lots of new start ups to replace them.
All the Plumbers in similar situation put their prices up!
Hence they all seem to have nice houses and cars now!