Hmmm, seems high!

[D Skelton]

First time I've had to do this but quoting for a small job for an elderly couple up the road. I was called up there a few days ago when half of their front garden pathway/spike lights stopped working. Traced the fault to a cut length of flex that was buried in the ground (bad I know). The circuit was shot to bits with Wiskas all over the place filled with all kinds of muck, sludge and water. They asked me to sort it out and do a proper job hence my post.

I was toying with the idea of going down the flex and SELV route but with the lady and her 50 hours per week gardening habit and the fact that she has twice gone through cables hidden in bushes with spades/shears, I just feel that SWA is the better option by a long way.

The job:

Install five mains IP65 GU10 spike lights with high power LED GU10 lamps down front garden pathway (pathway about 12-13 meters long). Cable will be SWA (2 core x 1.5mm) and will be terminated in 5 x Wiska boxes mounted on short treated timber fence posts and secured into the ground on steel bolt post harnesses (75mm x 75mm fence posts). Wiska boxes will be filled with magic gel. SWA will not be buried. At supply side I will be replacing the current SFCU protecting the circuit with an RCD SFCU. A Steinel 'eco night' photo cell will be installed to control the lights.

A seemingly small and simple job but the price I'm coming out at 'all in' seems rather high for what it is. I'm not usually into pricing small jobs like this and haven't done so for a few years, maybe I'm out of practice.

What would you guys be looking at charging roughly (including all materials, markup, labour etc) not including any VAT? I'm not looking for a price breakdown or a debate/squabble on regional labour rates, just a rough price 'all in' if possible

My location is Brighton (London by the sea).

Feel free to PM me prices if you don't want to disclose on an open forum

 

[telectrix]

without looking up all the material prices, i'd say around £400 labour + materials marked up by 15-20%.

 

[D Skelton]

without looking up all the material prices, i'd say around £400 labour + materials marked up by 15-20%.

Rough idea on total price?

Ballpark figure?

 

[Scornio]

A rough guestamate would be £550-£600.

 

[brman]

I'd have guessed at around £600, half in half labour and materials but given Tel said £400 for labour I might be a bit cheap.

Total guess though and I suspect materials might mount up on that one.....

 

[Guest55]

you sure you dont want to use 3 core swa ?

;-)

 

[MDJ]

700 plus Vat

 

[telectrix]

i'm guessing at materials around £250, so £650 on my watch. but prob. 25% more dahn sarf.

 

[Richard Burns]

I am in the same ball park area 500-600.

 

[onions1066]

What did you come out with skelton?

 

[Welchyboy1]

Approx £500+vat

1 days labour

roughly £250 mats maybe a little more depending on quality of led gu10s

 

[D Skelton]

you sure you dont want to use 3 core swa ?

;-)

Dammit, I knew I was doing something wrong!

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What did you come out with skelton?

I came out at £700 not including any VAT.

Materials come to £430 alone not including any mark up.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

With the Wiska boxes I would use galv T boxes instead and Wago inside, much less hassle when getting continuity on your SWA. I would say 300 labour and if its 430 that's 730 plus the dreaded.
plus vat.

 

[D Skelton]

With the Wiska boxes I would use galv T boxes instead and Wago inside

With Wiskas I rip out the terminals and use Wagos anyway.

 

[Marvo]

Feel free to PM me prices if you don't want to disclose on an open forum

I can move this to the Arms if you like.

I came up with a price around 11000.00 Exc 14% VAT

 

[D Skelton]

I can move this to the Arms if you like.

No need buddy, just thought that a PM would be an option for anyone not comfortable disclosing their pricing in public

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

With Wiskas I rip out the terminals and use Wagos anyway.

galv T boxes though there is no messing about with the banjos been linked.

 

[GMES]

I would be inclined to charge approx. £5000.00 + vat if they are elderly, to make up for all the times I've been cut up by the blind buggers on a busy road, or got stuck behind them in a queue while they count all their coppers at the check out, or been nearly crippled by their pesky shopping trolley's in the supermarket, need I go on.

 

[Badged01]

I would be inclined to charge approx. £5000.00 + vat ...

Leave off talk of wanting VAT too, you would confuse them! They'd probably think you were talking about a whiskey they used to drink ....

 

[Guitarist]

I'd have said £750-£800 personally. Priced a few of these myself, and the customer always goes pale, then decides that those "new solar lights" might be a good idea at £5 a pop.