A really honest break down of rewire costings

[Dustydazzler]

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I really good open debrief from partisan electrical on a recent job

 

[Dustydazzler]

I must admit after every rewire I have ever done I have always walked away thinking ‘I should have charged more’

i must have done 100+ rewires for myself and always managed to underestimate

 

[buzzlightyear]

I price up accordingly 70 per point.
Plus extras.

 

[Dustydazzler]

The follow up to the big rewire job

lots of talking but im sure we can all relate

 

[buzzlightyear]

lots of talking but im sure we can all relate

10 grand for a rewire taken about 5 men doing it, listen to him I the beginning of the rewire. And of course is tesla car.
So why could he not complete. It on time.
A average house be me self takes 10 days or less if I push it.

 

[littlespark]

So why could he not complete. It on time

Spent too long in the job talking to camera?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Sometimes having 3 or 4 blokes doesn’t always mean the job will be done 3 or 4 times faster , especially if one of them is a brand new apprentice you need to stop every 5 minutes to show how to do things.
a big job like that I would suggest a fortnight for 2 experienced sparks at a nice steady pace. But in artisans case this job seemed to get away from him and needed to work silly hours to get the power back on...
rewires are never easy and as I mentioned in my original post I always seems to underprice them. I used to do silly things like quote £300-350 per room without even really looking properly at things.
would only do rewires on day rate now

 

[Lister1987]

If @ArtElectrics is anything like CJR then the extended job time is explained to the customer and that customer isn't charged for the 'waffle' time, so if it can be done in 3 days with no waffle but 5 days with waffle them the customer is charged for 3 and the spark takes the hit as a running cost.

That's how I'd see it, now whether or not I'd work like that I couldn't say, all we can do is speculate, that said Jordan openly admits he charges higher end rates, presumably factoring in waffle time to make content, and it's evident customers are happy to pay it so it must work for him.

 

[richy3333]

In the video he states there were mainly 3 blokes on the job which included Cory and the new apprentice. He ducked in and out to help at times and I guess to also try and film the work. Labour must have been £1000 + per day.

 

[Dustydazzler]

In the video he states there were mainly 3 blokes on the job which included Cory and the new apprentice. He ducked in and out to help at times and I guess to also try and film the work. Labour must have been £1000 + per day.

His rate for himself + apprentice is £80 per hour iirc (he mention this on a previous video)

no idea what he charges the other sparks out at , but iirc he bases his jobs model on £1000 per day for Labour on most jobs

 

[stevethesparks]

No wonder he can afford a Tesla

 

[Dustydazzler]

I know a local company that charge an eye watering £1100 + vat for a sparks and mate on rate per day. Crazy money but I always see their vans out and about so much be busy enough at those prices