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He might only fit certain brand £30 eachF/R down lights £7 , Led lamp £3 x 21 = £210 (call it £250 if you buy dearer lamps)
£350 days Labour
£600 absolutely tops
even with London rate £900 is a rip off price
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He might only fit certain brand £30 eachF/R down lights £7 , Led lamp £3 x 21 = £210 (call it £250 if you buy dearer lamps)
£350 days Labour
£600 absolutely tops
even with London rate £900 is a rip off price
I've asked for another quote and they came back with £714.49 + vat. ?F/R down lights £7 , Led lamp £3 x 21 = £210 (call it £250 if you buy dearer lamps)
£350 days Labour
£600 absolutely tops
even with London rate £900 is a rip off price
How many flats are there in the block? If it's in a large block then it's likely that they are all the originally installed downlights. It's just possible that yours have been replaced since with inappropriate ones, but that seems unlikely. (have you had the flat since new?)Thank you all for your replies. I really appreciate it.
I've contacted a couple of landlord in the same block, and neither has mentioned that they had to change their spotlights. One invoice from them lists the faults below.
Now I am concerned that my report might have be done incorrectly. Is it possible for these faults to be unique to a specific flat or would they be related to the original installation?
I've asked for another quote and they came back with £714.49 + vat. ?
This is how flats are designed concrete compartmentation so this needs to be established before hundreds of pounds are wasted.It’s unlikely the ceiling will form part of the fire compartment. Very poor design if so.
I had a similar job to do an eicr after a similar report recently. Took downlight out and saw the concrete above the suspended ceiling. No code.
Funny thing is the landlord got me to change the lights anyway and informed the agent that I should be contacted in the first instance for all further work at the flat.
People just want you to be honest most of the time. Even if it costs them money. Most people can smell BS a mile off.
There must be - Screwfix sell them! ? (Actually, so do CEF disappointingly)As a note to the observations there is no such thing as an 18th Ed consumer unit.
Probably... I know some companies don't even bother trying to avoid getting them... just put it down as an occupational hazard !Ain’t that what Nagy does , just sticks £60 on every job incase he gets a ticket
21 downlights might well end up taking a day - might be worth seeing if they will come and look for a proper quote (or even arrange a reasonable callout charge for their time) as they may well be able to determine quickly whether they are needed or not.I have spoken to the firm I contacted today. They seem to have a much more professional setup than the first guy and they are super local.
He explained that the quote is for a whole day of work.
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