How much should we charge

[Octopus]

So, asked to do an EICR on a small mansion.

4 x BD's
over 60 circuits
Information on circuits lacking so working out which breakers do what is taking time (the sparks must have been "high" when they ran the cables!!)
Garden & gates etc


As it stands I think that we will take 5 man days on site plus documentation so thinking of £20 per circuit min.

Thoughts??

 

[rocker]

If you reckon it'll be 5 man days then just take 5 day rates, rather than messing about with how many circuits you're going to do. So if your day rate is £200, then a grand. If it's you and an unskilled, then half the time for you, eg. £500, and half the time for your labourer, $125 or whatever. That's what I'd do

 

[onions1066]

Charge per day and agree a time scale, but explain the issues with lack of circuit identification to give yourself a bit of slack if it runs over. Per circuit pricing is risky if you have to trace them.

 

[rocker]

(Otherwise you'll get someone trying to diddle you when it turns out certain circuits don't go anywhere)

 

[Octopus]

Fortunately I did her "other" house a couple of years ago and that was far smaller, had 15 circuits and took me 1.5 days

 

[rocker]

Sh!t this is in a house? I thought it was industrial lol!!!!! Big house!

 

[i=p/u]

Well if you worked for testing company it's 3 mins a circuit. Lol . But I'd say just charge per circuit , you not going to be there a week. I R test each board and zs on each circuit... So £ 1200 then hand her back hander if you finish early.

 

[Andy78]

I worked with a mate of mine on a social club EICR. Similar size by the sounds. About 60 odd circuits over 2 TPN boards and 4 SPN boards. Nothing was marked either, and no testing evident for about 40 years. That took us 6 days for a pair, but we had suspended ceilings, cellars and stock rooms, and working round supplies that had to stay on to deal with.

I would say yours will take 5 or 6 man days, because of it being domestic with limitations, but try and get on a day rate if you can. We did for the above job and was glad of it when after 1 and a half days we still hadn't ID'd every circuit !

 

[MDJ]

I would allow 15 circuits a day so 4 days at the approx. rate of £160 for domestic works which is £640.00, add 10% to cover your fuel and a bit of office work, you could round it up to £700.00 plus VAT, you may end up with remedial works.

 

[Octopus]

I would allow 15 circuits a day so 4 days at the approx. rate of £160 for domestic works which is £640.00, add 10% to cover your fuel and a bit of office work, you could round it up to £700.00 plus VAT, you may end up with remedial works.

Not VAT so my idea of £20 per circuit is probably about right. Not found much to complain about.

 

[Rockingit]

Well if you worked for testing company it's 3 mins a circuit. Lol . But I'd say just charge per circuit , you not going to be there a week. I R test each board and zs on each circuit... So £ 1200 then hand her back hander if you finish early.

And what, exactly, do you think you're going to achieve by doing just that?

I get REALLY hacked off by people thinking that an inspection is just about test results!!! :59:

 

[Octopus]

Well, so far apart from the test results we have found reversed polarity on a garden socket, no CPC continuity on a number of sockets, no earthing to downlights, broken accessories, a RCBO which won't trip on test or by the test button.... very poor circuit identification.... and we've not finished as yet!

 

[Octopus]

Thought I'd add this picture - wonder why they have 2 x 2 meters!!

 

[i=p/u]

Heating... Was two house one time, nit enough on single phase

 

[Octopus]

Heating... Was two house one time, nit enough on single phase

One big house extended, but why add new meters and not remove the existing ones??

 

[Megavolt]

One big house extended, but why add new meters and not remove the existing ones??

Because the meter fitter was thick lol

 

[overskilled]

Likely also too lazy to extend the tails between the meters and the henleys.....