how rough????

lloyd1980 · Jun 30, 2010

Just thought Id share with you what I found yesterday at someones house
The spark who installed this did so 4 years ago, charged her £ 950 for the shower feed install , this included an £ 80 quid charge for a full drum of 10mm, the remainder on the drum he took on the van

and I couldnt beleive the route he'd picked for the feed

it is a driveway and right by a gate used all the time

anyway enjoy the pics !!!

blackiel · Jul 4, 2010

More like Dick Rushitin....Funny,My Missus calls me that and all.....And ive never charged her 950 for 4 hours..strange!!

eskimo39 · Jul 4, 2010

Funnily enough I have just been asked to wire a shower feed for a customer who has just had their house fully replastered and now decides they want a shower

I explained the safest way would be to chase a 2/3" channel up their wall and into the ceiling and then lift a few floorboards to pull the cable accross to the bathroom. I would then remove some tiles in their bathroom (with the trusty Fein) chase it up again to where the shower point will be, fill all my chases and re-fix & grout the tiles in the bathroom, and guarantee my chases would be unseen once painted, all for £380.

Her husband phoned and told me his mate has told him he will do it for £100 by just running "some thick cable" outside and clipped up the wall to the bathroom, would I be willing to reduce my price!!!!!!!!!

Some customers really are asking for trouble but for some scumbag to charge £950 to do this is scandalous.
With any work I do for customers (especially eldery) I always think how I would like my family or parents to be treated by a tradesman and do the job to that quality. In one of your pictures I noticed there seems to be some flags stacked quite close to that cable indicating the possible dangers.

Whaty method would you use to feed a shower if the customer wanted no internal chases??? SWA, Metal Conduit, Plastic Conduit, pvc/pvc????

Des 56 · Jul 4, 2010

This will stir a few faint hearted types no doubt

Cavity !

Damp bridging the cavity via the cable
Mouse food
Un supported cable
"But it works dont it "

Internal via a airing cupbpoard or hidden trunking into the attic and short chase or trunking to the shower

You could go for the tack it to the external wall route and charge £ 850 quoting the Texan method and charge accordingly( using thick cable of course )