Hi Mark. I'm not a tradesman, but I am having a lot of work done on my house at the moment. If you quoted me £300 for that job, I'd think that was reasonable. Fully support local trade people. It's not like buying something that has been manufactured... you guys go into jobs and use your experience and knowledge to make things work. That's what we pay for 👍

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy….. 👍🏼👍🏼

@Skeletoncrew46and2

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

Knowing your value is so important as as trades person especially a self-employed person. Not all plumbers are the same, we each bring our own set of experience and qualities/level of integrity to a job. If you are honest, know your stuff and are conscientious then you should charge accordingly. I don’t charge an hourly rate anymore and haven’t for a while… you don’t want to be punished for being more efficient! The changes we make to a property are there for many years… not 2 hours. If I ever feel undervalued before I’ve even started the job then I won’t do it. All the best to you all! Know your worth!

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy… great comment

@FunkMonk-zy5jq

Жыл бұрын

How much can a self employed plumber make that isn't gas certified? Thinking of getting back into it.

@joeblackburn262

4 ай бұрын

Has the other plumber been paid for the work hes done, is that why they cant get hold of him. Id be very cautious, you know we have to be detectives in this game, theres a lot of people out there that try it on.

I am a heating engineer and just before you revealed your price I said £3 25:00 . I think you’re spot on

100% agree with the pricing element mate. So many people don't understand all the other costs/expenses we incur being self employed

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly mate…… putting it out there just gives people a view of what we have to deal with

Just subbed to the channel. I'm a brickie not a plumber, but I am genuinely interested in other trades and I really like the style of your videos. Really easy to follow and down to earth.👍

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy… welcome aboard…. 👍🏼👍🏼

Do we really earn what people think we earn….. the answer is no!!! Here’s a little overview of the difference in a “Priced” job and an “hourly rate” job…… it’s what people don’t understand…..or appreciate

I am a new plumber and I think your prices are very good and thanks for giving us these info keep up the good work

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼

Brilliant vid, spot on as to why we price differently. Your review is bang on, we’re like bookies, we think it’ll take 4 Hrs if everything goes perfect, if it goes Pete tong wore 8hrs plus.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Indeed mate 👍🏼👍🏼

Thank you for this! As someone having not long started out as self employed it is great to hear your reasoning and seeing how in real life (not sat at the college desk) prices and estimates are worked out for clients. Finding your videos super helpful as you verbalise what you are doing and why.

@MJTiffPlumbing

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words mate

@darrenrobertson1673

Ай бұрын

Hi am 37 , worked from 16 to 33 in various warehouses etc. Just done initial exam, but failed acs on practical. Just seems so much to it. Unsure to do for 2nd attempt. Thanks videos showing real world!

good video thaT mate ive being pumbing for 12 year now and thinking of setting up these videos really help cheers m8

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them mate

Hi Mark, that bathroom is coming on nicely now. I think you are correct at £300, but if any problems with the other plumbers work or the boiler, that would be extra. As you have said before, always cover yourself. A very interesting film, have a great rest of the week, take care, regards, Chris. 👍👍👍

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that Chris 😉👍🏼👍🏼…… I’m doing it tomorrow😉

@chrisholt2474

Жыл бұрын

@@MJTiffPlumbing I hope all goes well for you, 👍👍👍

I am a tradesman and I really enjoy watching your vids. I can relate a lot

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou mate, kind words……. When other tradesman comment and can relate to the content I’m making it shows what I’m putting out is “real world plumbing”

Great vid Mark. I'd say £300 as well inc materials and state if there are problems on the refill not related to my work done, this will be quotable to rectify. I'd most likely do a dry air pressure test when all rads are on and add that in the price

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Video coming this Sunday of the job😉👍🏼

Great information, I'll be taking fixed price offers from now on!

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Exactly what I thought in end. Not only getting all your years of expertise. But a KZread celebrity lol to boot. I would be also wondering the same with filling up too. Especially tiled walls too. Better get filled quick before a lot more gets done too. Good video and well explained too 👍👍

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼 it’s all done… video coming soon

Hi mark. Another interesting video. I've always wondered what other plumbing & heating guys would charge. Sometimes I think I don't charge enough. But after watching this video and reading the comments, I would have have priced that job at £300 materials and labour, but any issues with heating system or boiler would have to be fixed on hourly rate.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that mate 👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼

Hi Mark, Coming at you from Sydney, Australia Im a Plumber myself 300 pound sounds about right converted to AUD, here in Sydney it would probably be a fair bit more considering that our prices for copper and materials are dear. Love your content mate keep doing what you do!

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy….. love that your watching the channel over there👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼…..

Great video again Mark.. pricing spot on but with the warning if there's other leaks the price changes

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that mate

Would like to speak about my experience. I had a guy from same country as me and he gave me a quote for bathroom pipe work without Doing anything on walls and toilet. I wanted to exchange place of the bath ,sink and the electric shower. Also, to put a new towel radiator as replacing the old one . I wanted to keep the pipes as they are for the towel radiator and use elbow to connect it. He had to do extension of pipes and to connect the taps etc. He asked for £900 including all the pipes and stuff he needed. I found it quite expensive and decided doing it myself. I bought everything I needed for £230 and I found the installation quite easy and actually I am enjoying it. Thanks for the good videos and the information about prices etc.

realising Im charging too little for my skillbase I would have said £210 with materials, and hanging the rads in the process. I like your pricing I do bathrooms too I need to sort some more videos out. Great Video and thanks again for the knowledge. Derbyshire ...

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy….. yep add a bit to your prices 😉👍🏼

Agrrreee.. 1000% recent mate I suffer this pricing thingy in London almost makes me wanna do nothing lots of the time.. lol.. erfect working Tiff.. lovely work mate

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

Another great video Mark, I would say £300 but extra if you have any issues relating to the work the other plumber carried out. You echoed my comments on your video with paying for your skills to do the job in 4 hours. That bathroom job is coming on nicely.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that buddy 👌🏼👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Good video what you said makes sense. Also i would say most people would prefer people in their house for a shorter time if you can get the same good finish due to your experience. Im not a trade but have mates that are and they get this issue quite a bit

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy👍🏼

Hi Mark, I would expect to pay round about £400 for that job to be done. Keep up the great work Mark and keep the videos coming. I am a service engineer for commercial Dishwashers and Glasswashers.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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As an estate manager for 50 properties in the south east UK I'd be biting your hand off to come and get the system up and running at that price (and be extremely thankful that I managed to get hold of a reliable tradesman). I would probably also accept a quote of £250 to do the rad/TRV installs and system fill, but have to accept a caveat of additional charges by the hour to rectify faults exposed on the system you had no direct influence on. Either way if you did the job, it would certainly be followed up with a case of beer as a thanks for getting me out a situation and to keep you sweet for further work! Great vid Mark :)

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, appreciate that and also appreciate that you as an estate manager respect what a good tradesman charges…. Not many do sometimes….👌🏼👏🏼

It's so much easier to give estimates than quotes, covers you from the get go. Really surprised more people don't give estimates. If I quoted every job I'd quote hundreds over just to cover myself and potentially price myself out of the job

@marcush6139

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm the same I give estimates and all my quotes are only valid for 2 weeks

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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@yrification

Жыл бұрын

I’m a spark and that’s what I do 👍

@jokesaside9207

Жыл бұрын

Problem is I can guarantee 9/10 trades people don’t say it cost less than the estimate.

Great video to the insight of getting tradesmen in. I’m a competent DIYer I would have said about £350 on the understanding that if anything leaked that you did not touch was not covered and would be extra. Based north west UK

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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very well explained, tough job, thanks for making this video

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

I would fill after i did the rads. Wit the customer understanding any leaks elsewhere are extra t repair. I would check the drain offs and vents are shut. Minimum i would charge is £280. This would allow your mate to get a drink on top

@MJTiffPlumbing

12 күн бұрын

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There are a large number of trades people who undervalue themselves, then it makes those that charge reasonable prices look expensive. Considering there is a shortage of trades people, then trades people really shouldn't be discounting their prices. I know good trades people working all hours, not because they hate going home, but because they need the money. When I've questioned what they charge, it becomes clear that they are undervaluing their skills and not charging enough. Some trades people are really good at what they do, but some are not so good at running a business.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Agree buddy….

Great vid mark and a fair honest price

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

Great vid Mark. I’d do £200 plus materials. Then move to an hourly rate at £50 per hour to sort any problems left behind by the previous plumber. Covered both ways then. Looking forward to to seeing how this one goes and whether it all works when pressurised

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I’m on it tomorrow so we will see👌🏼😉

@davesheffield3620

Жыл бұрын

I would agree with this pricing too 👍

@Gordon..

Жыл бұрын

Odd how it's always "the previous plumber" who gets the blame

@sempereadem54eadem64

Жыл бұрын

£50 an hour all that is wrong with plumbers

@krat.Iceland

Жыл бұрын

@@sempereadem54eadem64 Minimum here is £60

On a big house now a days I fit a filling loop up in the loft by the tank and a gate valve . Turn off the gate valve to the tank , speed fit on vent and then turn on filling loop . Works every time . I was caught out on a huge job years ago and I was there for hours trying to full this system. For the time it takes to cut in a loop it's well worth it . Also if you work there again it's a nice thing to have in place .

@MJTiffPlumbing

11 ай бұрын

Very good idea that 👍🏼👍🏼

Great video. I got a firm in few weeks ago to take a small rad off as all the pipe work is 10mm and made a pigs ear of the olive last time i done it myself. I drained the system before he came round. Told them I wanted it brass capped off. The guy turned up and said he doesn’t bother with olives and just hacksaws the pipe below. Then puts plastic caps on try’s to fill the system but both start to drip, so has to drain system again then can’t find 10mm brass caps in van and drives off for 40mins. Comes back puts it not fills the system…….£175! Based in billericay.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Your old him😉👍🏼

I've got the same kind of pricing structure with all the escorts around here. They give you a fixed quote of £100 for a pop, if you go after 5 mins you ain't getting a discount it's still £100. If you're still going hammer and tongs 90 mins later like me then it's still £100. Some you win some you lose but a happy customer means repeat business and you hopefully claw back your losses on the next shift. Karma and all that jazz.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant 🤣🤣

@dmheatingplumbing9805

Жыл бұрын

Lol your knees are ruined bet they laugh at ya

@ronaldJ262

Жыл бұрын

@@dmheatingplumbing9805 Set of Dewalt knee pads from the van pal, jobs a good 'un 👌

Good Video Mark, Because Dave is a Mate £300 is a decent price to spend a day there get the job done allowing for one or two possible problems and having a bit of banter, If it is random customer calling would definitely make you think what happened to the last plumber I’d say £400 - £450 for the same job

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate…. Yep will be nice having a day with the lads aswell, as I’m mostly on my own

Great vid dying for part 2 very interesting stuff.👍👍👍😎😎😎

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

It’s filmed and in the can…. Probably on Wednesday mate😉

Great video again. I don’t think people will understand about being self employed and being on the cards unless they have experienced both types employment. £350, good price, will you be filming this if you get the job? Bit of a mystery why the boiler wasnt filled and pressure tested, hidden gremlins! 😂

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Yep, doing it tomorrow funnily enough😉

Great video and well explained 👍🏼

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍

In Melbourne Aus we used to charge $220.00 call out incl 1 st 30 mins then $120.00 p/hr plus 10% gst (vat) To move radiator i used to allow 4 hrs, then an extra 1hr for extra radiators, we only charged a hourly rate if the job was to run over a few days. Plus we have mainly sealed systems. Prices have since gone up and now its around $240.$250 call out and At least $140 p/hr I think $1 is equal to about 60p. Jeez i forgot how small english bathrooms are!

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Nice insight buddy

Great video by the way. Really enjoyed..

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

I am a plumber!! Love the videos. From Scotland. £300 spot on. Keep up the great work.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼spot on budy

I always estimate , the top of my printed price says estimate . That’s my get out if anyone says “ but you quoted etc” I now usually charge £40 an hour if it’s local , £150 for half day , £250 for a one off 8 hour day , when I do my bathroom renovations where I can be on a job for up to 12 days , then I charge £230 per day , plus contingency if estimating . You always have to charge more if you’re back and forth on the same job over a few weeks

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Apprentice myself, pricing nixers is the worst 🤣 you forgot to add going merchants to collect radiators - materials. Have got caught out on unvented system myself. Always one radiator... Good vid mate

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

Well explained, I have turned down load’s of work to people like her.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Hi good vid I think it’s got to be two prices one for fitting the new rads etc And a hourly rate for sorting any issues out that might occur that way you are covered and so is the customer

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Consistently great content Mark, absolutely love this channel. Do you do any teaching for people coming into the trades? I think you’d be brilliant at that with your presentation skills as well

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Very kind words, Thankyou…… I would love to do some teaching if I could

Gd vid thx. Lets hear about your city permit process and interaction with the inspectors ...great channel, cheers!

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

What’s all that????……

@Freedomring-uk6yd

Жыл бұрын

@@MJTiffPlumbing as licensed contractors do you have city inspectors sign off on your work?

Hi Marc. Great video. I'd go with £120 per rad then £50 for pipe, fittings and inhibitor etc. So £300 is about right 👏 . However, you would move into an hourly rate if they are issues post fill up. You can't price for what you cannot see or is outside of your control. I refused a garage conversion job once because the build quality was appalling. Those alarm bells starting ringing when I was asked to finish off all the plumbing and the shower room. Based on what I saw I walked away. I wasn't putting my name and reputation on that! 😂 Keep up the great work 👏. See you on Sunday night.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that buddy….👍🏼👍🏼

Totally agree. I am sharing to my Facebook page.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

I think your spot on mate it’s got to be £300, I hate going in and following on from someone’s work in effect which is what your having to do, you’ve got to allow 4/5hrs really incase there’s an issue with his work

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Indeed buddy 👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Hit the nail on the head mate. I would charge £250. But word the quote accordingly for all the unknown factors. I am in Essex. 👍

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that mate 👌🏼👍🏼

I had a figure of a minimum £300 to take into account any unknown problems. Based in the South East. The fact you were called in to complete another person's job must be appreciated by the customer so in my mind they have to pay for that privilege! Thanks for your content it's so helpful and interesting!

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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@vistron888

7 ай бұрын

In the South East, especially London, customers expect to be bent over as soon as the tradesman walks in. If they went up to somewhere like Yorkshire they'd probably be lynched in the town centre.

Hi I’m in Surrey for what you described I would charge £400 inc pipe & fittings + the vat

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Hi Mark, I had a quote to remove a rad 570 wide and replace with a 900x 1200 towel rail, that was £207 for the towel rad plus valves and pipe alterations, that was over 2 years ago now

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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@bobby5634

Жыл бұрын

Cheap that.

I think I'd put an air pressure test on and if there's any issues say it'll have to be hourly. The boiler might not have worked before it was drained down. I've had that before and the old "it worked fine before you came" scenario. But in principle £300 seems decent. I get very paranoid on jobs like this😁😁

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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I agree with u as a tradesman. I live in west Wales an would be charging about the same

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

Long time subscriber, keen diyer. Before you said £300 Mark I had £300-350.in my mind. Never really had tradesman in u til recently (plasterer) who charged me £1240 for large longe skim walls and ceiling. After being with him and seeing the graft I wonder did he short change himself but as you said price pre agreed.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

First off thanks for the continued support…. Appreciate the comment and glad you like the content…

Used to have the same problems mate . Charged £80 fixed rate for a toilet repair ( fill valve / flush valve swap etc) in the hope it would take me an hour. Then you get rusted wing nuts , rusted screws , leaks etc . I charge hourly for small jobs now !

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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The joys of being self employed and people not understanding, exactly the same as the motor trade and being a mechanic and the business owner

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Yep seems to be across the board buddy

The price seems good to me. Nice to know,I'm about to buy a house amd some of the radiators will need moving or replacing 👌

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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My price was exactly the same as yours before you said it, a fair price for the job

@MJTiffPlumbing

Ай бұрын

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That price sounds bang on, considering 2 TRVs. two new rads and then filling and bleeding the system.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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I’m bang on what you are charging mate for those rads and valves £300, I’d add on a clause that any issues found after it’s filled up will incur extra costs depending on the issue (knowing that the last plumber is uncontactable) just to cover yourself.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Yep exactly what I did mate

I would say you were about right apart from I would say, Price doesn’t include any leaks upstairs or any damage caused if it does leak so I can’t price it until the system is pressurised and tested if there is any problems

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that mate

In my game (Professional Services/Contracting) all work is either Time & Materials (i.e. day rate) or Fixed Outcome, the only way it can be done really as on average the short "money makers" make up for the long, unexpected "money eaters". Seems the same for people in the trade which makes complete sense, a lot of people just don't have any experience or knowledge of how non-salaried roles/jobs work meaning they think you're taking them for a ride!

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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In the US, we call it "flat rate" vs "Time & Material" Both ways work fine. Plumbers aren't getting rich. Neither are carpenters or electricians. "making a living- not a killing"

@MJTiffPlumbing

7 ай бұрын

👌🏼👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼 exactly that

I would definitely fill and test that system before starting any work.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Would be doing an air pressure test on the system before installing anything, if the original plumber didn't make all the connections the repair bill for any water leak would eat away any profit on the job. Its also a good condition of the quote so if it passes the pressure test job is x, if it doesn't then hourly rate to find and fix the original pipework then x to add the new rads.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Yep it’s been mentioned to the customer if there is any issues it’s not on me and it’s extra

Level 2 in training, handyman soloists. I would say £200 (£30 per TRV+£70 per rad) + parts. Strictly - no warranty on other guy's system, only on my workmanship. Invoiced. Hmmm - lots to learn, then... But when I say £150 for the fully tiled bathtub tap change 40 miles away, customer says I'm too expensive. Float valve change: I said £30+parts as it was next door to another job - some kamikaze did it for £25. Solent area.

Who's paying for the 30 mins sat waffling in the van though Tiffany? 🤣 Really good channel pal, credit where it's due 👏

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

You are…… by watching my channel🤣😉😉 Cheers buddy

Yes Mark retired now but caught many times. You can spend an hour or more hanging the rad if the wall I plasterboard fitting pieces of wood for fixings etc. Then the old favourite stop cock leaking as soon as you touch it rad valves leaking or passing they were allright before that old chestnut I think your pricing is about right mate, go safe buddy.

@MJTiffPlumbing

4 ай бұрын

Always something isn’t there buddy

Spot on mate...........i`m a floorlayer / wetroom installer, i also said £300.......Essex

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Spot on with the price 👍🏼

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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For me quoted jobs on the whole are better, I always quote worst case, 90% of the time it's not that bad, hourly is fine though, if a customer queries the quote once I've done I say, would you pay me more if it took longer than I allowed? Great video, top work

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate….👍🏼

The priced job vs hourly rate bit was interesting: apart from anything else, as a sole trader, I suppose you've always got to consider how many jobs you can fit into one day/week, once you allow for the odd overrun and a bit of travelling, otherwise you've got people waiting in all day and then you can't make it. As a homeowner I guessed the rad job would be about three, with a caveat on anything arising when you come to refill. I paid about that for a rad move a couple of weeks ago. I dare say you could find someone who'd do it for less round here but I'd sooner pay the going rate than scrimp on a couple of quid and end up with a crap job.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it buddy 👍🏼👍🏼

Put the rads on then fill with caution. Tell customer a price for the two rads. Any issues found with others work is charged at an additional hourly rate.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly that mate👍🏼👌🏼

Hi Mark, another great video. If I will do this job I will charge around £450 or more . I will explain why, you take a job from someone and you don’t have any idea what situation with the boiler and existing pipe work. £300 is Ok for this job, for two TRV and pipe two radiators with valves. BUT you need to test the system and the boiler and add the inhibitors after. Also don’t forget about the controller and thermostat if it’s work or you need to install the new one. If the costumer accepts the price is Ok if they not accepted the price good luck for them to keep calling for the previous plumber.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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A reckon your spot on. However, I'd be saying to the customer, if it leaks and any damage is caused it's not down to me. It's a tricky one, if it didn't involve your pal I think I'd be saying " I'm sorry but I'm to busy at the moment" , and let someone else have any potential headache 👍

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I did mate

I went for 40 each valve 70 per rad =220 no draining. So yeah Mark 80.00 for filling an unknown system,is very reasonable. Awesome video thanks 👍

@MJTiffPlumbing

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard👍🏼

Well explained mate.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

Hello Mark, I would price that at £350.00 all in for piping up the 2 rads and fitting 2 trv's to the existing 2 rads,If there was an issue with the other rads the address them and price accordingly. I'm a plumber in Surrey (South East). Good luck with it. Regards Mark

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼

Hi Mark, great videos. By the way, just a quick question how long would you say a power flush would take to complete if all went OK, and what prices are we talking on a combination boiler five years old.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

I always allow a day for a system flush to be honest mate….. don’t want to rush it

I'm a DIYer and work as a handyman although I don't really do plumbing. I know how to change a radiator, add valves and the old bits of plumbing work but not full-on plumber by any means. Hypothetically if I were to do this I would charge £350.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼 yep around the same

£300 plus materials is what I would quote Bud 👍👍

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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£300 would be about right for your labour costs but it seems cheap if (did I hear you correctly?) you are including pipes and fittings. All the best. Great channel! I am DIY guy in Midlands UK. Because I'm slow I would take at least two days on that job :(

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Yer not much pipe needed or fittings so will include them 👍🏼👍🏼

I general do quick jobs as jn quick repairs tap change ect on hourly. Anything install or drain down fixed price

@MJTiffPlumbing

12 күн бұрын

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I think that as well as the £300 for the rads and valves I’d add another item to recommission the boiler / heating system on an hourly basis - to cover for unknown unknowns.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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£300 labour. Materials and parts additional. Any additional parts needed for a potential leak will be priced in later to rectify the job. London based

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Very interesting video on pricing £300 is a fair price makes you think perhaps an hourly rate would be better as the system has not been tested not knowing what could go wrong some you win some you loose hope the job goes well

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy….. I personally prefer price work but this job I’ve told the customer when filling of there is any issues then it’s extra…. Calculated

If I were the punter I'd like to discuss it with you and probably work on an hourly rate. Regarding the fill first or not I'd simply ask if it were your house how you would like to proceed with it. I just never understand why people don't put corrosion inhibitor in their systems.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Video of this job goes out this Sunday

I would quote the same for the job if within half hr drive. I would turn all valves off on rads b4 filling same with hot and cold if possible if any leaks on existing charge according to time spent 1st hr free as good will then say £30.00 per hr after plus matsas ur there already. Done 40 years 12 brit gas 28 self. Glad 2 b out of it now but miss the banter with people

@MJTiffPlumbing

6 ай бұрын

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Years ago I was a postman. People used to complain to me about paying less than £1 for posting a Christmas card from N. Ireland to England, I always told them to take a plane over, deliver it themselves - then see how the costs work out. Some people want you to work for nothing. 🙄

Well said Mark. I can tell you it’s the same in Holland. You earn one and you lose one

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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Changed 7 rad valves on an old open vent system ... with a 26 yr old boiler badly sludged .. new Trvs done in 3 hrs .. badly air locked another 2 hrs .. all good when leaving .. get a call that evening no heat.. only to return the next day the circulating pump had gone .. the woman was so pissed .. like it was my fault .. the man was cool he got it !!!

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

This is what people don’t see or understand

Plus your time and diesel to assess the job and pricing the job as well

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Indeed 👍🏼

Extra radiators, youve answered a question for me here, I wondered adding more rads, do i need to change the flow and return to 22mm but you are adding to the existing 15mm so it must be ok, cool :) thanks

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Depends how many rads your adding

I did 2 rads on a open vented system customer got the rads my time x2 trv and lock Shields and I clean out the header tank and then proctor added to system and in all was £200 was there about 4 hours

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

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To be honest with you mate, given your experience with this customer I would hazard a guess the plumber not returning was more about the customer than the plumber. I would charge at my hourly rate and explain the possible issues you may find after piping up. These jobs can become a bloody nightmare tbh.

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

Video coming soon😉

Yup I would say but with a proviso of anything either than filling the system and it working. I've just priced and got a replacement 1000 x 400 in a bay about 6m surface copper to put into the bay ground floor £375 inc materials, 3 people were called to quote and I've got it. I didnt price to get the job as wasn't that interested

@MJTiffPlumbing

Жыл бұрын

👍🏼👌🏼…. We’ve all done that