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what do electricans charge per hour, had a guy over today to fix a few problems i had, replace a few blubs and fix a faultly socket that kept blowing a switch in the fuse box. he was here for an hour and 15mins and charged me €140 . i taught it was alot for an hours work.
what do electricans charge per hour, had a guy over today to fix a few problems i had, replace a few blubs and fix a faultly socket that kept blowing a switch in the fuse box. he was here for an hour and 15mins and charged me €140 . i taught it was alot for an hours work.
Why didn't you replace the bulbs yourself? Think about it, the electrician probably thought to himself: I can charge this person whatever I want. She doesn't even know how to change a light bulb. I don't mean to insult you there. In terms of the cost, €140 is certainly a lot of money to hand over but you could have minimized it. Take it as a tough lesson in unnecessary expense.
, had a guy over today to fix a few problems i had, replace a few blubs and fix a faultly socket that kept blowing a switch in the fuse box.
It was not just the bulbs that needed changing and you were not there so you don't know what was said nor what was going through the sparks mind.
Whether I was there or not is irrelevant. My point is that the OP was charged a pretty hefty amount for the work done, although I am not saying that she was ripped off. I accept that replacing a faulty socket is a job for an electrician, but changing a few light bulbs is most definitely not. The OP left herself open to the high charge due to the extra time the electrician required to change the bulbs.
I'm all for people saving themselves from unnecessary call-outs by doing the job themselves where possible.
If he spent 1 hour & 15 minutes with you he had to drive there & go back to bas or his next call, in either case he needs to cover about 3 hours on that call. On top of that he has vat to pay @ 13.5%. I think you got it done very reasonable.
what do electricans charge per hour, had a guy over today to fix a few problems i had, replace a few blubs and fix a faultly socket that kept blowing a switch in the fuse box. he was here for an hour and 15mins and charged me €140 . i taught it was alot for an hours work.
its the same as changing a plug....I would think anyone that can do that should be able to replace a socketI accept that replacing a faulty socket is a job for an electrician
Apart from the fact that the wires in your hand have enough power to kill you (if you didn't know that you should knock off the circuit first).its the same as changing a plug..
On the other hand, there is a lot of 'poor-mouthing' from tradespeople. I can't understand why tradespeople do not see that it is in their interest to price jobs and tell the customer either the cost of the job or the cost per hour before carrying out the work.
its the same as changing a plug....I would think anyone that can do that should be able to replace a socket
I don't have any issue with the bill, but would tradesmen grow up a bit with the whole I had to travel there and I had to travel back. If you have a clue on how to manage your day you will be able to move from one job to the next in the sequence that suits you best. Also by traveling to the customer they are the ones that must go by your times (not that tradesmen aren't naturally punctual) and you save on the cost of a 'base'. Noboby wants their job bad mouthed but when you start nit picking at basic requirements to operating a business it doesn't look good.
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