rayward
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 07:37 PM |
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Price for Gas work????
i;m changing our kitchen at the mo, and need the gas fitting for the cooker changing, have been quoted anything from £40 to £180 from various corgi
fitters,
any idea how much a reasonable price should be, and why such a difference?
cheers
Ray
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bob tatt
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 07:43 PM |
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are you changing from a free standing cooker to a hob or vice versa is the hob or cooker going back in the same position give you some sort of idea
with this info
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rayward
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 07:46 PM |
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sorry should have said!
going from a fitted gas hob (oven was electric) to a duel fuel range (gas rings/elec ovens) staying in same position
Ray
[Edited on 10/3/08 by rayward]
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bob tatt
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 07:52 PM |
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couple of hours work 15 quid in bits on my rates about ninety forty sounds very cheap and one eighty a bit high as is the usuall case if your really
busy then you put in high prices and the reverse if your quiet it gets cheaper al lot of gas fitters think it is a license to print money what they
forget is that the customer is not stupid go for the middle quote or even better a recommendation.
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rayward
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 08:00 PM |
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the guy off a recommendation quoted £80 all in, so will prob go for that
cheers
Ray
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jlparsons
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 08:13 PM |
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There's no legal obstacle to doing it yourself. Not a lot of people know that, but a lot would rather you didn't. Top tip - turn off the
gas main first.
Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. Some assembly required. Batteries not included. Contents may settle during
shipment. Use only as directed. No other warranty expressed or implied. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Subject to
approval, terms and conditions apply. Apply only to affected area. For recreational use only. All models over 18 years of age. No user-serviceable
parts inside. Subject to change. As seen on TV. One size fits all. May contain nuts. Slippery when wet. For office use only. Edited for television.
Keep cool; process promptly.
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 08:13 PM |
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80 is ball park right. The 180 quote however might've included upgrading other undersized pipes, is 22mm before the branch to the boiler etc.
40 is cowboy territory, theres no corgi fees in that price! Make sure you see them with a pressure tester, not a can of leak spray. 
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bob tatt
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 08:14 PM |
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sounds like a fair price to me refcommend is the way to go when finding any trades man been on my own nearly five years now and never advertised
allways busy people will wait months if they know you do a good job and dont rip them off
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 08:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jlparsons
There's no legal obstacle to doing it yourself. Not a lot of people know that, but a lot would rather you didn't. Top tip - turn off the
gas main first.
quite true, provided you are competant and dont issue an invoice. Competence is debatable though! 
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jlparsons
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 08:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
quote:
Originally posted by jlparsons
There's no legal obstacle to doing it yourself. Not a lot of people know that, but a lot would rather you didn't. Top tip - turn off the
gas main first.
quite true, provided you are competant and dont issue an invoice. Competence is debatable though!
I wouldn't worry too much, you'd be surprised how quickly eyebrows grow back!
Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. Some assembly required. Batteries not included. Contents may settle during
shipment. Use only as directed. No other warranty expressed or implied. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Subject to
approval, terms and conditions apply. Apply only to affected area. For recreational use only. All models over 18 years of age. No user-serviceable
parts inside. Subject to change. As seen on TV. One size fits all. May contain nuts. Slippery when wet. For office use only. Edited for television.
Keep cool; process promptly.
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bob tatt
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 08:25 PM |
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to prove your self competant you must hold current acs or sinilar qualifications with average joe does not have and no longer can you work off a
companys corgi number like in the past with each operative having a unigue number just dont touch it and ask them about gas work notification as well
as having a look at there card might get asked once a blue moon to show my card more people should do it
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twybrow
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 11:19 PM |
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I paid £65 (to swap hob to hob) including a safety certificate test.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 11/3/08 at 09:22 AM |
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Ive paid £65 too including bits and paperwork.
£80 sounds fair enough although it will hardly be an hours work. Maybe they factor in the travellng and paperwork they have to do when they get back
to office.
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