Loyalty repays loyalty. I use a small number of sole traders or local companies who have done excellent work and I never have any arguments. And I listen to word of mouth both positive and negative. Spot on with the elderly couple- literally no skin off your nose as you were passing and had the part- bet they will tell their neighbours.
Another great video Dan, it's always interesting to see what other plumbers charge, you do get a feel for what's right for a job I find, and sometimes that does include doing bits for free like you did in the video
Thomas dudley at 25.50. Bloke in shop had to convince me. No instructions but he showed me. Surprisingly works a treat as a bung effect instead of a slaver of silicone or PM
Im not a plumber but ive had 4 of those clicker wastes fail stuck down! Really difficult to get them out once like that. Would never have another one fitted. Used the basin mates for each ive replaced with 100% results never a leak and never used silicone so im happy with those. Great videos keep up the good work love the content.
When you change the plate then run the hot tap and stare at the numbers praying they settle down, and as it slows down you get that feeling of relief 😂
You my totally deserve a medal 🥇!! Being fair and kind with your pricing is key to keep getting returning and referral customers. Also way to go on taking care of the nice elderly couple , I would’ve done the same. Lord knows we are gonna get old some day and we would totally love all the help we can get !
Great video mate that first job baxi with plate and gas repair for me would have been £200 labour but everyones different. On the other hand £50 for a boiler service is so backward was charging that 15 years ago, people undervaluing the trade and probably don't do a full proper job for £50, our services take at least 1 and a half hours £85 minimum but most i know are £90-£100.
Hi Dan, im in London and I usually charge £95 as a minimum charge but like you some customers if im only there 10mins i just say call it £50! Am thinking of increasing boiler service to £110 purely to incorporate the additional time for extra 26/9 checks. Thats also plus any parts needed. I think if you have a regular flow of work then you dont have to go mad with prices. 👍🏼
Cheers Russell, pricing is difficult because not many are open and honest about it and its area dependant too, yeh a steady flow of work coming in means you’re bang on the money 🙏🏽😂
Quiz, Muck in trap: Due to the HX being cast ! 😉 I'm £85+ vat for a boiler service , proper strip down job, pump vsl up, clean filters, etc . I think your prices are reasonable. 👍 Plenty round me doing services for £40 but not a proper job and in and out in 10 mins....................👎
That's just a cop out to charge people loads of money. I was an electrician/plumber for many years and it's not exactly rocket science. What if you bought a £300 TV and the manufacturer charged you for their knowledge. It would then cost you many thousands of pounds. What if your local baker charged you for their knowledge so a £1.00 loaf then cost you a £1,000. You're talking bullshit mate.
@@truthseeker7794 makes me laugh when they say that, a doctor and a nurse will earn for their knowledge but in many case hourly rates are a lot less...
In finland we many plumbing companies have custom to have minimum charge of 2 hours for a visit. We might have several or just one thing to fix in the house or site. Normally we do around 4-5 different sites where we fix the issues. But in general in this way we have time to eat, and we stay mentally balanced and not trying to run the jobs thru too fast. Might seem wierd way to do the trade, but works down here =). For example one site we work might have quick fauset change, couple radiators to fix and it usually goes under 2h, if it goes longer we charge per hour on top. But we always have the minimum of 2h in most companies.
Hi Dan Fair prices and you can sleep at night, “no pensioners were harmed in this video “😂 Captive basin waste has not a lot to go wrong so I fit them now instead of pop up and clicker. Must try those Thomas Dudley seals. Cracking info and content bud!
@@jeromeroddy4931 If your talking about the ones with the spinning disk instead of a plug... You wait until they corrode slightly... They seize up like a bitch 😅
Sorry Dan, I haven’t been watching all videos as much as I used to, I also watch Tom when I can, Tom Dan Mark Jimmy its all good content mate, There’s always a Karen out there that picks up on up on everything 😂😂, No you’re videos are top notch mate, Just some times it’s not possible for me to be able to give 20 + minutes to watch a video, But your videos are top notch mate, Have a good weekend Mate Sorry for calling you Tom 😂😂 👍👍🤜😠
I do get some reaction when I say a job will cost say £120 - usual comment is 'its only going to take you a couple of hours'. I stand my ground and say that is the price. So your 3 jobs is spot on. I calculate my price as 1\3 wages, 1/3 overheads and 1/3 profit.
@@truthseeker7794it’s a good thing he’s doing just fine without your business then isn’t it miserable old sod. Good thing you’re retired wouldn’t want you in peoples homes with that attitude.
About the same labour price in the north east bud. Obviously some people charge £50 to just clean trap and call it a service, but what can you do. Been using basin mate for about 5 yrs now. Never looked back
Had plumber round last week to change basin tap plus waste ìn bathroom should have asked him how much he charge 150 for job thought it was a bit steep took him a hour jobs done now so you and learn
So what will you do when you have to go vat registered. Will you keep your hourly rate the same or reduce it cause with vat on top of your hourly rate that will push it up to around £85
Subbed. Dunno how peeps are charging 50quid for a boiler service. Seriously underselling them selves or not doing the job properly im normally on a service for 1.5 hrs with all the safety checks needed then inhibitor check, system check minor repairs, paperwork etc. normally 120 plus vat in Kent.
Really appreciate the sub mate! ♥️ A lot of people will just be doing a 26.9 check I think instead of a service, that’s why they’re doing them at £50 and out the door in 15mins I bet.
If I earn £300 a day jobbing I’m happy…sometimes I earn more and sometimes less. And sometimes I will do my regulars a favour and no charge. Today I’ve changed a toilet syphon and fill valve…had to remove the cistern…I charged £150 plus vat for labour…you can’t just charge for time spent…have to take into account call backs because sometimes plumbing hates us
@@truthseeker7794£300 a day is obscene? Consider all the costs that are taken out of that £300 before it goes into the man’s pocket: Fuel, van payments, van insurance, liability insurance, gas safe costs, holiday pay, sick pay, personal pension and then income tax. Not an obscene amount at all sir.
The London boys and the south, will be earning a lot more than the midlands and north, always been the same, cost of living is more down south though, I’m self employed live in the midlands and try and take home at least £200 a day, some days more some days less, take tax and business costs out and it’s not great really.
Yeah normally swap them to easyfil 2. But the one you fitted is designed to be fitted horizontally and tuck up within boiler. Swap bends round and rotate 90 degrees. But you probably know that. I would be worried about it getting knocked and leaking. Keep up the good work. Re cost for that job n the baxi 150 I would charge
There're good those basin mates, never had a call back. They also make box spanners for those basin waste nuts, toolstation has them product code 93000. They're handy in tight spaces.
Before cist of living went up I could easy clear 500 a day on service and repair best day being 1100. But at the Moment not a lot of work so got to go easy on price Most days only about 200 no vat
@truthseeker7794 it's not rocket science but it's a skilled trade that requires critical thinking and adaptability to certain situations, if you're willing to put in the hours and produce good workmanship then you can earn as much as you like.
@@AaronM4275 As I remember it, it was just repetition. New systems are easy to fit because they're mostly all the same. It's never been so easy with combi boilers and speed fit, although I only ever used copper. I've rarely come across plumbers who were any good at soldering or critical thinking. It's the same with electricians. They do all this training and testing to comply with regulations that don't actually make any sense. As someone who had a background in electronics before I became a sparks I just knew from the start that most of the modern regs were just nonsense and most of the guys I worked beside didn't even understand them. But it's all designed to make money. Part "P" Gas Safe and all that stuff you have to study for even though you've been doing it for 30 years and then you have to pay a fortune renew your membership every year. Most "tradesmen" these days seem to be obsessed with getting the latest expensive sissy soft tool bag and tarting up their flashy vans and making videos of themselves rather than getting on with the job. Glad I retired when I did.
Taxes +Insurances+expenses. Charge 400 euro a day come out with about 180-200, sometimes you get last minute cancellation, sometimes you loose too much time quoting jobs( though I have decided to start charging for it) time for sorting out van, doing invoices and collecting money
insurance should not be more than 150 quid a year, taxes with a bit of intitiative you can stay in the 20% bracket, what else, the diesel? does that cokst you 150 quid a day?
I always had a target of £400 a day, made it almost every day. Apart from when I was working in London, that was more like £900 - £1200 a day, but you deserve it working in that shithole
If you’re willing to put in mental hours the money is crazy, £400 for a heating pump swap £500 for a power flush £1000 for a boiler swap , I did two boiler swap’s per day for 10 weeks solid 7 days a week in a block of housing association flats . But like I said it’s a fucking awful place to work
Your average DIY enthusiast can do plumbing it’s easy , but if you diversify like I do then you’ll earn more money, because you know more, building Agas , repairing and installing Rayburn cookers, wood pellet boilers and log gasification boilers. You need to be different than other plumbers/ heating engineers. There’s Plumb like Tom on you tube that lad doesn’t fuck around and he has a variety of skill sets
I’m on 13 pound an hour as a level 2 qualified plumber who also fits bathrooms including the tiling, boxing, skirting, erecting stud walls. I’m now leaving to make more money in a plumbing merchants. Joke 😑
@@Heatking 🤣 great vid mate, glad you’re doing well, and good for u for having the balls to go on your own and make the good money. I’ll do it one day 🤞
A consultant orthopaedic surgeon earns in the NHS £90000-£110000 a year...Based on your figures in this video let's sat,, "£300-£400 a day..£2000 a week...Which is roughly same equivalent,,give or take...Same goes for a consultant heart surgeon....I belive you don't save people's lives,,therefore you are over priced..
You’re forgetting £300-£400 isn’t my take home.. I have all the business running costs out of that. Which a consultant doesn’t. Sick pay Holiday pay bla bla, I wish I did take home that and have no expenses.
@Heatking You are still ""earning "" that,,regardless of expenses,,the orthopaedic surgeon will have ""living"" costs just the same..You are on the same ""take home pay""" You boasted £40 for 10 minutes work,,that is 240 an hour equivalent,,way way more than a heart surgeon earns...These people save lives,,everyday..You don't.
@@markb1487 don’t think you take gas safety seriously enough mate. 👍🏼 I don’t make £240 an hour, you forget travelling. I’m not talking about living costs. That’s completely different to business costs 😂😂😂
@Heatking laughable,,,you really think your on the same page as a consultant heart surgeon,,,in saving lives,,,that's some big head you've got mate..Laughable.
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Loyalty repays loyalty. I use a small number of sole traders or local companies who have done excellent work and I never have any arguments. And I listen to word of mouth both positive and negative. Spot on with the elderly couple- literally no skin off your nose as you were passing and had the part- bet they will tell their neighbours.
@@jeremycarr6915 cheers mate. Yeh that’s my thoughts on it too :)
BOOM BOOM great job helping out people of age warms my heart and gives me faith in humanity
Cheers mate, don’t get me wrong I don’t do that all the time. Just certain customers who’s looked after me haha
Good stuff pal 👍🏼. Another day with a happy ENDING 😊 IN
Another great video Dan, it's always interesting to see what other plumbers charge, you do get a feel for what's right for a job I find, and sometimes that does include doing bits for free like you did in the video
Cheers Tom, yeh you’re right. Certain people who have looked after you for years, I feel sometimes need rewarding. Thanks for the support mate.
Thomas dudley at 25.50. Bloke in shop had to convince me. No instructions but he showed me. Surprisingly works a treat as a bung effect instead of a slaver of silicone or PM
Im not a plumber but ive had 4 of those clicker wastes fail stuck down! Really difficult to get them out once like that. Would never have another one fitted. Used the basin mates for each ive replaced with 100% results never a leak and never used silicone so im happy with those. Great videos keep up the good work love the content.
Thanks Jon, appreciate that. I’d say you’d make a great plumber if you’ve changed 4 of the clicker wastes though! Haha
When you change the plate then run the hot tap and stare at the numbers praying they settle down, and as it slows down you get that feeling of relief 😂
Haha there is a moment…. That I don’t think I breath for a few minute whilst watching 😂😂😂
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You my totally deserve a medal 🥇!! Being fair and kind with your pricing is key to keep getting returning and referral customers. Also way to go on taking care of the nice elderly couple , I would’ve done the same.
Lord knows we are gonna get old some day and we would totally love all the help we can get !
Cheers buddy! I don’t do this for all old people don’t get me wrong. But if they’re supported me, I’ll support them 🙏🏽
@@Heatking still ! Give yourself a medal 🥇 not many people out there would do this
@@thegrinch295 cheers buddy 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Great video mate that first job baxi with plate and gas repair for me would have been £200 labour but everyones different. On the other hand £50 for a boiler service is so backward was charging that 15 years ago, people undervaluing the trade and probably don't do a full proper job for £50, our services take at least 1 and a half hours £85 minimum but most i know are £90-£100.
Cheers buddy, and yeh I’m £70 for a boiler service, but like you say. Some are just doing a flue gas analysis and on their way 😤
Yep, we’re £102inc vat for a service, you’re way too cheap or the area as a whole is too cheap.
@@petersmith2650 it’s the area mate. I’m actually expensive round here at £70
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Think your spot on with prices for area/competition I’m around same plus VAT midlands based…no more silicone then? 😮😂
Cheers mate… good to know. And no more silicone…. Hmmmmmm we will see ;)
Hi Dan, im in London and I usually charge £95 as a minimum charge but like you some customers if im only there 10mins i just say call it £50! Am thinking of increasing boiler service to £110 purely to incorporate the additional time for extra 26/9 checks. Thats also plus any parts needed. I think if you have a regular flow of work then you dont have to go mad with prices. 👍🏼
Cheers Russell, pricing is difficult because not many are open and honest about it and its area dependant too, yeh a steady flow of work coming in means you’re bang on the money 🙏🏽😂
Hi Dan nice lively video interesting been a while nice to stay tuned 😊
Thank you Beth!
Them Dudley waste kits are absolutely brilliant. ❤ you did a wicked job all day. Thank you Dan.
Thanks mate. Yes I was surprised with the basin mate! 🙏🏽
Cracking vid mate, were did you get the silicone grease gum from? Keep up the 1 good work.
@@Roblovesbushcraft cheers mate, and it’s from Amazon, just search mini grease gun, about £13
Dont forget to gas tightness test pipe before and after.
Thanks
Thank you so bloody much mate ♥️🙏🏽
@@Heatking you welcome Dan.
Brilliant honest video as always Dan 👍🏻
Cheers buddy
Quiz, Muck in trap: Due to the HX being cast ! 😉 I'm £85+ vat for a boiler service , proper strip down job, pump vsl up, clean filters, etc . I think your prices are reasonable. 👍
Plenty round me doing services for £40 but not a proper job and in and out in 10 mins....................👎
Cheers buddy! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 and yeh there’s plenty of them guys around here, but the customer doesn’t realise what they’re paying for.
Great video. Very fair pricing. But, don't be too cheap, you do a good job, so the people have to pay. Keep the good work. Peace and goodwill.
Cheers Martin, appreciate the support as always buddy!
Great Vid Dan keep up the great content. 5K Is looking good mate.👍👍
Cheers Peter! Hopefully soon!
North west too. Almost exactly the same prices i think.
Cheers mate, great to know 👊🏽👍🏼
The customer is paying for your knowledge,keep it up
Cheers Darren! 👍🏼👍🏼
That's just a cop out to charge people loads of money. I was an electrician/plumber for many years and it's not exactly rocket science. What if you bought a £300 TV and the manufacturer charged you for their knowledge. It would then cost you many thousands of pounds. What if your local baker charged you for their knowledge so a £1.00 loaf then cost you a £1,000. You're talking bullshit mate.
@@truthseeker7794 makes me laugh when they say that, a doctor and a nurse will earn for their knowledge but in many case hourly rates are a lot less...
Your talking out your back end pal experience is key fool
@@truthseeker7794 i guess you stopped plumbing and electrics because you earnt better money commenting utter tripe on youtube videos
'dangling down at the front so they can see whats what"... We've all been there Dan I won't judge. 😂
😂😂😂😂
In finland we many plumbing companies have custom to have minimum charge of 2 hours for a visit. We might have several or just one thing to fix in the house or site. Normally we do around 4-5 different sites where we fix the issues. But in general in this way we have time to eat, and we stay mentally balanced and not trying to run the jobs thru too fast. Might seem wierd way to do the trade, but works down here =). For example one site we work might have quick fauset change, couple radiators to fix and it usually goes under 2h, if it goes longer we charge per hour on top. But we always have the minimum of 2h in most companies.
That’s a great way of running a business I think mate. I might have to take a leaf out of your guys books! Haha thanks for the comments
Hi Dan, we're did you get tge grease gun ? Great content mate
Amazon mate. Search mini grease gun 🙏🏽
That’s a first for me too mate. Clicker waste on a sink? Surely would gum up quickly?
I was more concerned the fact it hadn’t got a strainer or anything. But she was adamant she wanted the same again 🤷🏽♂️😂
Hi Dan
Fair prices and you can sleep at night, “no pensioners were harmed in this video “😂
Captive basin waste has not a lot to go wrong so I fit them now instead of pop up and clicker. Must try those Thomas Dudley seals. Cracking info and content bud!
That’s matey! What do you mean by captive basin wastes? Is that the penny plug style, that spins? 🙏🏽
@@Heatking yes mate, they just spin, a lot of hotels had them some have an o ring to seal. SF do them about £14.00?
@@jeromeroddy4931 If your talking about the ones with the spinning disk instead of a plug... You wait until they corrode slightly... They seize up like a bitch 😅
Another cracking video mate, my fingers are crossed that the channel gets bigger, just remember your loyal supporters when you’re a millionaire 😂
Haha, cheers buddy! Appreciate the support. I know my loyal supporters ♥️, although don’t hold your breath on the millionaire 😂😂😂
A good days work that is Dan. Varied too.
Thank you very much mate! 🙏🏽
Love the videos Dan ❤
Thank you Tim!!
Top stuff, keep these price ones coming
Cheers Bobby, I’ll do
Some more in the coming months!
Good verity on this one Tom
A bit log to watch but always worth watching 😂
👍👍🤜
Would you prefer shorter mate? Going to
Try stick to
20mins I think, 🙏🏽
Think you mean Dan? 😂
@@JayGasEssex 😂😂 to be fair, he’s got my middle name 😂😂😂
Sorry Dan,
I haven’t been watching all videos as much as I used to,
I also watch Tom when I can,
Tom Dan Mark Jimmy its all good content mate,
There’s always a Karen out there that picks up on up on everything 😂😂,
No you’re videos are top notch mate,
Just some times it’s not possible for me to be able to give 20 + minutes to watch a video,
But your videos are top notch mate,
Have a good weekend Mate
Sorry for calling you Tom 😂😂
👍👍🤜😠
@@tonymurff5234 haha don’t worry about it mate. Out of curiosity what length of videos would you prefer to watch?
I do get some reaction when I say a job will cost say £120 - usual comment is 'its only going to take you a couple of hours'. I stand my ground and say that is the price. So your 3 jobs is spot on. I calculate my price as 1\3 wages, 1/3 overheads and 1/3 profit.
Cheers mate. Great logic too in pricing the jobs too 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Your wages are your profit.
@@truthseeker7794it’s a good thing he’s doing just fine without your business then isn’t it miserable old sod. Good thing you’re retired wouldn’t want you in peoples homes with that attitude.
@@truthseeker7794 bullshitseeker more like, you don’t half talk some shit.
@@truthseeker7794 cool stuff. Dont watch then mate 👍🏼
Hi there,
Could you please tell me what qualifications do you have and what experience?
Thank you.
Level 3 plumbing,heating and gas. 16 years experience.
About the same labour price in the north east bud. Obviously some people charge £50 to just clean trap and call it a service, but what can you do.
Been using basin mate for about 5 yrs now. Never looked back
Cheers mate. That’s good to know with regards to the pricing! And I was surprised with the basin mate!
Had plumber round last week to change basin tap plus waste ìn bathroom should have asked him how much he charge 150 for job thought it was a bit steep took him a hour jobs done now so you and learn
So what will you do when you have to go vat registered. Will you keep your hourly rate the same or reduce it cause with vat on top of your hourly rate that will push it up to around £85
I’ve been thinking about this, I’d probably have to drop my rate slightly and add the vat I think. As it’s too much of a jump.
Bang on the money mate 👍🏼
Thank you buddy 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Another good un Dan. 😀 ❤️
Thanks again!🙏🏽
Subbed. Dunno how peeps are charging 50quid for a boiler service. Seriously underselling them selves or not doing the job properly im normally on a service for 1.5 hrs with all the safety checks needed then inhibitor check, system check minor repairs, paperwork etc. normally 120 plus vat in Kent.
Really appreciate the sub mate! ♥️
A lot of people will just be doing a 26.9 check I think instead of a service, that’s why they’re doing them at £50 and out the door in 15mins I bet.
@@Heatking no worries . Yeah 15 min defo
Great content pal. First hr has to be £100 for labour.
Cheers mate! I wish I could get that but unfortunately not in my area :(
Great content mate, I wouldn't have charged that old couple ether.
Cheers James, I’m a sucker for the old people 😂😂
I’d charge my own family 😂
@@gazzagasco 😂😂😂
I got in touch with my local Baxi rep and got sent out 10 of those black rubber condense elbows for free
Thank you mate. I’ll have to find out who mine is. Haven’t seen one in years.
If I earn £300 a day jobbing I’m happy…sometimes I earn more and sometimes less. And sometimes I will do my regulars a favour and no charge.
Today I’ve changed a toilet syphon and fill valve…had to remove the cistern…I charged £150 plus vat for labour…you can’t just charge for time spent…have to take into account call backs because sometimes plumbing hates us
Too true that Tom, like you say some days you earn less some more, it’s not consistent
You don't get call backs if you do the job right. 300 quid a day is obscene for a plumber. It's not exactly rocket science.
@@truthseeker7794£300 a day is obscene? Consider all the costs that are taken out of that £300 before it goes into the man’s pocket: Fuel, van payments, van insurance, liability insurance, gas safe costs, holiday pay, sick pay, personal pension and then income tax. Not an obscene amount at all sir.
basin waste kit ....unbeatable
I was really impressed with it to be honest!
Dirt separator on the flow pipe 🤦
Standard 😂😂😂
Think the pricing is fair for the service provided 👍🏼
Thank you matey 🙏🏽
Where you based mate I'm north west and your cheaper than me.
Chorley mate. What about you?
Widnes. So cover widnes, runcorn, Warrington and parts of Liverpool and outskirt of Chester sometimes.
@@jamesowen7609 seee you’re in the posh side 😂😂😂
Haha I wouldn't like to see your side if mines the posh bit 😂😂😂
I do have a couple of long term customers in Shevington that must be close to your patch
"If you warm them up, they'll go up nicely."
Who was your dad? Syd James?🤣
Worra carry on!👍
Haha cheers mate 👍🏼
The London boys and the south, will be earning a lot more than the midlands and north, always been the same, cost of living is more down south though, I’m self employed live in the midlands and try and take home at least £200 a day, some days more some days less, take tax and business costs out and it’s not great really.
Too true that Paul, some days like today I’ve only earned £200, days like this is normally my normal earnings but swings and roundabouts
Do the EasyFill 2's fit the Duo-Tec's? I know they fit the Promax's! Might've been the cheaper option mate
Yeh they do mate, but customers dad supplied all the gear on this one 🙏🏽
Yeah normally swap them to easyfil 2. But the one you fitted is designed to be fitted horizontally and tuck up within boiler. Swap bends round and rotate 90 degrees. But you probably know that. I would be worried about it getting knocked and leaking.
Keep up the good work. Re cost for that job n the baxi 150 I would charge
@@DunkiSTI yeh I’ve seen them tucked up but the client ermmm… needed it as easy as possible to access if that makes sense 😂😂
There're good those basin mates, never had a call back. They also make box spanners for those basin waste nuts, toolstation has them product code 93000. They're handy in tight spaces.
Thank you mate! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Before cist of living went up I could easy clear 500 a day on service and repair best day being 1100.
But at the Moment not a lot of work so got to go easy on price
Most days only about 200 no vat
Yeh it’s all changed since the cost of living crisis mate, just got to be careful with pricing.
so you were earning 150k plus a year?
Get them prices up pal. Fuel acs insurance etc ain’t cheap I’d want to be round 450 a day labour.
You’re right mate, but I’m quite expensive for my area now. :(
You wouldn't get any work at that price here in the Midlands. Plumbing is not rocket science.
Good luck with trying to earn that 5 days a week !
@truthseeker7794 it's not rocket science but it's a skilled trade that requires critical thinking and adaptability to certain situations, if you're willing to put in the hours and produce good workmanship then you can earn as much as you like.
@@AaronM4275 As I remember it, it was just repetition. New systems are easy to fit because they're mostly all the same. It's never been so easy with combi boilers and speed fit, although I only ever used copper. I've rarely come across plumbers who were any good at soldering or critical thinking. It's the same with electricians. They do all this training and testing to comply with regulations that don't actually make any sense. As someone who had a background in electronics before I became a sparks I just knew from the start that most of the modern regs were just nonsense and most of the guys I worked beside didn't even understand them. But it's all designed to make money. Part "P" Gas Safe and all that stuff you have to study for even though you've been doing it for 30 years and then you have to pay a fortune renew your membership every year. Most "tradesmen" these days seem to be obsessed with getting the latest expensive sissy soft tool bag and tarting up their flashy vans and making videos of themselves rather than getting on with the job. Glad I retired when I did.
I charge more than a wounded Rhino🙂
😂😂 am I not charging enough PB? 😂
@@Heatking Rhino plumbing - Thick skinned and we charge alot 😎😃
@@pb9926 😂😂😂😂😂
Taxes +Insurances+expenses. Charge 400 euro a day come out with about 180-200, sometimes you get last minute cancellation, sometimes you loose too much time quoting jobs( though I have decided to start charging for it) time for sorting out van, doing invoices and collecting money
Yeh it’s not straight in the pocket, no expenses amount at the end of the day, which is a shame!
insurance should not be more than 150 quid a year, taxes with a bit of intitiative you can stay in the 20% bracket, what else, the diesel? does that cokst you 150 quid a day?
I always had a target of £400 a day, made it almost every day. Apart from when I was working in London, that was more like £900 - £1200 a day, but you deserve it working in that shithole
😂😂😂 never worked down there but that’s some decent ££££! My target is £300 but some days you win some and loose some.
That's just stupid. You'd be lucky to earn 100 quid a day here in the midlands. Plumbing is not rocket science.
If you’re willing to put in mental hours the money is crazy, £400 for a heating pump swap £500 for a power flush £1000 for a boiler swap , I did two boiler swap’s per day for 10 weeks solid 7 days a week in a block of housing association flats .
But like I said it’s a fucking awful place to work
Your average DIY enthusiast can do plumbing it’s easy , but if you diversify like I do then you’ll earn more money, because you know more, building Agas , repairing and installing Rayburn cookers, wood pellet boilers and log gasification boilers. You need to be different than other plumbers/ heating engineers.
There’s Plumb like Tom on you tube that lad doesn’t fuck around and he has a variety of skill sets
@@truthseeker7794Football isn’t rocket science yet they earn more in a week than I do in a month!
imagine the food waste getting trapped in there
Yep that’s exactly what I thought with it too.
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Good evening Wayne my mate 🙏🏽♥️
@@Heatking Evening Buddy 👍
Don't Plumbase sell Baxi Easy Fills 😅
There you go then 😂😂
Get vat registered. No brainer as they say!
I’m scared of paperwork haha
Crack an egg in there mate….20p ….. job done 😂🤣😂
😂😂 you ever tried it?
used to work on old car coolant systems. But no haven’t tried it……yet😂🤣😂
@@andrewoleary9704 one of us has got to
Try it now 😂😂😂
A bit much for a trv
I’m on 13 pound an hour as a level 2 qualified plumber who also fits bathrooms including the tiling, boxing, skirting, erecting stud walls. I’m now leaving to make more money in a plumbing merchants. Joke 😑
You can come work for me! I’ll pay more than that! 😂 but yes. That’s not great at all mate.
@@Heatking 🤣 great vid mate, glad you’re doing well, and good for u for having the balls to go on your own and make the good money. I’ll do it one day 🤞
@@jaffplumbs26 I didn’t have a choice unfortunately mate. And times where hard not going the lie. But we get there in the end 👍🏼👍🏼 cheers buddy.
Fucking starving
I don’t get it? 😂
A consultant orthopaedic surgeon earns in the NHS £90000-£110000 a year...Based on your figures in this video let's sat,, "£300-£400 a day..£2000 a week...Which is roughly same equivalent,,give or take...Same goes for a consultant heart surgeon....I belive you don't save people's lives,,therefore you are over priced..
You’re forgetting £300-£400 isn’t my take home.. I have all the business running costs out of that. Which a consultant doesn’t. Sick pay Holiday pay bla bla, I wish I did take home that and have no expenses.
@Heatking You are still ""earning "" that,,regardless of expenses,,the orthopaedic surgeon will have ""living"" costs just the same..You are on the same ""take home pay""" You boasted £40 for 10 minutes work,,that is 240 an hour equivalent,,way way more than a heart surgeon earns...These people save lives,,everyday..You don't.
@@markb1487 don’t think you take gas safety seriously enough mate. 👍🏼 I don’t make £240 an hour, you forget travelling. I’m not talking about living costs. That’s completely different to business costs 😂😂😂
@Heatking laughable,,,you really think your on the same page as a consultant heart surgeon,,,in saving lives,,,that's some big head you've got mate..Laughable.
@Heatking , great videos mate, you crack on. Got some right jokers in your comments section though 😂
The Elderly couple I would have charged 👌🏼🪛😏
Haha did you recognise it?😂😂
@@Heatking yes mate straight away 🤣 loud tv on in background give away also 😀🤣
@@jamespulman138 😂😂😂😂😂