How much would you charge?

Blue_2_2

i got called out to a leaking pipe at 19.30 on saturday evening, due to it being behind boxing and being a right pig to work on, it took 2 hours
The company (VERY big diy chain, that offer a fitting service)
that orignally installed the bathroom the week before were unable to come out to fix the leak and they said they will foot the bill

So how much do i charge?

Matt

Saturday is time and a half for my call outs, so I'd charge 2 x 1.5 your normal rate, plus I'd stick a call out change on there just for good measure, say £30-£50?

jayp1983

it's proberly best to charge the call out fee say £50ish for the first hour then a normal hourly rate the the second as this is what my old boss does when he is called out and i know of others that do then same but as some 3rd party is going to pay they will want a full breakdown of costs cos they really dont want to pay out and will stall on the tinieist of discrepencies,

Blue_2_2

jayp1983 said:
it's proberly best to charge the call out fee say £50ish for the first hour then a normal hourly rate the the second as this is what my old boss does when he is called out and i know of others that do then same but as some 3rd party is going to pay they will want a full breakdown of costs cos they really dont want to pay out and will stall on the tinieist of discrepencies,

Im writing out a full recipt for the customer who is initially paying the bill, then they will get refunded by the fitting company

Martyn

charge what you want mate!! :thumbup:

MikeS

charge em £150- £200