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pricsd a cornice job the other day running a 5m length and 1m in an alcove 2 mitres and a joint usual rates ( i thought). the client phoned me the day after to come round to see him. He had another quote and this guy was priceing at &15 per meter mitre and joimts. iv never seen anything priced so low for cornice work.
 
I would love to see the state of it when he's finished. Either he's fresh off a course, desperate for money and still lives with his mum, or both.
 
15 a metre 4 running a cornice 2 match existing.4 an insurance job.surly not thats way 2 cheap.is he runing cornice on site or in casting shop.
 
£80 a metre I was quoted once to match existing ornate cornice, and then I had to fit it. Guy must be a numpty.
 
Perhaps the guys not got a lot of work on, has plenty of money going out and just happened to have a mould that only needed a slight adjustment. Again just because someone is cheap it doesn't mean they'll mess the job up.
I'm a little puzzled as to why, on getting a cheaper quote he asked you to go round to see him?
 
essexandy said:
Perhaps the guys not got a lot of work on, has plenty of money going out and just happened to have a mould that only needed a slight adjustment. Again just because someone is cheap it doesn't mean they'll mess the job up.
I'm a little puzzled as to why, on getting a cheaper quote he asked you to go round iv started doing work for the builder on the house and the owner seems 2 b happy with wot weve done so far so wants us 2 do the cornice as well but its the insurance thats got the other guy in (not local) andtheres about £600 of a diffrence id b a tad worriedif i was him 2.
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steve1903 said:
essexandy said:
Perhaps the guys not got a lot of work on, has plenty of money going out and just happened to have a mould that only needed a slight adjustment. Again just because someone is cheap it doesn't mean they'll mess the job up.
I'm a little puzzled as to why, on getting a cheaper quote he asked you to go round iv started doing work for the builder on the house and the owner seems 2 b happy with wot weve done so far so wants us 2 do the cornice as well but its the insurance thats got the other guy in (not local) andtheres about £600 of a diffrence id b a tad worriedif i was him 2.
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Oh I see, so he wasn't just getting you back to try to get you to drop down to the other lads price then. I do feel sorry for the customer when they know who they'd like to do the job in their house but the insurance company has other ideas.
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He can refuse to have him - at least until he gets some guarantees from him or the insurers :RpS_thumbup:
 
steve1903 said:
pricsd a cornice job the other day running a 5m length and 1m in an alcove 2 mitres and a joint usual rates ( i thought). the client phoned me the day after to come round to see him. He had another quote and this guy was priceing at &15 per meter mitre and joimts. iv never seen anything priced so low for cornice work.
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let him have it you could add a nought on to it
 
Fourplastering said:
When will they learn.
There should be a trade union for plasterers and a mimimum rate across the board.
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weve been here before mate there has been many a post touching on this subject, I feel strongly about a steady pricing structure but have explained on here before how it will never work, ever
 
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