Is this electrical quote reasonable?
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Is this electrical quote reasonable?
We've had a quote from a sparky that was recommended to us. Four ceiling fans to install, no wiring required, $560+GST.
$140 each is more than we were expecting, but we don't know what the going rate is. Is this a fair quote?
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$140 each is more than we were expecting, but we don't know what the going rate is. Is this a fair quote?
Cheers
Last edited by Lucas_Dad; Oct 4th 2018 at 6:39 am.
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Re: Is this electrical quote reasonable?
Do it yourself if no wiring is required and you can use a screw driver and pliers
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I thought about having a go, but isn't it Aussie law that it must be done by an electrician?
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That's been done to death on here - lot's of disinformation too. It's easy - use your judgement to see if you can do it or not
I'm of the opinion that if it's sold in Bunnings, you can DIY
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Many do 'do it themselves', but in theory your insurance isn't valid if you do it and they find out.
For 4 fans, I'd be looking around for a sane quote, and maybe including anything else you need doing at the same time. In theory the building game is supposed to see a down turn from Jan if you can wait that long.
Oh, and if you do get a tradie, check over what they do yourself - I wouldn't trust that bunch of trained monkeys not to stuff things up.
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Yep, and putting in ceiling fans counts as "must be done by a tradie" in the insane world of aussie protectionist laws.
Many do 'do it themselves', but in theory your insurance isn't valid if you do it and they find out.
For 4 fans, I'd be looking around for a sane quote, and maybe including anything else you need doing at the same time. In theory the building game is supposed to see a down turn from Jan if you can wait that long.
Oh, and if you do get a tradie, check over what they do yourself - I wouldn't trust that bunch of trained monkeys not to stuff things up.
Many do 'do it themselves', but in theory your insurance isn't valid if you do it and they find out.
For 4 fans, I'd be looking around for a sane quote, and maybe including anything else you need doing at the same time. In theory the building game is supposed to see a down turn from Jan if you can wait that long.
Oh, and if you do get a tradie, check over what they do yourself - I wouldn't trust that bunch of trained monkeys not to stuff things up.
Seriously, this topic has been smashed to pieces on here - and a lot of what has been written about it is bollocks
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Re: Is this electrical quote reasonable?
Hubby runs electrical wholesaler and his comment was, that’s effing cheap! Usual sparkie charge is call out fee and around $120/hr, apparently ceiling fans can be notoriously tricky and can take ages.now don’t shoot me down, just passing on his comment based on how many sparkies hate those things � ����
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Hubby runs electrical wholesaler and his comment was, that’s effing cheap! Usual sparkie charge is call out fee and around $120/hr, apparently ceiling fans can be notoriously tricky and can take ages.now don’t shoot me down, just passing on his comment based on how many sparkies hate those things ������
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I know they generally don't like small jobs, so depends on how busy they are. I can't see it being done for less than 400 myself.
Sometimes they give you a high quote to move you on to the next sparky.
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I got back to sparky to ask 'what if I put the fans together myself & pay another way' (i.e. cash) ... no reply received. Seems he doesn't want the job.
Sparky 2 said 'yep go ahead' for me to assemble the fans. Boring for him, saves me money, should bring the cost down to about $125 each he reckons.
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Correct - noggins required as far as I can tell.
I got back to sparky to ask 'what if I put the fans together myself & pay another way' (i.e. cash) ... no reply received. Seems he doesn't want the job.
Sparky 2 said 'yep go ahead' for me to assemble the fans. Boring for him, saves me money, should bring the cost down to about $125 each he reckons.
I got back to sparky to ask 'what if I put the fans together myself & pay another way' (i.e. cash) ... no reply received. Seems he doesn't want the job.
Sparky 2 said 'yep go ahead' for me to assemble the fans. Boring for him, saves me money, should bring the cost down to about $125 each he reckons.
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I had some electrical work done end of summer which included installing 3 fans. I went for a lump sum negotiated price of $1600 (ie if he screwed up and went over time his problem). He quoted about 16 hours work which I thought fine, you are throwing in some contingency, all good. He was here for about 20 hours but that's luck of the draw, he could have finished in 12. This is just to give you a guide for hourly rate, lump sum v hourly rate.
On the fans, he had to put a noggin between the rafters. (a piece of timber between 2 other supporting timbers) to hold the fans.
How one thing I would recommend is buying some really good fans. We got some top range ones. On 6 (highest setting) there is no noise and there is a top breeze blowing. We had a couple of really hot nights towards the end of summer and all we needed were the fans (no aircon required) so it pays to invest. They were about $350 a fan so at the higher end of the fan prices.
On the fans, he had to put a noggin between the rafters. (a piece of timber between 2 other supporting timbers) to hold the fans.
How one thing I would recommend is buying some really good fans. We got some top range ones. On 6 (highest setting) there is no noise and there is a top breeze blowing. We had a couple of really hot nights towards the end of summer and all we needed were the fans (no aircon required) so it pays to invest. They were about $350 a fan so at the higher end of the fan prices.
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Re: Is this electrical quote reasonable?
These are awesome fans:
Sycamore Ceiling Fan
We have 3 around the house - lots of wind and very quiet. They look great too
Sycamore Ceiling Fan
We have 3 around the house - lots of wind and very quiet. They look great too