Installing dishwasher – labour costs

[jonj1917]

I’m just about to install a dishwasher – two plumbers have quoted me £60 per hour plus VAT labour costs. According to my calculations this equates to roughly £140 grand a year. Is this normal?

[chezza]

Re: Installing dishwasher – labour costs

It is unusual to see the words normal and plumbers used in the same subject 😆

[bazza500]

Re: Installing dishwasher – labour costs

£140,000…. and then take off overheads like..

Accountants fees, fuel, tax, vehicle insurance, public liability insurance, store rent, electricity, and a whole host of other fees and bills and your £140,000 soon dissappears.

[EFS]

Re: Installing dishwasher – labour costs

I charge £85 for installing a replacement dishwasher on the understanding that extra plumbing/joinery work is not included.
Neither is disposal of the old unit(unless I can use it for spares)

The market for replacement B/I dishwashers is growing which is hardly surprising considering how much cr@p has been sold in recent years.

I offer a supply & install package for £450 when writing off an existing appliance and have done 4 so far this month.

I use Statesman BFD 60/12 which is virtually the same machine as the short lived ISE dishwasher and has a 2 year warranty.

http://www.statesmanappliances.co.uk/brochure.php

Steve

Edit:

Hi Steve

I have edited a little bit of this post. Have sent you a PM 😉

Don

[gandh1]

Re: Installing dishwasher – labour costs

£99 if purchased elsewhere, £15 disconnection & disposal

£69 if purchased from ourselves, inc disconnection & disposal & demo.

£20 discount if its a bosch/neff/siemens for a bosch/neff/siemens as fittings are generally universal and have rear foot adjustment from the front

+ extras if required for installation (hoses/taps/cable/plinth etc)

i also make sure neighbouring unit doors are level in order to make sure dw looks as good as the day the kitchen went in…

I also offer extra 3{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} discount for cash customers as we then dont get charged for any commission on the PDQ

Its charged at fixed rate as it should take between 45-90 mins per install. depending on whether old appliance is already disconnected and outside. variable rates i.e per hour dont seem to intstill trust in customers who think ull string it out to 2 1/4 hrs to get £180!!!

and

NEVER GET A PLUMBER TO FIT INTEGRATED – THEY ARE WORSE THAN THE KITCHEN FITTERS!!!

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