How do plumbers decide what to charge?
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As a plumber who works for a company and does side work. I along with my company are not a fan of a hourly rate. Because its a disadvantage to plumbers who are quick and efficient with their work. Why should I only get paid for 30 minutes of work for something that would've taken you a whole day to figure out along with 10 trips to homedepot and still probably done wrong or hacked. People don't realize your not just paying for material your also paying for the job to get done properly and efficiently. That's why I like set prices for certain jobs. your crazy if you think I'm leaving a house with $60 just because I was able to install your toilet in 30 minutes. No your paying for my skill and labor not my time.
I’m would fire you from my employ in a hot minute if you did side work in competition with my company.
@debblouin if you pay enough techs don't even look at doing side work you'll always get one that is money hungry and that's the one you let go
@@debblouinKaren. Putting down others for trying to earn and put bread on the table, take a long look in the mirror at yourself you selfish moron
Why would I take my mobile shop out to a customer’s home to investigate an issue for free and then potentially have them say “oh, my brother/cousin/friend could do that for me! Bye!” I am paying for a vehicle, and all it expenses, labor and the payroll taxes and such. If get out there and there are multiple issues and I give them several options and they choose a better option I might apply my dispatch fee to the job, but to expect me to come out at no charge is a bit ridiculous.
These prices dont make sense. Especially the water heater costs. Dont pay attention to this video because you will be really upset to find out what US plumbers really charge once we get to your house and after a trip fee. Oh and by the way I've invested thousands of hours and thousands of dollars in my trade so why cant I make what a person makes after 4 years of college. Also I have gone to college and also have a buddy who graduated college and is a master plumber. We dont overcharge or rip people off this is just the cost to stay in business. Availability,liability and the ABILITY to protect the health and safety of our nation isn't cheap but not a RIP off either.
Amen brother!
nah the water heater part was spot on. a normal 3 bed 2bath home 1600sq ft can run off a 40gallon water heater. those sell for around 350-500 depending on the life of the warranty. if its in a normal easy access spot like the garage and there's not boxes and crap all over the place then you will pay about 250 for the swap. if you need new flex lines and a ball valve add about 100 bucks more 40 50 gallon water heater gas or electric should never cost over 1000 to have a new one installed. unless I have to strap it to my back and carry it up a tree or something lol
I believe that price was to repair a water heater, not replace. To replace a 50 gallon electric heater with expansion tank in my area your looking at $1500 more or less. Direct vent heaters are higher. The days of the $350 electric heater are gone.
@@waltercortese9946 is that price including a water heater? Most of the times it’s cheaper to just have Home Depot instal the heaters for 250-350
@@ryanbuck5253 yeah, it’s including the heater.
I've never paid attention to what other plumbers charge. When I started Plumb Smart, Inc. 15 years ago, I read in a business book to never do that. I calculate all my overhead including wages, then what I want to make as an owner, and profit, and that's how I determine what I charge. I fit on the high end of your average cost bell curve. I do know for a fact that if I only charged an average of $95/job (your low end) I would be out of business and there would still be those who complain that's too much.
That's interesting. Yea, these are just average lows and highs, they're not true across the board. Cost of supplies and operation are definitely the biggest factors for price. I actually have another video on that topic, it's called plumbing industry statistics, and I basically explain costs of operation by state (for plumbers), average salaries, etc.
Exactly
That very nasty way of calculating your fee... So you decide that you have to get say 15k a month then if you have 10 jobs you'll charge 1500 but if you have 5 jobs you'll charge 3000...that's very fair..
@@synofluna lol wtf that's not even close to what the man said.hes talking per job not per month you can't estimate the monthly income in plumbing one job can change it big time depending on the size
@@synoflunayou misunderstood I'm own a plumbing company as well and he is spot on it. If I pay my top guy $40 an hour office personal 60k a year myself as and owner 100k a year rent, utilities,insurance,gas,trucks,etc add everything up go conservative with about 70-75% of billable hours your at 200kplus easy to operate add a profitt margin and uncle Sam you need to be charging $350-$400 minimum or you ain't making $$$ at best your surving check to check and you'll never get out of the van or the office
cost to run a gas line $500? yeah to dig the ditch only maybe. $1200 is a good starting price for a bbq or fire pit line 0-60 ft. a pool heater gas line is big usually 1 1/2-2inch so about double the price can get way expensive depending on how hard it is to route the line. if the pool equipment is on the opposite side of the house then you better really want to use your pool in the winter because that might cost up or even over 5k for just the gas line alone. last piece of advice, do not ever use metal pipe under ground for gas pipe unless it is ran thru a pvc or abs sleeve that has been pressure tested and vented. the scotch coated pipes that are usually green or brown I will not even install that stuff no way no how. had a customer put close to. 100k. in his back yard. not even a year later the fire feature in the center was not getting gas to it. the contractor used coated metal pipe and like always where the pipes threaded at got rusted and rotted right thru it. just use the yellow plastic pipe called PE pipe always under ground. if you hire someone to run a gas line underground and he breaks out metal pipe and a threader then send him packing haha
Most of those plumbers would go out of business if they charged $45/hour
Not in Los Angeles it’s at 40+
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@@LuisHernandez-ty6or evidence please.
People don't realize the b.s. plumbers have to deal with on some jobs .
Interesting, I’m starting to do some plumbing and don’t have a clue how much to charge. What to charge for changing a 12 year old gas shutoff valve in NYC? Can any one give me an idea, had to buy all parts except existing hose, thanks for your help, really appreciate it
Do you own a plumbing business? I own 3. Do you even have a clue how you would determine your price structure? Keep in mind what a plumbing or HVAC company expenses are....the vehicle, inventory, tools, fuel, wages, uniforms, rent, utilities, office staff salary, vehicle maintenance, medical insurance, liability insurance, vehicle insurance, bank charges, finance charges, loss of income due to customers not paying, education, continued training....just to name a few. You will never cover all your expenses at $40 or $95 an hour. If you don't know your cost of doing business, you will continually struggle or fail as a contractor. Keep in mind these technicians and plumbers work in extreme heat, extreme cold, work on gas lines, high voltage electrical components, work in trenches and sewer lines that puts them at risk of diseases, heat exhaustion, frost bite, electrocution, explosions and other situations that most people can't do. There is a value to what they do and there is a huge expense to operate a plumbing & HVAC business.
Perfect ......if only I could tell homeowner
That was so good I had a screenshot that
I had to screenshot that myself
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THAT was your typical cost? Wow! In Aus, I had a blocked sewer and they wanted to remove the pipes to replace them "as tree roots had broken into the piping". The cost: $30 000. Not kidding. Today they came back and said that the council owned the pipe and it would be free. Basically, I was about to be scammed. Ready to sell my jewellery, take money from my superannuation and sell myself.... Thank you for your interesting video. Because I was the panicked stranger. They LOVED me on a Saturday morning......
What would a plumber normally charge to remove an old in sinker raider and install a new one?
The time of this video is 5:20 p.m. CST. Hello, here's my question? How will I know if I paid way too much.? My plumber is the only one I called and he is scheduled for late in the afternoon. Let's no forget the HEAT index according to the weatherman.
in my experience it's best to charge a 2 hour minimum up front, that way I'm being compensated for my time.
What does cost to replace the pipes in a 2500 square ft home
Im a plumber in Kentucky. Im in the works of starting my own business. Ive never dealt with pricing. however it seems i can think what i would be comfortable with paying for services and it seems the customer doesnt mind jumping all over it. I cant say Ive ever gave too low of a price because i always profit at least $100 for the job so just the stress and time on the job i feel as though ive only done a neighborly favor but, always get called for future work and i charge a bit more. i know im doing it wrong only because i dont know how to price. Any advice is appreciated on what i should charge for service calls and hourly rates. i dont upcharge on the materials but i plan on doing that because its time i have to do all the running to search and find the materials needed for the job.
100% mark up on parts. Add what it cost for you to operate and put a profit percentage on there and that your hourly rate
I think the information in this video isn’t quite match to what I know about plumbing cost and plumber pays.I am a construction worker at San Diego.Maybe it’s different in different types of plumbers and union or non-union companies.
I'm a plumber and have no issue charging a high price, i call it the filtering process. I am in bisiness for people who have money, not poor people. Customers do have choices, do they want the pinto or the Ferrari for their plumber? You get what you pay for. I am also not in a rush when i work. I look for more problems while i am there for the call. I have many days where i only stay at one place the whole day. My advice to other plumbers stay away from tight wods, penny pinchers, lawyers, and Karens. Look for customers that have the bankroll.
FAIR! Is the word I want my customers saying bout me
How much money does plumbing cost
That is a very broad question.
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After medical expenses, bad knees and back problems..... not enough
How about every time you thinking about buying a house. you have a plumber check the plumbing
Then you'll end up with no house because every house will have serious issues... but at least you will have huge amount of plumber bills...
@@synofluna I'm a plumber. If I find $80,000.00 worth of Damage to a house I'm buying The Price of the home is dropping down.
@@bigdadynickable good point, but if you find issue that serious I doubt you'd still want to buy, even cheaper... I know I wouldn't... If I buy a house I want a house, not a building site...
@@synofluna no matter what it is . You make it yours
This is nowhere near accurate. Our company charges $95 just to come out and inspect the situation it's called a service call fee. For example let's say customer needs a water heater replaced almost all the time you need two people to replace a water heater. Depending on the location of the water heater and the access to pull it out and and replace a new one. You have to drain the water heater almost completely and if it doesn't then we'll it's going to suck. Especially if it's down stairs leaking out the bottom and they have carpet everywhere. Plus parts for the water heater sometimes you to do some repiping because the old water is smaller or taller or wider . Or a 40 gallon but no store has a 40 gallon so you have to buy a 50 ect... we install a water heater for $1700 that pays for the service call your two employees parts and the new water heater 👌
My cousin is a plumber. Basically, he charges by the hour so if he doesn't like someone he'll make some shit up to charge them more.
And that’s why the trades have a bad reputation. He needs some training.
What a guy
don't click on tube. my mistake
Some plumbers think that they are entitled to charge like a person with a 4 year or more of college. Electricistas do not charge like plumbers do.
It should be a law that regulates their fee according to the job.
Some plumbers do not like to get city permits, One told me that a job with permit costs $1000.00 more, I had 3 different estimates and there was a huge different in prices.
English is not my primary language sorry for the grammar. I’m just expressing my opinion.
So a plumber who had to get 5 years of work experience, and 5 years of school, is not entitled to charge like a person with a college degree? Why do you say that? I would say that the average degree that your talking about is someone who ends up in an office working at a desk making great money doing a job that is only mentally demanding, while the plumber is out there doing a job that is both mentally and physically demanding. Most plumbers end up with terrible knees, working with gas (if done improperly we all know what can happen), carbon monoxide, ext. So I don’t see why it is that you think someone in a trade mike that does not deserve to make a decent wage. You can find a cheaper plumber, they are out there. But after you pay that cheap guy to do a piss poor installation, you will only end up paying the right guy to now come in and make it right. Plumbing tools are expensive, stock is expensive, overhead is expensive. Electricians can walk in with pliers, screw driver and a hole Hog and do about anything, plumbers have to lug in 20 tools for one small job...there are tons of factors to the price difference, you cannot simply compare to different trades and expect the pay to be the same
Experience and knowledge is everything.
You get what you pay for.
You actually think people learn more in college. It takes 10,000 hours of experience to be a Master plumber. How many hours does it take to earn a Phd.
Class is not your first language either.
See if you can live without any plumbing ?
This guy is so dry
Hey guys and gals, listen when I flush my toilet the water comes up in my tub and the other bathroom shower drain. I want a fair quote but don't hate me because I'm a old and worried about the cost, I got to pay for repairs yeah but not because you're a Harvard grad with student loan bills. Charge me but be fair.
The information in this video doesn't really get you anywhere LOL
I'm a DIY DIY Guy Your parts are 1/4th of the price Your Paying 3/4th Labor
The same goes for electricians.
I was charged $1,300 for a pinhole leak fix they charged 150 service call we we're so dumb and to add insult to injury the name of this plumbing company (affordable plumbing services sanantonio) I could have easily got a water regulator pressure installed and the pinhole leak fixed with a fraction of that cost do your own research people before you get scammed
No way really they charged you alot to ?????
Then why didn't you fix it yourself? You strike me as a complainer.
they charge too much, I can imagine the costs of running small business but man this is big time rip off...i had to pay 120$ for literally 5 minute job... even including cost of tools, transport, time, taxes(which I am sure is being avoided as I did not get any kind of receipt) and knowledge...this is purely ridiculous.. and for god's sake it is not rocket science these guys think they have some secret knowledge when in fact it is just basic stuff...
Then why call them out if it was that simple?
@@nhatty4178 because sometimes you need help, even a doctor needs a doctor sometimes... People have limited time and no one knows everything and has every skill in the world but that is no reason for overcharging like that....i.e dentist or surgeons fees are somewhat justified because of expensive education, millions in equipment etc but here... NO! just a spanner and basic skills and knowledge... Would you like if a baker charged this much? This kind of fee is ridiculous, end of story..moreover I believe I mentioned this was a most basic job there is, pipe was stepped on and was leaking a bit, all he had to do is tighten the bloody thing where two parts are connected , not replace anything, not build a system from scratch or install new stuff or anything like that, I wouldn't complain then. .you probably are a plumber yourself if you are defending that .. I'll tell you something.. I'm a nurse.. And I hope that you'll never need our help , but WHEN(not if, it's just a matter of time) ) you do, i hope you'll be charged a grand for each fecking dressing , injection, hell even for each minute of nurses time... Or do it yourself if you don't like it .it's simple after all.. . You get it now? Just because you can't do something yourself and you are depending on other people that doesn't mean that those people can charge whatever they want..if the guy did something complicated i would not say a thing but he just ripped me off just because he could..I'm sure he has amazing skill set and he can do things worth that much but here he didn't adjust a fee to a job and just charged his usual which was not justified.. . And as a nurse I meet hundreds of dependent and vulnerable people but somehow I do not overcharge even if I could and if I did it would be called financial abuse ..that's the difference... it's called ethics, decency, honour...Good luck to you and I recommend to look after your health :)
Speaking of which, I got charged $1,500 for sitting in a room for 2 hours waiting for someone, getting my pressure checked and getting a Tylenol 👍
A regular service company charges about $250 to $300 for that or more, call them next time to get insurance on the job, don't settle for less. It's a necessity.
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Plumbers are crooks they always overcharge
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I guess you know all plumbers? I bet all of your service people are crooks? You probably dont have money and by the pic, you look to be me. personality. You sometimes get charged for a shitty attitude to make a job worth it, that’s probably is what’s happening with you.
Well, plumbers must overcharge, They are not on monthly predictable salary. They have Ups and Downs month to month, Either they overchage you, or there wont be any plumbers
Dev DevFuFu they must overcharge lol ok
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Not evryone can do this kind of work
I agree
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