She calls us from Lowes, while waiting in line to purchase a cheapo Moen kitchen faucet. That wasn't the problem, though.
The problem was what a local plumbing company did to her before she found Ball Plumbing. They quoted pre-tax $479.00 installed for a similar faucet or $279.00, if she bought the faucet. When she balked, they charged her $49.00 call out charge.
I installed her kitchen faucet for the one hour minimum of $132.00, pre-tax. Took 40 minutes.
So, her cost was roughly $250.00 using our plumbing service and buying her own cheapo faucet. She saved $229.00 off the top. Well, add in the $49.00 service charge and it's lowered to $180.00, but that's still a savings.
If she would have bought our really nice stock model Delta kitchen faucet, her cost would have been pre-tax $375.00 for a really nice kitchen faucet. But, that's still $125.00 more than she wanted to spend in her Roosevelt neighborhood home.
Ball Plumbing charges $132.00 for the first hour, which includes travel and one hour of labor.
For each additional 15 minutes, it costs $22.00.
Really, it's cheap at half the price.......yuck yuck.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Sewer Stoppage Charge
How much does it cost to unclog a sewer stoppage?
In 2010: $254.73 (Using the 2010 price book)
In 2014: $245.21 (Using the new hourly rate, as outlined below)
The drain stoppage I did yesterday took 90 minutes from arrival to getting paid. I had to search for the sewer access and then I ran the snake twice the full 100' to the city sewer.
That doesn't include the 5 minutes taking/processing the job order or the 20 minutes to drive there. Those costs are included in the first hour.
Plumber labor break down: $132.00/first hour. $44.00 for additional 30 minutes ($22.00/per 15 minutes) = $176.00
Equipment charge: $50.00 (The big sewer machine)
Tax: $19.21
Total: $245.21
That was for nearly 2 hours (if you include travel), plus equipment. It would have been faster if I didn't have to spend all that time searching for the sewer clean out. Plus, I had to clear the utility closet out to access the sewer clean out.
In 2010: $254.73 (Using the 2010 price book)
In 2014: $245.21 (Using the new hourly rate, as outlined below)
The drain stoppage I did yesterday took 90 minutes from arrival to getting paid. I had to search for the sewer access and then I ran the snake twice the full 100' to the city sewer.
That doesn't include the 5 minutes taking/processing the job order or the 20 minutes to drive there. Those costs are included in the first hour.
Plumber labor break down: $132.00/first hour. $44.00 for additional 30 minutes ($22.00/per 15 minutes) = $176.00
Equipment charge: $50.00 (The big sewer machine)
Tax: $19.21
Total: $245.21
That was for nearly 2 hours (if you include travel), plus equipment. It would have been faster if I didn't have to spend all that time searching for the sewer clean out. Plus, I had to clear the utility closet out to access the sewer clean out.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
New Pricing
Actually, not new pricing, but different wording. The prices will stay the same this year.
This is how we charge:
First hour (includes travel, truck charge, etc): $132.00/ first hour.
Additional time will be charged every 15 minutes: $22.00/ per 15 minutes.
Helpers: $44.00/ first hour and $11.00/15 minutes thereafter.
Equipment and parts will be marked up above our cost (not yours---yuck yuck). I did a price check and we're below Lowes prices on most things with far better quality.
Here's to a New Year in the U.S.A.!
Go 'Hawks Go.......................
This is how we charge:
First hour (includes travel, truck charge, etc): $132.00/ first hour.
Additional time will be charged every 15 minutes: $22.00/ per 15 minutes.
Helpers: $44.00/ first hour and $11.00/15 minutes thereafter.
Equipment and parts will be marked up above our cost (not yours---yuck yuck). I did a price check and we're below Lowes prices on most things with far better quality.
Here's to a New Year in the U.S.A.!
Go 'Hawks Go.......................
Thursday, December 26, 2013
A Plumber's Christmas
This was a typical Christmas Day plumbing job in Blaine, Washington. We don't charge overtime or holiday rates for Christmas because.
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| Sewer stoppage Blaine, WA |
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| Sewer Stoppage Ball Plumbing |
Monday, December 23, 2013
Happy Holidays from Ball Plumbing
I hope everyone has a safe and sane holiday relatively free of plumbing emergencies.
May all your plumbing problems be small and your plumber honest! As honest as Ball Plumbing!
May all your plumbing problems be small and your plumber honest! As honest as Ball Plumbing!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Frozen pipes
We've had a few calls in the last week for frozen pipes, but nothing like what happened in 2009.
Here is one from yesterday. We'll replace the entire pipe and hose bib tomorrow.
Here is one from yesterday. We'll replace the entire pipe and hose bib tomorrow.
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| Garage broken water pipe damage Mt Vernon, Wa |
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| Broken copper pipe from freeze Mt Vernon, Wa |
Monday, December 9, 2013
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