AIBU to think that plumber is overcharging?

[Sam9769]

Plumber not prepared to give me his daily rate but is prepared to give me a quote for the job.
Cost to remove existing bath, wash hand basin and toilet in ensuite and replace with shower, wash hand basin and toilet.
LABOUR ONLY - £3,000.

AIBU - This quote is fine.
AINBU - He is over charging.

How long will it take?

Well taking out a bath and replacing it with a shower is not straightforward and not only plumbing, will involve tiling too and possibly other bits like flooring, plastering.
And obviously you should get at least 3 quotes. And make sure the quote covers the whole job.
Other than that the quote per job rather than per day might work in your favour.

Definitely get more quotes

People can charge what they want 🤷‍♀️ you can choose to accept it or find someone else who charges less.

Sounds a bit high. Does it include waste removal? I know you said labour only! Maybe a week of work? But could be spread over longer if he has to work around tilers and electricians and other trades. Not a terrible price.

You’re paying for his expertise and skills.

you need a plumber, he’s a plumber.

Sounds like a lot to me, but I have lost sight of prices as I haven't had any 'big' jobs done for over a decade.

Does sound a lot though, and I am surprised at the poll result. Get several more quotes.

My husband is a plumber (in the north) and charges around £300 per day for labour. So if that job will take 2 weeks end to end that will be about right. But I’m sure he could have it done in a few days. So yes, shop around

He could quote you £10k if he wanted. As long as he sticks to his quote, you are free to take it or leave it.

Up to you to get several quotes and compare.

I'd rather have a quote for the job than the days frankly.

My dad had a new bathroom. It took a week to clear it. I was surprised it took that long...

Get a few quotes but good luck. His went over budget, took more time than expected but it is lovely and he likes it.

But he wanted one he knew and respected so that costs more. Search around but plumbers are hard to get and expensive. But I suppose it depends on area

What did your dad's bathroom cost @Walkerzoo ? Sorry to be nosey. Just thought it may help the OP.

It would make more sense to get more quotes op than ask people who can’t see your bathroom or know whet workload the entire job entails on the internet.

I worked for an insurance company and a mate got a bollocking for saying to a customer who wasn't happy with his quote "look mate if the corner shop sells mars bars for a quid but tescos are doing them for 50p, where are you buying mars bars from "...in other words get another quote

It doesn't include waste removal and he doesn't have to work around any other trades.

Whereabouts are you based, as that will influence the price?

This. Nobody here can make an informed judgement.

He could quote £10K but what would be a reasonable amount for the job?

When we had work done in the garden, the quotes were massively different. Each is free to charge whay they like, you can decide if you want to take up the quote.

does it include tiling

Does it include sealing the new items in? Like are you basically getting a new bathroom except for tiling / painting? If so the price doesn't seem totally wild to me but get other quotes. In London I'd budget £10-15k for a new bathroom including the bathroom items, tiles etc and the labour cost would make up a fair chunk of that. Also if any of the items are moving to a different location that will add to the cost.

We would be more than happy to pay £300 per day.
DH reckons like you that the job would take about 4 days but even if it took five that's £600 per day!

Aside from tiling… we paid 6000 for our en-suite to be taken out and refitted. Also the same for our bathroom. Sounds about right to me.

define reasonable. People want to earn a living.

When they are so busy they can't keep up, offering very high rate is a good technique.

South East.

How long did each job take if you don't mind me asking?

Does it include tilling?