Drilling a hole

[iglu]

I want to drill ONE hole to attach a bracket to secure a gutter. I am scared of heights so, I call the handymen...

*it will be 200 quid mate, I know it is small job but I takes time to come to your place bla bla bla..No thanks, I said...

*75 quid mate. Ok, I said. He did not show up...

It appears that 75quid is the minimum cost for anybody coming out to do a job in Guildford.

Isn't this OTT?

[Ramrod]

Sounds a bit ott. Not got any family or friends who could do it?

[Mr_love_monkey]

Was the hole you wanted drilled 6ft wide?

£75 is bad enough, but £200??????

[goldoni]

As guttering comes under plumbing why not phone a plumber, I think you phoned a person with a horse. Look in yellow pages under Institute of plumbing.

The only problem I can see is most plumbers are busy and give a two week lead time, but you never know.

[iglu]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Sounds a bit ott. Not got any family or friends who could do it?

The gutter was not that bad before a friend pulled it while cleaning it

[Osem]

Apparently you can buy bags of self adhesive pre-drilled holes in various sizes at most major DIY stores.

[iglu]

Originally Posted by goldoni

As guttering comes under plumbing why not phone a plumber, I think you phoned a person with a horse. Look in yellow pages under Institute of plumbing.

The only problem I can see is most plumbers are busy and give a two week lead time, but you never know.

Thanks, I will try that.

I am looking forward to the end of Terminal 5 in March. Most trades are @T5 attracted to the high salaries: sparkies make 80K+ at T5......

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Originally Posted by Osem

Apparently you can buy bags of self adhesive pre-drilled holes in various sizes at most major DIY stores.

Noaaaah, I have it sticks like sh*t but still somebody has to go up there to stick it

[soup dragon]

what about the friend that broke it whilst cleaning it?

[swoop101]

Heights are not the problem,
Falling is not the problem,
Landing is the problem,
So find someone big and soft to land on, preferably the mate who broke it.

[Halcyon]

See if a friend or a neighbour can help you out.
Buy them a box of chocolates and a bottle of wine or a drink down the pub and they'l be happy and you'l have saved a load of money too.

[Uncle Peter]

Some window cleaning firms do gutter repairs. My window cleaner sorted mine out... can't stand going up ladders myself despite being booted out the back of helicopters and C130s on numerous occasions.

[Help!!!]

£75 what a rip off, I agree get someone with a ladder to help you, most it would cost is a bottle of wine or pint.

[Rob]

The job itself may only take 5 minutes, but you have to allow for the costs of getting to and from the property (van costs and fuel), time (traffic is a real killer these days), getting the ladder off the vehicle erected tied off, and subsequently put back on the van, admin costs for invoicing, bookeeper (even if you pay by cash your legit non cowboy handyman will declare the income to the taxman ), and realistically to comply with Health & Safety you'll have contributed to the handyman having sent himself on a ladder awareness training course which cost him some sort of exhorbitant sum which probably means he needs a helper to support the ladder in case of falls, back up ambulance / first aid / welfare staff and all sorts.

So OK I started seriously, and then became a bit more flippant, but bottom line, for Surrey, the £75.00 probably is a sensible going rate. Problem is how to get the bloke to turn up and do the job.

[Jon T]

Originally Posted by Rob

The job itself may only take 5 minutes, but you have to allow for the costs of getting to and from the property (van costs and fuel), time (traffic is a real killer these days), getting the ladder off the vehicle erected tied off, and subsequently put back on the van, admin costs for invoicing, bookeeper (even if you pay by cash your legit non cowboy handyman will declare the income to the taxman ), and realistically to comply with Health & Safety you'll have contributed to the handyman having sent himself on a ladder awareness training course which cost him some sort of exhorbitant sum which probably means he needs a helper to support the ladder in case of falls, back up ambulance / first aid / welfare staff and all sorts.

So OK I started seriously, and then became a bit more flippant, but bottom line, for Surrey, the £75.00 probably is a sensible going rate. Problem is how to get the bloke to turn up and do the job.

Make sure you factor in the huge insurance costs associated with working at height. I know a guy who is an aerial erector and he say's the insurance is astronomical.

[iglu]

Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

Some window cleaning firms do gutter repairs. My window cleaner sorted mine out... can't stand going up ladders myself despite being booted out the back of helicopters and C130s on numerous occasions.

The window cleaning firm promised to repair it but when they came, they had forgot their tools.

Anyway, I found a "handyman" that wants £20 per hour or £120 a day. He is coming on Tuesday....let's wait and see..