Hi all
just after some advice on whether a fee I have been charged is fair (since I have no idea)
If the fee is fair, I will happily pay
So I got a quote from an electrician to do a few electrical jobs around the house
the total was around $800 including GST
edit (the most expensive item would perhaps be the addition of the safety switch to the main switch board, so that I could in future shift from a gas to an electric oven)
one of the jobs was re fit outside light at front door (this was a DIY job I had attempted, and with my failing eyes, failed to connect the wires correctly)
on the day, an electrician different to the one who gave the quote arrived
wrt above light, he said part of the wire was exposed, and he fixed it by adjusting the position of light (so as to hide the exposed wire)
in addition there was a lamp holder on another light that needed to be replaced (this was not in the original quote, but came up after quote)
eg a lamp holder like this https://www.bunnings.com.au/hpm-switched-lamp-holder_p705350…
So the two additional jobs he did were
1. adjusted position of light to hide exposed wire and connected wires correctly(personally I would have thought it would be part of refit light)
2. supplied and replaced lamp holder and bulb
the final bill was the original quote plus $140 (silly me I should have asked how much the lamp holder fixing would have cost)
would a fair price for these additional jobs be $140 including GST? (in which case I will pay)
Or am I being slugged?
(the reason I am asking is not because I do not want to pay, but I have no way of knowing if I am being silly and expecting it to cost a lot less)
thanks for your opinions
Edit 2: the query is not about the original 800 but the additional 140 ☺️
It sounds reasonable with respect to the $800 quote that you were happy with.