We requested to install three sets of taps; shower, basin and bath, with us supplying all materials required to complete the job. Labour was $47 per 15 mins plus a $73 attendance fee. The tradesman arrived, but remained in the vehicle for 15 mins, (I later found out they bill on the time of the GPS arrival, not the time they actually enter the property). From the moment he did actually enter the property his main concern was in selling his tapware products rather than completing the task we had asked him to perform (which is to install the tapware we’d purchased). Of the three and a quarter hours billed, over 75 minutes according to our security cameras was spent by him not working, but trying to sell. This amounted to a charge for his sale pitch on our bill of $235.00. A further 30 mins ($94) was spent and billed while he was making personal calls or playing with his phone. Of the three tasks assigned, he only completed two. The total labour charge for this visit was $793.00, which after a complaint was reduced to $650.00, of which only one hour and fifteen minutes ($235.00) was actually spend by their (sales) representative, in the bathroom working (which was to install the tapware we had already purchased).
The above is my personal opinion in the form of a review, of the services provided and is in no way intended to influence the purchasing behaviour of others
Plenty of YouTube videos how to diy this job. Plumber not required.
A good plumber, assuming no major hurdles, could complete this job in under 60 minutes.