Hi all,
I'm not looking to dispute this as I didn't ask for a quote at first. I rang my plumber on speed dial when my wife told me we had a burst copper pipe right where the water meter is (outdoors). The plumber lives in my neighbourhood, so he's only like 3 mins out and he's done several other jobs around my house, installed taps and whole home filtration system for a reasonable fee then. He's a great bloke and the community loves him.
He came by and told me this would be an afterhour emergency call out as it was around 5.15pm when he arrived. He sorted it out in 15mins and clueless me expected it to cost anywhere from $150-$200. But then I got slapped with a $357 invoice and was a little taken aback.
Is this the normal going rate now for an afterhour emergency burst pipe repair?
based in WA.
I don't know about WA, but in Sydney getting any sort of tradie to do any sort of work for under $500 seems impossible these days, especially for small jobs. Obviously they'd rather chase a bigger/longer job.
I doubt you would get much change from $357 even if you waited unit the next day during "business hours"