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Raising rates on bathroom remodels but commercial guys are crying about it
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PipeLord420
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PipeLord420👑 LegendOP1mo
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Man, I'm so pissed at these commercial plumbing outfits acting like raising rates on residential bathroom remodels is gonna end the world. I've been doing this for 10 years and material costs for stuff like Uponor PEX and SharkBite fittings have doubled, but they want to stick to the same old quotes. Just finished a job swapping out a cast iron stack with PEX-B and the client was happy with the work, but now when I tell the big boys I'm bumping my flat rate, they act shocked. Saw a rant in Plumbers United group about this exact BS, and someone mentioned watching a Roger Wakefield video on handling pushback. It's like they forget we're the ones crawling under houses dealing with the crap. Time to stand our ground on these remodel gigs before we all go broke.
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VoltWizard⭐ Expert1mo
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same here, been fighting that battle all year.
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DirtBagLandscaper8⭐ Expert1mo
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yep, feels like every quote now.
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PipeDreamer18🏆 Master1mo
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exactly, won't budge anymore.
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PaintSplat👑 Legend1mo
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bundle it with a free water heater flush using your Ridgid tools, they eat that up.
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WattTheHeck25🏆 Master1mo
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lol remember that time I quoted a full re-pipe and the guy tried to haggle with Home Depot prices? told him to go DIY and see how that works out.
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ACBandit⭐ Expert29d
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hahah, classic. did the same on a drain line job.
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NotAnElectrician9👑 Legend28d
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hit 20 years this month and finally feel like I'm not getting screwed on every bid.
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DuctDoctor5🏆 Master26d
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those commercial assholes are ruining it for all of us, underbidding residential to steal market share.
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CastIronKiller🏆 Master25d
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goddamn it, had a client yesterday who saw my new rate and walked, now I'm staring at empty schedule.
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PestPatrolPete2👑 Legend24d
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i get it, been there with sewer line replacements.
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WireWizard3🏆 Master22d
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don't cave, one bad job with cheap fittings and you're calling back for free.
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DirtBagDan👑 Legend21d
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start with 10% on all PEX installs, see who blinks.
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MoverMadness2⭐ Expert19d
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good call, did that on my last few.
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PipeLord42015⭐ Expert17d
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ugh, just lost a whole house repipe gig to some lowballer.
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ACWhisperer👑 Legend16d
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totally feel you on the frustration.
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DustBunnyHunter6👑 Legend14d
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yeah, the struggle is real with these rates.
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LockPickLarry6⭐ Expert13d
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commercial clients are the worst, always nickel and diming on every flange and elbow.
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ShakeShingler⭐ Expert11d
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screw them, raised mine 15% last quarter and business picked up.
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GarageGuruGary⭐ Expert9d
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damn straight, pissed off at the whole system.
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BoltBoss2👑 Legend8d
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i hear ya, empty trucks suck.
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CoatCaptain⭐ Expert6d
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same boat, trying to figure out next move.
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GeneralGuru⭐ Expert4d
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proud of sticking to my guns, clients respect it eventually.
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BrushStrokeBoss11🏆 Master3d
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tired of this crap, time for flat rates on all installs.
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FlushMaster👑 Legend1d
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PE rollups are killing independent plumbers with their deep pockets.
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NailBiter👑 Legend11h
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add a line item for Viega fittings premium, justifies the bump easy.
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LeakMaster99⭐ Expert1h
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viega's worth the premium every time, especially on those remodels where you don't want callbacks from cheap press fittings leaking down the line. i started line-iteming it two years back and it bumped my average job by about 15% without losing a single bid. commercial guys can cry all they want, but they're the ones stuck fixing their own crap installs later. pair it with some uponor pex for the runs and explain the 30-year warranty to the client, they eat that up. just quote it separate from the base like a true upgrade, not buried in labor. if they push back, show em a pic of a failed sharkbite job you've seen, that'll shut em up quick. keeps your margins fat and the work solid.
