Service Area
As stated on my home page, I provide plumbing repairs and maintenance within 10 miles of Salisbury.
In practice, 90 percent of my work is within SP1 & SP2. While I could easily limit my service area to just those two postcodes and still fill my schedule, it seems a bit mean to exclude the more rural areas around Salisbury. Hence I extend my area out to a 10 mile radius. Within that, it keeps things simple if I charge my same published rate, which is £75 plus parts for up to an hour, followed by £60 per hour, during weekday office hours.
While jobs on or near the extremity of my service area are therefore slightly less profitable due to the extra travel time, I choose to take that hit in order to keep things simple with one uniform rate for the whole of my service area. But I might try to schedule a visit to you on a day when I have another job on your side of town, so I may not be available at quite such short notice compared to a job within Salisbury itself.
In practice, 90 percent of my work is within SP1 & SP2. While I could easily limit my service area to just those two postcodes and still fill my schedule, it seems a bit mean to exclude the more rural areas around Salisbury. Hence I extend my area out to a 10 mile radius. Within that, it keeps things simple if I charge my same published rate, which is £75 plus parts for up to an hour, followed by £60 per hour, during weekday office hours.
While jobs on or near the extremity of my service area are therefore slightly less profitable due to the extra travel time, I choose to take that hit in order to keep things simple with one uniform rate for the whole of my service area. But I might try to schedule a visit to you on a day when I have another job on your side of town, so I may not be available at quite such short notice compared to a job within Salisbury itself.
Out-of-Area Policy
If you want to persuade me to travel more than 10 miles from Salisbury, then you need to volunteer your willingness to pay my out-of-area charge, as follows. If you look at Google Maps and it estimates that, for example, you are 30 minutes travel time from Salisbury, then my out-of-area charge would be the same amount in pounds on top of my normal rates. So in that example, my first hour would cost £105, followed by £60 per hour. I normally only agree to go out of area if it sounds like I will be able to turn up and fix the issue in a single visit. But if additional visits end up being needed, then the out-of-area charge is additional to the cost of each and every visit, even in the unlikely event that a snagging visit is required. If any of that sounds unfair, then please kindly look on Google Maps for a plumber who is more local to you. If I point you to my out-of-area policy I will leave you to decide whether you want to call me back and schedule a visit. If you choose to do so I will take that as your acceptance of the extra charge, without further ado.
Availability
Sorry, I not taking any new bookings at the moment. I am having to take several weeks off from plumbing to provide care for my elderly mother. Please look elsewhere, and do not wait for me, or expect a response to any new enquiries. I hope to be back to work near the end of November. Unfortunately I do not have anyone else who I can personally recommend.
Hamish the Plumber16 Ashlands, Salisbury, SP4 6DY
Hamish the Plumber
16 Ashlands, Salisbury, SP4 6DY
16 Ashlands, Salisbury, SP4 6DY
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© 2020 Hamish Erskine, h@htp