been another nice day here

I've had mixed opinions on my outside tap prices.
I charge £50 if it's straight forward, i.e. easy access, straight through wall from under sink.   It's on the top of my website as my 'current offer', it's been 'current' for 5 years.
I don't make nearly enough at that price, but I'm pleasant, clean up after myself etc.  and then get called when they want some proper work doing, had a good few bathroom jobs off the back of my loss-leading outside tap jobs.
I'll only do a couple a week at that price though and they need to be really straightforward, If it's a thick stone wall or I'm running more than a foot of copper or going behind units etc. then I charge for it.
Materials are about £18 inc vat I reckon, maybe a smidge less, so I'm working for peanuts if they don't call me again, but I'd guess about 3/4 of them do.

That £250 price tag on newbuilds!  That's criminal, maybe it's because there's some copper work involved so they need an actual plumber to do it rather than a spread

that £250 is what the house builder charges, (Barratt) or whoever, the plumber gets next to nowt, When they ring I quote £70 without seeing it and say it might go to £100 if there's more work than I think, I also make it clear that its a proper 15mm teed in job, not a pierced tiny hole in a strap on kit from B+Q, I don't get everyone that phones but its not worth less to me, there's about £15 in materials and making the hole can be awkward if you aint got the gear, So a couple of hours for £55 is good for me,

If I can drill safely from outside in I do but I have a long 7mm bit that I use from inside out as a pilot marker as it tends to exit with minimal blow out, I always use my cordless sds as it's less aggressive.

A lot of external walls here in Jockoland are rendered.  Even with my 10mm pilot bit, you can still have a fair bit of ‘blow-out’.😡😡

I hope you’re all fitting DC valves???!!!!!

Yeah if the are rendered it's a nightmare mate the blow out is toooooo much

A quick look to see where the easiest place is for the tee and stopcock then a 600 x 8mm sds drill from the inside, then from the outside a 750 x 20mm drill bit through the brickwork and back of unit in one go, fuck the DCV and sleeve they are extras,   "shootie in" as you Fifers would say Dick.