how much should i pay for a motorised dish install?

[mdt]

I paid ?100 for my install but it was pretty str8 4ward got it on a cement post in the garden easy access,

i cant believe you paid someone to do a ground mount install!! concerning prices i asked for a quote for a 1.25 gibby to be installed over the gutter and the installer to provide the t+k and pole and was quoted ?350 plus vat. regards mdt

[abr]

I paid ?100 for my install but it was pretty str8 4ward got it on a cement post in the garden easy access, had it jus over under 2yrs never had a problem exp change the motor over which I did myself with the help off maskin taping points from the old 1 and matchin them up

have to agree with mtd
i would never pay that for a ground mount
i have a 1.2.cm using TK brackets fastened to the garge wall which is south facing
takes a while but worth it to diy

[digicon]

i cant believe you paid someone to do a ground mount install!! concerning prices i asked for a quote for a 1.25 gibby to be installed over the gutter and the installer to provide the t+k and pole and was quoted ?350 plus vat. regards mdt

have to agree with mtd
i would never pay that for a ground mount
i have a 1.2.cm using TK brackets fastened to the garge wall which is south facing
takes a while but worth it to diy

Your not quite seeing the point here from an installers point of view Transport, Ladders, Tools, Meters etc.. do not come free i wish they did but they dont Public liability is not free either i wish it was.

At then end of the day we all have to make a wage and pay ourselves an hourly rate, What that hourly rate is between different installation companys can vary a great amount.

Some jobs i go to look nice and easy so i charge less, if it looks to be a bitch of a job and could take all day then i have to calculate a daily rate. What i am trying to say is everyone is different some dont mind paying one price some turn there nose up and think your ripping them off, at the end of the day its up to the customer what he feels he wants to pay for that job.

I said this before if you feel confident enough and have decent DIY skills with the tutorials available on here then i would say give it a go yourself and when its done stand back and give yourself a pat on the back at a job well done.

[mdt]

@digicon i understand were you are coming from as i install motorised/fixed dishes on a semi-pro/hobbyist basis and the equipment is expensive but you can hire any professional tradesman like a builder,plumber ect for ?200 a day but i just thought ?420 inc vat for a local(manchester 30 mile round trip) sat installer for half a days work to be a bit of a piss take imo. i had no intention of hireing the guy i just thought id see what a cai+ outfit were charging. regards mdt

[abr]

@digicon
not having a go at you m8 at all
if you install dishes you charge what ever m8

i have been interested in sat for a verrrrrry long time
(i'm probably the oldest on the forum) and always try to do things for myself

but ive never been one for climbing
( get giddy when a put a thick pair of socks on)

my point really was diy
but i know many people are not that way inclined

[Nav2010]

To be honest I don't no anything about installing it so I paid some1 to do it and saw how they did it, beat way to learn when ur abit of a DIY idiot

[digicon]

@digicon i understand were you are coming from as i install motorised/fixed dishes on a semi-pro/hobbyist basis and the equipment is expensive but you can hire any professional tradesman like a builder,plumber ect for ?200 a day but i just thought ?420 inc vat for a local(manchester 30 mile round trip) sat installer for half a days work to be a bit of a piss take imo. i had no intention of hireing the guy i just thought id see what a cai+ outfit were charging. regards mdt

@mdt I will give you a special day rate to get your 1.25 Gibby up Nudge Nudge Wink Wink LOL