Making good

The correct answer to give has more to do with conserving domestic harmony than the real world.

Of course plaster and paint are not strictly electrical work, but they are a necessary adjunct to it. Do we get someone else in to drill holes for the rawl plugs ? No, not normally, and this is an extension of the theme, but somewhere, and quite where varies per person, you have to admit that it is the limit of what you are any good at and or are happy to do.


Now not all electricians are good at plastering (quite a small fraction I suspect) so  for some it may be best to say so " Dear Customer - I can back fill after my work, but it would be far neater and quicker to be done professionally if you already have builders on site for other works, or you may prefer to save a few bob and organise it yourselves."


In a related  way a quotation might include an extra price for half a day of moving furniture and lifting carpets, or labour brought in for digging a trench to the garage or whatever other bits of the job you'd be happy to sub out.

Or you may be a master of all skills, and short of work (unlikely) and take it all on yourself, including making good  the gold leaf on the church ceiling, as well as advertising home made cakes and bicycle repairs (nod to Jennings).

The correct answer to give has more to do with conserving domestic harmony than the real world.

Of course plaster and paint are not strictly electrical work, but they are a necessary adjunct to it. Do we get someone else in to drill holes for the rawl plugs ? No, not normally, and this is an extension of the theme, but somewhere, and quite where varies per person, you have to admit that it is the limit of what you are any good at and or are happy to do.


Now not all electricians are good at plastering (quite a small fraction I suspect) so  for some it may be best to say so " Dear Customer - I can back fill after my work, but it would be far neater and quicker to be done professionally if you already have builders on site for other works, or you may prefer to save a few bob and organise it yourselves."


In a related  way a quotation might include an extra price for half a day of moving furniture and lifting carpets, or labour brought in for digging a trench to the garage or whatever other bits of the job you'd be happy to sub out.

Or you may be a master of all skills, and short of work (unlikely) and take it all on yourself, including making good  the gold leaf on the church ceiling, as well as advertising home made cakes and bicycle repairs (nod to Jennings).