Yeah anything from 40 mins too 1 and half hours without bed in room. Always takes longer with bed in, bugger to cut round, specially the ones with the fancy feet.
Went to a job on Monday. 12' stairs and landing with 2 platforms. I measured it instead of shop so I cut the stairs exactly. The lady wanted me there at 12.30 and was told it would take 45 min to an hour. I cut it all in the store which took half an hour. I arrived at the house at 12.25. She arrived at 12.50. My brother ripped up the old carpet and I started straight into fitting the landing as he continued on down the stairs. We were walking out at 1.50 and handed the woman the bill. She then wanted me to justify the £70 charge for the fitting and uplift and would not accept that the minimum fit charge for a s/l was £50 and lifting was £20. She just kept saying it only took you an hour and I will only pay your hourly rate. And that a professional plumber or electrictian would not cost that for an hour!!! I asked her to find a fault on our work and she couldn't and then she said that she would take it up with the shop. And for once the shop stood up and told her that she was quoted the price before fitting and that she would have to pay it.
