Guest heliart Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Anyone care to comment on this quote:- Texecom 48 5 Pet Immune PIRs 1 Smoke Detector 1 Door Switch Voice Dialler Install, but I have to run the cable externally along the fence to my workshop myself!! Around £1200 inc VAT. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Depends where you are? Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 I don't know the cost of the control panel but he most definitely is not doing you any favours. Does it include a new external SAB, extension speaker, decoy bell etc.? What is going in your workshop? The cable needs to be protected (it can take an entire day to fit tubing to a higgledy-piggledy fence of about 20-25 metres). Also don't know the size of your house... Is he using existing cable that he knows to be working or does it all have to be checked out/replaced? Is any maintenance included? Depending on the above, I would say a price should be between £850 and £1200 including VAT Zak Tankel - Managing Director - Security First (UK) - www.securityfirst.uk.com Disclaimer: Any comments or opinions expressed by me are my own as a member of the public and not of my employer or Company. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian c Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 I don't know the cost of the control panel but he most definitely is not doing you any favours. Does it include a new external SAB, extension speaker, decoy bell etc.? What is going in your workshop? The cable needs to be protected (it can take an entire day to fit tubing to a higgledy-piggledy fence of about 20-25 metres). Also don't know the size of your house... Is he using existing cable that he knows to be working or does it all have to be checked out/replaced? Is any maintenance included? Depending on the above, I would say a price should be between £850 and £1200 including VAT 66820[/snapback] I'd agree with Zak, it does seem a bit pricey although it's hard to say without seeing the property. I certainly wouldn't tell a customer that they have to do any part of the work themselves. How would this affect your guarantee on the system? If you don't know......ask. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heliart Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Well, I have someone else coming on Monday to quote for the same job. If I'm going to pay someone, I want to be hands off, otherwise I'm certainly going DIY. Thanks, Steve Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 "Barge-pole" 66838[/snapback] Is that: wouldn't touch it with one? Zak Tankel - Managing Director - Security First (UK) - www.securityfirst.uk.com Disclaimer: Any comments or opinions expressed by me are my own as a member of the public and not of my employer or Company. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrick_001 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 In my view it seems very pricy.... but without seeing it..., even though it still seems a bit expensive. Certainly wouldn't be asking any customer's to be installing cables and if it's outside then it wants to be in ally tube at the least, I still wouldn't do this unless there was any other way. I'd get at least another 2 quotes from local firms as you might find yourself paying over the odds, personally I think I'd fit the above as a guide for around just under the £600 mark or there abouts, depends where you are really but if it's not a nightmere house it shouldn't be much more than somewhere in that region. NSI approved company I'd of thought tops you'd be paying around £800 CCTV Intruder Access Control Tony Hughes, Proprietor, TRADE MEMBER Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heliart Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Thanks for all the advice. I'm trying to be fully armed (Excuse the pun) when I talk to anyone who's quoting me. A couple of things:- 1. To add a smoke detector, would you expect to run a cable just for it, along with a seperate cable for whatever PIR is in use or would you run just a single cable with more cores to carry the smoke sensor (2 or 4 wire), so run maybe a 8 or 10 core total to my workshop? 2.I was toying with the ideas of having my front drive gates as part of the system, along with the side gate. I know the Texecom 48 (this is what I've been recommended) has up to 4 areas, so I could have an otuside (gate and side access) area, then a workshop area all of which I presume I can have either active or not. So, are there such things as external/weather hardy magnetic door sensors that I can use on the driveway gates and side gate? I think I'm getting there. Thanks, Steve Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 I'd probably fit an expander to the shed and run everything from there, but if not then probably 3 seperate cables, one for each device and one for just in case. With the areas you can assign codes and sensors to each group so you can effectively set it up as 4 seperate systems so 1 code for the house and 1 for the workshop both setting independently of each other. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest G.J.M Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 also a fence is not classed as a permanant fixture therefore cable should not be supported on it but go under ground. It's in the IEE regs somewhere don't know exactly. Link to comment https://www.thesecurityinstaller.co.uk/community/topic/7275-quote-advice/#findComment-66980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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