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Property RenovationPlumbing Tasks

May used in conjunction with of Unit 108(7.1)

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Producing a Quote

Aims

To prepare materials lists for a bathroom installation

o The task requires the learner to calculate the amount of materials

needed and the cost of those materials using a range of maths

skills. You will also need to work out how much VAT is to be added

and how much the plumbers will get paid at the end of the job.

Outcomes

o By the end of this session all should be able to:

o Correctly identify how much materials will be needed for the

bathroom task

o Demonstrate the ability to select the correct information from tables

to work out costs.

o Use percentages to calculate how much VAT will be added onto the

cost.

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IntroductionMr Goodwin has purchased a three bedroom house to renovate and will sell it

again later, when work has been finished on it. The house was bought at a

reduced price because there was a lot of work to be done to it.

Mr Goodwin has asked a local plumbing firm (B. Friendly Ltd.,) to install a new

bathroom in the house and work will include the following:-

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1. Remove the existing bathroom suite and

associated pipe-work.

2. Installation of the new bathroom suite and new

pipes.

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Reading the Plans

Before you undertake any work it’s very important to read any instructions you

may have – especially plans. Plans are designed to tell you where everything

must go and help you to estimate what you will need to do the work. On the next

page you will find a plan for Mr Goodwin’s bathroom. Study the plan layout of the

bathroom and pay particular attention to the following:

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Room size

Position of sanitary fixings location of existing hot and cold water supplies

Location of existing uPVC soil stack

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Reading the Specifications

Not to scale.

Bathroom installation plan for:

49 Sea View Hill

Sutton by the Sea

Devon

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2100mm

1860mm

Connect here onto existing hot and cold

water supplies

Existing soil stack

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Reading the Specifications

Materials

A new three piece bathroom suite as been chosen at a cost of

£318.50 excluding VAT.

Pipe-work

Description Cost/metre

15mm copper tube (R250 half hard) cold water supply £ 2.63

22mm copper tube (R250 half hard) hot water supply £ 5.33

32mm Polypropylene waste pipe (from basin) £ 0.61

40mm Polypropylene waste pipe (from bath) £ 0.71

21mm Polypropylene overflow pipe £ 0.43

110mm uPVC soil pipe (from w.c.) £ 5.16

N.B. Connections to be made to existing supplies and soil pipe as shown.

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Reading the SpecificationsFittings – copper pipe-work

Type Price per fitting Quantity

15mm elbow £0.29 122mm elbow £0.69 115mm straight coupler £0.20 122mm straight coupler £0.43 115mm equal tee £0.41 222X22X15mm tee (end, end, branch) £0.86 215mm X ½” tap connector £0.73 322mm X ¾” tap connector £1.30 122 X 15mm reducer £0.58 115mm pipe clips £0.20 3

Fittings – plastic pipe-work

Type Price per fitting Quantity

32mm P trap £ 3.48 140mm bath trap £ 3.07 132mm knuckle bend 90⁰ £ 0.95 240mm knuckle bend 90⁰ £ 0.97 2110mm bent w.c pan connector £ 4.88 1110mm soil pipe bracket £ 2.41 1110mm soil junction £ 12.29 1110mm strap on boss £.3.96 232mm waste pipe clip £0.23 340mm waste pipe clip £0.27 150 X 32 mm boss rubber adapter £ 1.78 150 X 40 mm boss rubber adapter £ 1.78 1

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Reading the Specifications

Labour Costs

B. Friendly Ltd. has assigned to Mr. Goodwin’s job, a team of:

1 x plumber @ £40.00 / hour

1 x apprentice @ - £12.00 / hour

Work Schedule

Below are the estimated times which will be allocated to each phase of the job:

Removal of existing bathroom suite – 4 hours

Installation of new bathroom suite – 10 hours

Final fix ( bath panel, cleaning etc.,) and testing of installation – 2 hours

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Costing For Plumbing WorkUse the drawings and specifications already provided to work out the cost of the

new bathroom installation. To help you the task has been broken down into

stages.

a) Calculate the amount of pipe-work you will need for the installation to

the nearest 0.5metre and write this in the box below.

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TASK 1

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Costing For Plumbing Work

b) Using the price list given, calculate the cost of the pipe-work

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Costing For Plumbing WorkRefer to the sheet ‘Reading the Specifications’ on page 6.

From the specifications given, calculate the cost of the fittings

required to carry out the installation.

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TASK2

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Now calculate the total cost of materials below.

Total from: =

Total from: =

Bathroom suite (including VAT) =

Total cost of materials =

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TASK 3

TASK1

TASK2

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Now calculate the labour charges for the work to be carried out.

To do this you will need the information in ‘Reading the Specifications’ on page

8.Don’t forget that there are two people working on the job, both on different

rates.

You now have all the information to provide a quote to the customer

for the overall cost for fitting the bathroom. Write your final figure in the box

below.

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TASK4

TASK5

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Mr Goodwin is very keen to get the work done quickly so that he can put the

house back up for sale again and has suggested a 10% bonus be paid to the

plumbers if they finish ahead of time. If this happens, what would the labour cost

come to by the end of the job?

Answer =

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Below is a copy of a circular from the plumbing merchant to B.

Friendly Ltd. How will this affect the company's profits from the job?

Work it out and write the answer in the box below.

Answer =

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TASK