High sanitary bill – Is this realistic or a rip-off?

Dear forum community,

I have a question that has been asked - albeit frequently: We are currently building our house with a developer and we removed all sanitary items "in front of the wall"; everything else came from the contractor’s assigned plumber. When I asked him if he would also install our two washbasins and the toilets, he grumbled but agreed. After talking to him on the phone, he said it wouldn’t cost "much." He has now scheduled 19 working hours for these few items and is giving me a special price of 900 euros without an invoice. It should be mentioned that the sinks and bathroom accessories in the main bathroom were mounted on porcelain stoneware tiles with a thickness of 1 cm, which naturally requires more time for drilling.

He or his employees installed (in the main and guest bathroom):

- 2 x WC Laufen Pro wall-mounted deep-flush toilets rimless white, with Clean Coat (note: the items behind the wall came from the plumber, so they are covered by the GC)

- 1 x ceramic washbasin 60 cm wide
- 2 x toilet brushes on wall
- 2 x toilet paper holders on wall

These items were mounted on porcelain stoneware tiles with a thickness of 1 cm:

- 1 x double washbasin "Villeroy & Boch Venticello cabinet double washbasin white, with CeramicPlus" with two space-saving siphons, with 2 tap holes with 2 faucets "Grohe Lineare single-lever washbasin mixer, S-Size with push-open drain valve, chrome"
- 2 x Keuco Edition 400 towel holders, 1-piece, fixed
- 2 x Keuco Edition 400 cup holders
- 1 x Keuco Edition 400 soap dispenser

What do you think about this, and if this seems unrealistic, what would you do? The annoying thing is that this plumber also installed our heating system components and we now have 5 years of warranty through him via the developer and we are also buying the descaling system from him, which he offers us 200 euros cheaper because we have promised him to take the maintenance contract with him (but not yet finalized).

Many thanks in advance!

Sony

Absolutely fine in my eyes.

That's what I call a special price on the one hand, he certainly spent a few hours too many on it (this often happens with hourly billing)... on the other hand, a net wage of €47/h. Nothing cheap about that...

Well, the deal is done now. Or what do you mean he installed and applied it? You agree on a price beforehand. Otherwise, you can go to a lawyer. Oh no, that's tricky... illegal work.

Well, he surely has no problem issuing me an invoice in the worst case. Yes, it was stupid not to agree on the price beforehand, but he said it wouldn't be much... dirt. Can I do nothing about it now?? I mean, I could get a quote from one or two other plumbers and present it to him as an argument.

Yes, but then 60€ net plus small parts plus VAT. You'll easily be at 1,500€. What do you want to hear now? The drop is settled. I'd cough something up for you.