How much to tip a plumber?

[3kids4me Super Moderator and Super Mom Find all posts View Profile Close 3kids4me]

I have heard that tipping a plumber is appropriate. What do you think is the right amount? Do any of you have an opinion on tipping a plumber in general?

Thanks!

[rapmarks Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close rapmarks]

you mean besides the 100 or so an hour they need a tip? wow!

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Yeah--I don't tip the plumber unless he's gone above and beyond. My plumber looks at the job, gives me an estimate, and then (if it's a small, routine job), he does the work and leaves. Then I get a bill in the mail. No money changes hands when he does the work. Even more so if it's a big expensive job.

[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

If you have money to tip a plumber no wonder you own a timeshare.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I never tip my plumber since he is a friend but I could see giving a young helper something but not the owner

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

I've never tipped a plumber.

[cjreed Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cjreed]

We Tip

We generally tip $15-20 per person, which gernerally works out to about 10%. We are not real handy. Therefore, we have them come for minor repairs. Thank goodness our home is fairly new.

[swilshire Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close swilshire]

I have heard that tipping a plumber is appropriate. What do you think is the right amount? Do any of you have an opinion on tipping a plumber in general?

Thanks!

You must have heard that from a plumber.

Sheila

[rapmarks Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close rapmarks]

You must have heard that from a plumber.

Sheila

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

I've never tipped a plumber either.

[shaggy Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close shaggy]

Me needer? Sheesh they make a ton already.

[PHILL12 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PHILL12]

At the price they charge why would you ever want to tip them?

They already over charge on every job plus in most cases try for travel time too!
If you go away from a well known company you probably got taken for extra charges too. I have had to use a smaller company out of yellow pages couple times and both times they tried to take me for far more than some legit company would. One of the biggest games they play is no matter how much stock they have in the truck they love to go to the hardware for right part and this time being charged. We had one pull this and hardware was two miles from our home and he ws gone a hour and we had to pay it.

PHILL12

[rapmarks Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close rapmarks]

we have a wonderful neighbor who is a master plumber. when we eed a part, he tells my husband to go, he stops the clock, and then goes home and does paperwork or completes some other part of the job til my husband gets back.

[Icc5 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Icc5]

Tip a plumber

My tip to a plumber would be to stop overcharging. I don't know how it is in other places but where I live a plumber makes about 4 times the amount I make and I'm not allowed to accept tips.
I can honestly say that in the last 22 years we've had one plumber that I felt was worth the money.
Bart

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Best way to tip them is when they are bent over or in a squat position. Be careful where you look.