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Ordering plugs sockets and switches short means a second delivery charge. Ordering long means money sitting on site. Here is how to get it right. The short version Work from area or drawing, not from a round number. Add a wastage allowance appropriate to the trade, not a flat ten per cent. Account for breakage

We see the same plugs sockets and switches mistakes repeatedly, and every one of them costs more than the saving that caused it. The short version Buying on headline price and paying twice when it fails early. Ordering short and eating a second delivery charge. Ignoring the spec sheet because two products share a name.

Most plugs sockets and switches decisions go wrong at specification, not at price. Here is the checklist we run through with builders, contractors and homeowners before an order goes in. The short version Specify for the exposure the product actually sees, not the best case. Check compatibility with what your installer already uses. Buy the

Short answer: R28 to R2,299, with most of the market sitting near R1,099. The longer answer is what actually moves that number. What drives the price Brand and specification account for most of the spread — our range runs R28 to R2,299. Volume changes the rate; contractors buying repeat quantity should be quoted, not charged

Ordering taps short means a second delivery charge. Ordering long means money sitting on site. Here is how to get it right. The short version Work from area or drawing, not from a round number. Add a wastage allowance appropriate to the trade, not a flat ten per cent. Account for breakage and offcuts on

We see the same taps mistakes repeatedly, and every one of them costs more than the saving that caused it. The short version Buying on headline price and paying twice when it fails early. Ordering short and eating a second delivery charge. Ignoring the spec sheet because two products share a name. Leaving the contract

Most taps decisions go wrong at specification, not at price. Here is the checklist we run through with builders, contractors and homeowners before an order goes in. The short version Specify for the exposure the product actually sees, not the best case. Check compatibility with what your installer already uses. Buy the quantity the drawing

Short answer: R319 to R11,649, with most of the market sitting near R7,599. The longer answer is what actually moves that number. What drives the price Brand and specification account for most of the spread — our range runs R319 to R11,649. Volume changes the rate; contractors buying repeat quantity should be quoted, not charged

Ordering flooring accessories short means a second delivery charge. Ordering long means money sitting on site. Here is how to get it right. The short version Work from area or drawing, not from a round number. Add a wastage allowance appropriate to the trade, not a flat ten per cent. Account for breakage and offcuts

We see the same flooring accessories mistakes repeatedly, and every one of them costs more than the saving that caused it. The short version Buying on headline price and paying twice when it fails early. Ordering short and eating a second delivery charge. Ignoring the spec sheet because two products share a name. Leaving the