Many home-owners can attest to the fact that many plumbers in Reading charge very high rates for their services. Not only are labor charges usually well over £100/hr but many times this expense is augmented with high fees for materials as well. With such high rates many customers find themselves asking whether or not plumbers are deliberately trying to gouge them for their expert services. The answer to this question is usually no. There are a couple of main reasons that plumbing repairs tend to be so expensive and they don’t have anything to do with the plumber’s desire to exploit customers.