Someone to fit toilet seat

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textbook
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in Is this quote fair?
Called a handyman and they said £30 for first hour or to fit it. Is this reasonable?

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  • Owain_Moneysaver
    Owain_Moneysaver Posts: 11,357 Forumite
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    £30 for first hour is pretty cheap for a tradesman, even a handyman.
    A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.
  • Silvertabby
    Silvertabby Posts: 9,023 Forumite
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    £30 is very reasonable if you really have to pay someone to do it - but changing a toilet seat shouldn't be beyond anyone who can tell one end of a screwdriver from the other!
  • unforeseen
    unforeseen Posts: 7,283 Forumite
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    In most cases you don't even need tools as it is normally finger nuts
  • k3lvc
    k3lvc Posts: 4,174 Forumite
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    unforeseen wrote: »
    In most cases you don't even need tools as it is normally finger nuts

    Having spent a couple of hours yesterday with my head staring down the bowl fitting is the easy bit - removing the old, !!!! soaked bolts without cracking the porcelain was a job I'd have happily paid someone to do lol
  • Silvertabby
    Silvertabby Posts: 9,023 Forumite
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    “ In most cases you don't even need tools as it is normally finger nuts
    Originally posted by unforeseen ”
    Having spent a couple of hours yesterday with my head staring down the bowl fitting is the easy bit - removing the old, !!!! soaked bolts without cracking the porcelain was a job I'd have happily paid someone to do lol


    Euw! you need to improve your aim!
  • Nick_C
    Nick_C Posts: 7,459 Forumite
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    k3lvc wrote: »
    Having spent a couple of hours yesterday with my head staring down the bowl fitting is the easy bit - removing the old, !!!! soaked bolts without cracking the porcelain was a job I'd have happily paid someone to do lol

    I used a cutting disc to cut through the rusted bolts on one I changed recently.

    Apart from that, a very simple job (and I'm not good at DIY)
  • Owain_Moneysaver
    Owain_Moneysaver Posts: 11,357 Forumite
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    3-in-1 oil or WD40 soaking for several hours, then pliers to twist the nuts underneath
    A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.
  • pennystretcher
    pennystretcher Posts: 458 Forumite
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    At first I thought you were talking about replacing the whole cistern etc... :)

    I wouldn't pay anyone to change my toilet seats, it's pretty easy to DIY and if you have kept your toilet clean, shouldn't be too "euwwy" job either :D

    Check out youtube, plenty of helpful videos there on how to change them..
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