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Plastering quote
My next door neighbour has given me a quote for plastering our back bedroom. I was wondering if this was a good quote?? I don't think he'll do a bad job as being neighbours he wouldn't want the hassle. Hes been a plasterer for quite a while (30 years) The room is 10x11 feet and needs walls and ceilings done. The plaster on…
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£750 to re-plumb new bathroom - fair?
Hello :hello: I recently had the worst cowboy plumber in the world fit my bathroom suite and make a mess of it. Pipes burst costing £thousands worth of damage (insurance claim pending). Anyhow.......the bath, shower and sink need replumbing along with a towel heater. The first plumber used the wrong types of pipe and made…
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Diverter Valve keeps sticking
Hi, I have recently had a new boiler installed and our heating was working fine for a month, but now the original motorised diverter valve (3 port) keeps sticking, so I have to keep unsticking it for the central heating to come on. Anyone know how much it would be to have this replaced/ would it be best to go for an auto…
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Car Mechanics!! Advice needed!
I think the clutch cable snapped on my '98 Freelander tonight. Any estimates on how much this could cost me? ...Just want to be prepared for the quote gathering tomorrow! Thanks Fat_Jedi
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Electrics question
Just had my bathroom done and thrilled with it and the people that fitted it.
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Quote for replacement of soffets, gutters and fascias etc
Hi everyone! First post on this site, so here goes....... I've been told by the guys who are re-doing the pointing on my ridge tiles that I've got some problems with my roof. The upshot is that I need my soffets, gutters, downspouts, and fascias replacing. Also included in that is the replacement of the lead around the…
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Double Glazing
Hi, first post. Does anyone know of any good double glazing firms near Bordon, Hampshire, have registered with Window Quoter website and been quoted by 2 local companies between £3,500 and £4,500 and a nightmare visit by Anglian windows quoting £14,000 !!!!! for the same 8 windows, Patio doors and front door, after a long…
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NTL - Debt recovery
Hi all, hope someone can help me with this. A guy in my office asked me an interesting question which i have to say i cant help him with, but i was hoping someone on here might be a bit more clued in... His "partner" has just got a letter, from a debt recovery company asking for £180. it turns out that there is an…
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Supply and fit of new front door
Does anyone know the rough cost of supplying and fitting a new front door (complete with glazing, lock, letterbox and handles)? The door we want seems to be about 120 pounds wholesale (unglazed). Neither my partner or I are handy at all so we definitely don't want to have to do any of it ourselves. Any advice appreciated!…
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Making good
Hi I've just had some rewiring (ligting circuit) done in my house and need a plasterer to make good the damage. The electrician has done a good job of keeping damage to a minimum so it is a fairly small job. there are two channels where the sparky has chased the switch wiring to the ceiling (about 50cm long/5cm wide), the…
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Bathroom installation - Good Price??
Had a quote last night to replace bathroom suite fit tiles and put up units for toilet and sink. Price is just short of £1000 for labour and 'sundry' expenses pipes grout adhesive etc. Now I think this is a fairly good price, 2 guys 5 days. They can even start in 3 weeks, however my hubby thinks its pricey as plumbers have…
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bathroom installation quote
hi I had my first quote today for installing my new bathroom. I am supplying the suite, electric shower, taps etc. Plumber is supplying a new waste pipe bit and some wood to box in cistern. It's just swapping a like for like 3 piece suite and electric shower. No tiling/painting etc etc Guy said it would take about a day…
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Quote for re-wire
Hi, I have had a quote for a re-wire of the lighting circuits in a 2 bedroom maisonette in Reading, Berkshire (which I have accepted, the work is currently being carried out) and I wondered if anybody could tell me if the price is reasonable as I may have some further improvements i would like in the near future and want…
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Heating a Studio Flat
Hello I need to get new heating installed in to my studio flat - I have just bought it and it has a storage heater in the entrance hall that does not work and a gas heater in the studio room that might as well not work for the amount of warmth it gives. I am thinking of central heating - So far I have had one quote of…
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rough cost to floor and line loft?
Hi all In a 3 bed house, but would like to free up 3rd bed and put office in the loft. Anyone any idea how much it would cost to get power points, floored and lined and a new velux up there? Do I need to keep saving my pennies~??? I am in the Glasgow area:beer: All responses much appreciated:T Thanks Tmum
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Building work. Knocking room through
Before i think about getting builders around im looking for a rough estimate to works i want doing in the future. In the house i have a small room off the hall way with its own access door to the outside. (About 3 feet from the main front door). The room is roughly 2m x 3m and also houses the conected gas pipework (boxed…
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Kitchen fitting (B&Q)
We are having our kitchen totally redone, it's a very small kitchen (2.4m x 1.4m). Quote from B&Q was £1500 for the units/appliances.. we thought this sounded ok - it includes integrated washing machine, electric oven, gas hob, hob chimney, new sink, taps, worktop, 8 units, and new flooring (we are keeping our existing…
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Keep fit club
I received a mail shot telling me that i had won a prize which was backed by local businesses, i phoned the number ( which was at national rate) and quoted the ref on the prize ticket, i was then told that i had won three years membership at a fitness club called Energie worth a total of £750, the club only a couple of…
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Drainage from garage
Anybody help me? I have a blocked drain on my garage, it is the guttering from the roof, runs down the side of garage and underground. Its blocked with pea gravel from roof, sand and all sorts!! i cut through pipe at bottom to get to underground bit and using drainage rods managed to extract a bucket full of stuff,…
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Replace Fuse box
I've had quotes from a couple of electricians to replace the fuse box in the house and they have quoted about £300 to fit, but one of them has said I need the local electricity company to fit an isolation switch at an additional cost of £150+VAT before they can do the work. Is that really necessary?
