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built in wardrobes
had a quote for a built in wardrobe. it includes 3 mirrored doors, internal fittings, knocking a wall down and making good - plastering etc. the price was £1039.00 does this seem a reasonable quote? i am assuming it will be a good couple of days work. thanks in advance
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Boiler replacement quote
Hi peeps - would really appeciate some guidance on a quote I have just received. It's for a boiler replacement - the boiler is a worcester 30si and it is being re-sited from the kitchen to a cupboard about 15 feet away so all the pipes need to be re-routed. The quote also includes removal of an immersion tank. The…
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Bank wants money back!!!
I am a very small business and I have done some work for a client. He paid me via cheque. It bounced and his bank ask for it to be represented. It was represented and it cleared ok. 1 month later I get a letter from his bank (Natwest) saying they paid it in error as he had put a stop on the cheque and can I please send the…
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plastering quote
I have been quoted £650 to replaster the top half of my bathroom walls. The room measures 10ft by 6ft and its just the top 4 ft I need doing. All the plaster needs to come off and be replaced.
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Double Glazing Quote
Hi, We have just had a quote from Zenith Staybrite for 6 windows and a front door. It only includes about 1 opening on each window and is not really what we wanted anyway as we wanted 2 or 3 openings on each window but they are quoting us £9500, but with their discounts if you sign on the spot it bought it down to £4500.…
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Plumbing quote ?
Evening all, My dad is looking to get some plumbing work done in his house fairly soon and though we think the quote is OK there are far better people than me to judge it for him. The job is to put 2 radiators in upstairs where there is at present no radiators at the moment so will be all new pipework and radiators these…
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Been told I have more money than sense...Kitchen pricing
base units... 3x1000 3x500 1x800 1x500 3 drawer base 2x600 intergrated base for fridge and freezer 1x intergrated base for dishwasher 1x intergrated for double oven wall units... 2x800 3x500 Appliances... Dishwasher double oven 5 ring gas hob stainless steel xtractor fridge freezer 2x sinks 4x 4 mtrs workbench kickboards…
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Re-wiring downstairs (mainly kitchen work) in Leeds
Hello,Please can someone give me an idea of whether this quote for rewiring work (in Leeds) is fair:Re-wiring downstairs ringmain - extending with 4 double sockets and replacing the fronts of two other existing sockets. Removing all exisiting wiring in kitchen ringmain, then adding a cooker socket, fridge freezer socket,…
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Windows and Doors Quote - Bristol
Just had a rep from a company called Aztec Horizons who quoted £6700 for 9 windows and 3 doors, The sign now price was £5430. Seemed like a good price but things went sour when I asked him who owned the company, he completely side stepped the question and would not give me a straight answer. Googling the comapany it turns…
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is the order right ! want to rennovate the house
just move in, and wanna rennovate the house.. wanna to do skim/paint the house house/carpet/kitchen/bathroom/conservatory.. here's the order: sort out gutter ! 1. skim/pain the walls 2. lay new carpet 3. fit a new kitchen 4. conservatory 5. bathroom potentially next year what do u think ? want to do 1,2 first, so we could…
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Washer/Dryer installation
How much should I be looking to pay for installation of a washer/dryer under my kitchen work surface? Its not integrated. I'm in a 1st floor flat in Brighton. Can the washing machine sit straight on the floor (wooden)? thanks
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Extension calculations
We recently had a builder give us a quote for a two storey extension to our house (he visited and gave an estimate a couple of weeks later). We have been using the £1000 per m2 rule for use whilst budgeting. The quote was so far :eek: over and above this rule, that I wondered how this calculation is used and if it is m2…
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Help! How To Clean / Restore Slate??
Can any one help please? I have a big black slate fire surround and have no idea how to clean it properly. Its looking really dull and dirty despite me trying all kinds of potions and lotions and yesterday I resorted to steam cleaning it. DISASTER!!!! It now looks streaky and grey and horrible. It is supposed to be the…
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double glazing quote - is it fair?
We need two windows replacing. Just with bog standard white uPVC double glazing. One is 1m78 x 1m and the other is 2m12 x 0.58. We've only got one quote so far which was £800. I didn't think that was too bad, DH thinks it's very expensive. Who is right? We're in Leeds if that has any bearing on cost
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Hang door, remove/replace door frames & architrave
I have 5 new doors that I would like hanging but would also like the old door frames removed and new frames inserted and new architrave fitted. Any idea how much I should expect to pay for this job per door? I would be supplying all the materials...
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plaster over two old fireplaces
Hi I have been given a quote of £100 to cover over 2 old fireplaces and a section of a very small alcove, about 1ft in width to ceiling height, approx 13 ft. He said it would only take him a couple of hours, so £50 an hour seems a bit expensive! I live in South Wales by the way.
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Plastering quote
I'm trying to get quotes to get a room skimmed in Surrey (inside M25 so probably London prices) and just got the first quote in. To skim the walls and ceiling (the ceiling has some very light artexing) of a 12ft square room with 8ft high ceilings (large window and 3 doors in the room) and to do just the ceiling of another…
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Remove a partiton wall quote
Just received the following quote from a builder for the following work, which i think is a touch high so would welcome opinions thanks. Remove a 8ft long partition wall, which includes blocking up pipework to a radiator which was on this wall, removing another radiator from a another wall and fitting a new one further…
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Have I misunderstood something? Or is this fair?
I recall reading on these posts that £10-15 is a fair charge for a Corgi gas fitter to disconnect a gas fire. I've just had the local fitter in to do just that. He screwed down the fitting and pulled out the pipe. Then he pulled the gas fire out from the fireplace. I asked if he would test the valve for leaks. He went to…
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How Much For Pointing in London?
Yet to get a quote, but I would like to know roughly what sort of price I would be looking at to point my 2 chimneys. I live in North West London. It's a 3 bedroomed terrace house average height. Thanks for any replies.