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Wall rebuild and new block driveway
Just got a couple of quotes for some building work - Thames Valley area. Our house is below the road level so have steps down from car park - supporting wall has suffered with brick spalling - looks awful but not structural - reason was early '80s use of house bricks rather than engineering bricks to save pennies combined…
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bay window conversion to french doors
Hi there, we have a 3m bay window which we are converting to 1.7m (approx) french doors with two side windows. To match the rest of the house these need to be bespoke hardwood frames with double-glazed windows. The bay window is load-bearing (just for a small canopy above the window only) so the new structure needs to be…
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internal doors + plastering quote
Hi all, Ive just had a quote for the following which i think is wayyyy to much and think he is over pricing the job as he isnt too interested.... £540 + vat for 4 new internal doors and 2 new door linings (supply and fitted) £750+vat for dot+dab walls and ceiling plus skimming of the room.. room is roughly 5ftx8ft,…
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Bathroom refit / retile
Hi, We're looking to get our bathroom sorted, but I just have a few questions I'd like to ask you guys. From the 2 quotes we've had so far, both have said they would tile over the existing tiles. Is this any better/worse than taking the old ones off? One of the quotes has the cost of the suite included and the other…
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Single Storey Extension - approx. 8 sqm
I want a single storey story extension with pitched roof put on the back of my 2 bed terrace. It is about 8 sqm and there is one new window and two velux windows. There is nothing fancy just standard spec and I live in Manchester. I have had five builders round and had two quotes so far. The quotes where £22K and £15K inc.…
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B & Q Supply and Fit Kicthen
Hi Everyone, A bit of advice please! I had a quote from B & Q to supply and fit a medium/small sized Kitchen (u shaped, with about 8 units, sink, tap, hood and worktops). No tiling or flooring is included. The quote was: Supply £2100 & Fit £3000. I am reasonably happy with the supply figure, but the quote figure seems…
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Remove tree and build wall
How much would be reasonable to remove an average size apple tree. The tree is on a raised bed and we'd want the bed also lowering about 40cm, in an area about 4m sq two of the sides would need a retaining wall to keep the flower bed up. By doing this it would allow the lawn to flow into this part of the garden. I have…
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Fitting a flueless gas fire?
I'm having trouble getting people to come out and give us estimates for this - basically I'm in a brand new property, with gas piped to the floor of the living room. I have a flueless gas fire which I want to be connected (and vented to the exterior wall) and fitted to the wall. The pipe would be basically hidden from view…
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Decorate hall and extend downstairs loo
We’ve had a quote to decorate a hall and extend/redo a downstairs loo. Any thoughts if it is reasonable? The work involved is: Decorating:* Remove Woodchip from walls upstairs and down * Make good any damage to walls * Hang lining paper * Paint walls (Not a huge surface area, average 3 bed semi, maybe 50 sq metres, but…
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Repointing quote
Hi, I have been quoted £350 to repoint the front wall of my 2 bed terrace house. This includes grinding out of mortar and the replacement of one brick around the doorframe. How does this sound? Is there anything I need to know about repointing? Is it ok to have it done in winter? The guy has offered to show me his previous…
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Painting communal areas
Does anyone have experience of the cost of cylical repairs to Housing Association buildings? I live in a 3 storey block of flats (21 falts in total) and they are due for redecoration (done every 4 years). I have just received a letter from TVHA saying the estimated cost will be nearly £22k (~1k per flat).:eek: :eek: To me…
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Door Hanging?
£25 per door to hang...is this fair?
