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Rebuild garage £4500
I have been told I can get my garage replaced for just over £4500. The bulid will involve removing the existing garage - attatched to the house and runs the lengh of the house, replacing the floor due to damp problems, building a new wall as the existing party wall is rotten with damp, build the garage including sloping…
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Boiler Replacement by British Gas £3700
My Central Heating boiler is about 20 years old and needs renewing. I have a 4 bed semi - 11 rads, 5 sinks, 1 bath, 1 shower. Called BG after seeing an offer on their website of upto £800 off a new boiler. "Upto" means dependant on conditions of course. However, as an over 60 resides in the home, am not living off the…
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New RCD board
After having a heated towel fitted and wanting the summer heating kit fitted to it, ive been told i do not have an fuse board that has RCD's, i have been quoted £280 to supply and fit a new board is this a good price?
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Loft COnversion - Quote to Include Loft in Lease
Hi i live in a flat which does not include the loft in it's lease. the loftis huge and we want to do work up there. the freeholder is happy for works to happen etc etc, but wants to send a surveyor round to get an idea of how much the loft is worth...!! Now i have panicked and thought is he going to try and charge me…
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modelling agency fees
My daughter wants to get into modelling and we registered with an online agency (stand out) which was free they now want £125 to produce a5 cards that they send to clients. is this usual or should we try elsewhere?:confused:
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Double glazing quote for 30s semi
Hello all, Gone to three local companies in Bristol for quotes to replace a square bay window and seven others, all with uPVC. Bay has six main windows and six lights, with two opening on each and dummy sahses to go on the rest. Coloured/leaded design of lights to be copied from our originals. The other seven range from a…
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Front driveway and rear patio quote -
FRONT DRIVEWAY EXTENSION Remove lawn, excavate and install firm base and supply and lay 34sqm of Marshalls Driveline 50 block paving with 34 linear metre soldier course supply and install 4 recessed manhole covers Quoted Price inc VAT = £3900 REAR PATIO WITH SLABS Excavate existing patio and part lawn install compacted…
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total new hallway
hi aynone give a rough guide to how much it would cost ofr a tottlay new hallway to be made. have 4 rooms in a square shape then one room at each end that is the size of one room(the floor plan looks like a square shape with 1square sticking out from each side of one length.) I need to take a bit of each room in the square…
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2 storey extension
Hi i want to get a 2 storey extension. i wanna know how much this should cost. i have planning permission. i need to knock down a small extension i have or extend from it. i would like it to be big enough for a dining room and uptair to have another bedroom.
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Suggestions needed!!
I have a 1970's built house and the heating was upgraded about 4yrs ago it was also repastered but where the pipes for the radiators are there is no plaster and it looks a mess, the skirting board is 2" high. I would like some suggestions as to how to neated this up as its really dirty with dust, i thought about getting a…
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Decorating Quote
We've been quoted £5500 to strip, line and emulsion the whole house, they reckon it is 7 weeks work for one man, does this seem fair? Seems expensive to me!
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Kitchen Quote- Bath Area
Hi, I am extending my kitchen, and have a quote for fitting and supplying a kitchen from howdens- using a local fitter. I was just wondering if this price seems fair? The kitchen will be 3.9m x 4.1m Hamilton teak style-£4150 BASE UNITS: 300 larder x2 400 hl 1000 corner hl 1000 hl 600 hl 500 hl 800 pan drawer 600 oven…
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Please Help: Electric Quote -RCD & Sockets
We are in the process of updating our new house and would like to change our current consumer unit and add new sockets. We have had a quote for the following and wanted your honest opinons as I wasn't expecting it to be so much, although I may need a reality check: - Supply & fit a new split load consumer unit c/w RCBO's &…
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Replace damaged floor in bathroom
Hi all, I'm hoping you can help me. I'm going to be having some work done to replace some damaged tiles and some wood floor in my bathroom (shower was leaking d'oh). It's going to be done by a relative of someone I work with who's recently qualified as a plumber after many years as a builder. He's had a look and thinks…
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Changing three light fittings
Hope someone can help me...:confused: How much would be a fair price for someone replacing (ie, taking out the old and installing the new) light fittings. There are three. Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
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Plastering quote
I have stripped all my kitchen walls back to bare brick as the plaster was crumbling and blown. The room is an L shape with each leg of the L around 3.5 metres long. My plasterer has quoted £560 to render the walls using sand cement, waterproof, then skim. I'm not sure what he is doing re waterproofing, but assume that…
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How much to move a doorway?
Our new house has an extension added on at the back which is half the width of the house, but the entrance into it is on the far left which is really awkward for the next room. We were thinking of moving the door into the centre of the wall dividing the house and the extension. Obviously it's a supporting wall, and in the…
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combi boiler quote - variation in prices
I live in Kent, and am looking for the following work on a 4 bed victorian house. Replacement of an existing 8 year old, working, boiler and hot water tank, with a combi boiler. Key points - Drain and remove existing system - Fit worcester Green Star CDi Sedbuck - 12.7l/min - programmeable wireless room stat - 8 radiators…
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Kitchen quote - design, supply and fit
Hi all, I have a tiny gallery kitchen ( Wimpey house ) , only 1.6M x 2.6M ! I have just received a quote to completely refit my kitchen as follows - Supply and fit kitchen cabinets - 2 floor standing cupboards, 2 wall mounted cupboards, 3 box cupboards ( half height ) - Supply and fit appliances - free standing fridge…
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Plastering Quote
I'm waiting for a few quotes to come in for boarding and skimming 2 rooms (3m x 3m x 3.6m -approx 50m2 & 3m x 3.4m x 5m-approx 67m2) and also the entire hallway and staircases for ground floor, 1st floor hall and stairs up to 2nd floor (inc ceilings). I think all walls and most of ceilings will need boarding over original…
