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Archives for August 2008

New Boiler - is this a fair quote?
I need a new boiler and have been quoted as follows by British Gas. Can anyone give advice as to whether this is 1. a fair price and 2. all work entirely necessary? Install ME bonding £121.90 Fit filling loop (sealed syste) £18.95 Valliant EcoTec Pro 28kW high efficiency condensing combination boiler £1286.53 Condensate…
Cement Rendering - Scotland
Hi All, I'm hoping for an expert opinion on some work i'm having done. I've recently built a double garage using dense concrete block, the total surface area is around 50 sq metres. Having tried my hand at DIY plastering in the past with less than idea results, i decided that rendering the building was a job best left to a…
Replacing back boiler with conventional
Got a quote for replacing a Baxi Bermuda back boiler with a conventional boiler (Ideal Icos HE18). This includes: Removing old boiler, installing new one in kitchen, new hot water cylinder, new programmer and thermostatic valves on 5 radiators. £2670 excluding VAT, £3150 including VAT. First quote. Is it reasonable? Good…
Moving Radiator Form One Wall To Another....
Hi I am in process of purchasing a 2 bed flat in london. I went to view the place a few days ago and i was thinking of moving one of the radiator in the front room from one wall to the opposite wall. Unfortunately my DIY has alot to be desired (hopeless), would this cost alot to do, rough estimates? and is it a big job?…
Conservatory Salesman price!
We have just had a man from Anglian to give us a price on a conservatory, 5.4m width x 2.7m depth. Started at 24k, then summer sales discount to 18k. Eek! Then said if we took finance would discount to 16k. No way I was paying those interest rates, then we got the 'if you sign today' which my OH said no way but I was…
Back boiler upgrade £2800
I live in London, in a 3 bed terraced house (1 bathroom) and have been quoted £2800 for un upgrade of my old Baxi Back boiler behind firepace to a combi Worcester - Bosch 25si with 2 years warranty. New pipes will be fitted, removal of old water cylinder and boiler will be installed where the water cylinder is. Plus water…
Re-roofing quote advice required
Hello all, I have been in my property less than two months, and I had a roofing specialist come in to give me a quote for doing repairs on my chimney stacks and flashings. He did a full assessment on the internal and external roof and advised that the problem with my roof was much more severe than I originally thought. He…
Boiler replacement £2200 ??
Does this sound about right? Remove, supply and install a worcester 30 si greenstar combi boiler. Thanks
Double glazed door & side panel
Hi everyone, I would be very grateful for any replies/advice. I want to replace my current front door - not very secure/draught-proof - with a double glazed door. At the same time I want to replace a glass panel to the side of the door with double glazing - it is currently plain glass & not very secure, & is also at the…
Back boiler to Combi £1850
Hi there! Just looking to get your thoughts on a quote I have had to have my central heating done. Old ancient 'Baxi' back boiler to come out, piping etc to be replaced. Local tradesman, said he was looking at Vokera Compact high efficiency boiler. This includes three radiators (just standard, nothing fancy). I live in an…
Job £5000 ... Builder wants £1500 deposit ??
Hi Folks. I'm after a little advice .. i've had job quoted at £5000 & the builder comes highly recommended by next door neighbour. I've had the quote in writing but when phoned to accept quote he wanted £1500 up front deposit before starting ..... Is this normal practice or do i need to be wary ??
Kitchen from MFI
I got dragged to mfi by the mrs today and ended up ordering a kitchen for 14k oven hub 729 washing machine 549 fridge freezer 549 sink 199 extract fan 229 11 units 11000 fitting 1620 had to pay 10% deposit then after a year i hav three years to pay the full amount interest free. I can cancel within 7 day. Is it a good deal…
blocking up an internal doorway - North Wales
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give a ballpark figure for the cost of blocking up an internal doorway, and creating another? This is to move the entrance under the stairs 90 degrees- currently it opens out into the Kitchen, but this is incovenient, as it take up a lot of space in an already small room. By blocking…
Quote for fixing boiler
My boiler has broken down (a standard heating one, Potterton Nettaheat Electronic 6/10) and engineer has been to have a look and says it's the control unit that needs fixing. He's quoted me £144 (including VAT) for new unit and £100 labour on top. Is this a fair quote? Literally have no idea at all, and if anyone reckons…
Damp Proof Course needed
I have moved back into my old house which I had let out for 2 1/2 yrs. During the tenancy my tenant complained of damp so I had one wall 'covered' as a temporary measure as another company said I needed a damp proof course and this would involve hacking off all plaster and once work complete would have to be left for six…
En Suite Quote
I am looking at fitting an ensuite in my master bedroom. there is none at the moment I have been quoted £2800 + cost of suite, the quote includes: 8 sq. mtrs of studwork (no plastering or finish) 5 sq. tiling saniplus door 10mtrs of foul drain bring hot cold feed from 8 mtrs I think its a bit OTT, what do you, job is in E.…
Conservatory
We are thinking about having a conservatory built to give us a bit more space/get away from kids! We would particularly like it to have a glazed roof rather than polycarbonate so it seems the usual Wickes/B&Q DIY options are ruled out. Does anybody know of any alternatives to the big double glazing companies? My OH is…
Bathroom re-tiling quote
We live near Croydon on the outskirts of South London and need the slate tiles pulled from the walls of our bathroom in our loft conversion as they are too heavy for the walls and the movement is causing all the joins to constantly crack. As a result we want the shower screen, radiator, shower, toilet, and basin taken out,…
Radiator fitted for £170
Hi all, we are doing up a room for my son to move into in preparation for the baby due in Ocotober. We are replacing the central heating radiator as the old one was tatty and not very efficient. We need quite a big one as it's a big room. We looked in B&Q and they had something about the right size for about £70. We got a…
How much to put window in garage? - Bedfordshire
Hi there. We had the front of our Garage converted a few years ago, using the first third of it to give us a large hallway. We now want to convert the remaining garage area into a gym. We have someone lined up to do the floor, walls and ceiling but we need to have a window fitted to comply with building regs. How much can…

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