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Buying a "fixer upper" and I just wanted to run some figures by you?
Please? We have seen a house that we really like - it is a "fixer upper" to say the least and we have a list of jobs we would need to do. The price of the house is very negotiable we are told - its been on the market for a year - the mother passed away and her children are selling the property so its empty. It is a 3 bed…
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Replace central heating system cost ?
We're in a 2 bed bungalow with added conservatory. Currently, we've a Baxi back boiler single pipe system. Any ideas of a ballpark figure for ripping the lot out and installing a modern system ? Or is leaving the boiler alone as it's working fine and just replacing the radiators and pipe system an option ? Would that be…
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British Gas Combi Boiler Quote £4,740.01!
Am I being ripped off? (it feels like it) British Gas came to quote for a new Combi Boiler the other day. Ps my house was built in 1981 (so is modern), 2 bedrooms + 1 "box" room, standard semi. I thought 2-3 grand maybe. Nearly fell of the chair when the sales guy added it all up! £4,740.01! Yes, then penny may have pushed…
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Central Heating Quote
Hi We are buying a house that needs a new central heating system. We currently have an old back boiler system, and water tank, etc.. We have been quoted £4,000 for eight new radiators a Worcester 30CDi and new pipes where they can be seen. The heating engineer also said he would tile and fit our bathroom and downstairs…
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Plastering quote
It's been a while since we last had plastering done but the quote I got today has really shocked me. The quote is to plaster 2 rooms including ceilings one is 12x11 (about 7t high ceiling) with a 7ft x 4ft window and a fireplace to plaster around (2 razor beads required)and with one door. The other is about 15 x 12 with…
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Guttering Quote - £300?
I have been quoted £300 to replace my guttering at the rear of a Victorian house with 6 inch guttering (there is an overflow problem) including brackets and a 'hopper' for the downpipe... Does this seem fair? Thanks
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electrican to change fuse box?
how much does it cost to renew fuse box and to put in extra sockets is there a standard charge per plugsocket
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How much to make a window?
I've seen a house for sale, but the bathroom has no window. It is on an outside wall but it's end of terrace so I guess they just used the same plans as the inner terraces. There's no windows at all on the outside wall. How much would it cost to have a window put in? I believe the wall is brick and cavity. I know I don't…
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How much to fit a door ?
How much would it cost to hang a door ? I have the door ( solid pine ) and all handles /hinges etc
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Electrics into shed ?
Any ideas how much I should be paying to get electricity run through so that I can have light and a power socket in a brick built shed that is only a few feet from the house ? Thanks !
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Kitchen refit
Just had my kitchen done by son of an acquaintance. Workmanship was excellent. Got a quote in advance for materials and fitting (labour £850)of units, also for laminate floor and fitting (labour £280) which we were happy with. However he did not give us a price for tiling wall areas. We bought the tiles and adhesive etc.…
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Quote for loft conversion
Hi, Has anyone else had a loft conversion done recently? We have been quoted £42000 for a loft conversion, this includes 3 dormer windows, we will end up with 2 new bedrooms, measuring 14 foot by 11 foot and 11 foot by 11 foot, and a bathroom in the middle. The quote is for all work, including fitting the bathroom, but we…
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Replacing old gas boiler
Hi I've asked engineer for a quote for replacing old gas boiler and 7 radiators and was given the quote £4000. The reason they said is that a vertical boiler and cost of the boiler itself it's almost £3000. If asked for move a boiler to upstairs and put a horizontal they've told me the price will be almost the same. Is…
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Quote - Repair & replaster bathroom
I've just knocked down an internal wall separating our bathroom and upstairs toilet with the intention to bock up the old doorway to the bathroom and make it a bigger bathroom. The wall have had all the tiles and wallpaper removed and are pretty uneven so I got a builder in to quote for blocking up the door and…
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Secondery Double glaze window smashed
A bottle smashed my window which is single glazed 22" x 34" then a gap of 6" then another glass panel in a slider.I think this is secondery? How much am i looking at to replace glass and labour Cheers
