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How much to replace spotlights!
An "electrician" used to live in my house and put spotlights in everyroom! We are wanting to remove these and put ordinary light fittings in? does anyone have an idea how much this would cost? Also, taking the lights out is going to leave holes everywhere so would need all my ceilings replastering, again does anyone have a…
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How much to board out my loft (Greater Manchester)
Hi all I have just posted a question about loft insulation quote I've just had. My next question is: How much should I expect to pay to have my loft boarded out?. I am in the process of getting it re-insulated (hence my other post). The surveyors sheet for the loft insulation says: SEMI DETACHED, BUILT 1950. Loft…
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£99 for loft insulation (Mark Group). Is it worth it?
Hi all I have no idea whatsoever what this should cost. Here are the details: We have to take up and dispose of existing loft insulation. Semi detatched House Built about 1950 Gas central heating in house Here is what the surveyor has written on his sheet BEDROOMS: 3 AIRBRICKS: NO MAIN HEATING: GAS LOFT INSULATION:…
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Rentokil - £400 to get rid of a mouse?
We recently moved into a new house (7 year old bungalow) in the country. Yesterday I went into the utility room cupboard where we keep the big bag of dog kibble and a little field mouse ran out. I popped next door to the neighbours and they said that the previous owners never had a mouse problem (which I believe…
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Replacement Boiler quote
Yes, it's another boiler quote. This guy's been maintaining my old boiler for about 10 years now and seems reliable and fair TBH Not sure I should even query his quote-but I am on MSE! So: Remove existing gas combi and replace in same position with 30Kw Glow Worm High Efficiency gas condensing Connect to existing supplies…
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new boiler
Got this quote wanting to replace our g rated bax boiler as gas bills are far to high to supply and install Worcester 24kw high efficiency a rated heat only boiler to upgrade gas line to boiler to flush heating system to fit 14 trus to system to reister boiler with gas safe total 2144 what do you think?
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Leaking Conservatory Roof
Hi I have Baltic Pine conservatory which was erected 5 years ago. It leaks in several places and I contacted a local builder who could not see any obvious reason for the leaks. He suggested he removed a row of roof tiles and cleaned out moss etc. for which he would charge £150. As there is no guarantee this will solve the…
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Replacing sash windows cost
Sorry yet another window question... We are replacing our old wooden, single glazed sash's with new one's, the main reason being we live on a busy road and they leak noise like anything... So want to get double acoustically glazed units....hoping for a big impact! :) So work is to remove old woodend sash's and boxes (don't…
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Building plans
I am looking to convert a barn attached to my house and need plans for planning permission and building regs.What sort of figure should i be looking at for this service?The first quote i have had is £2600 less VAT and planning,building reg fee's. I am new to this so have no idea what a fair price would be or a cheaper way…
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Laminate fitting
We have had a quote for laminate flooring in our downstairs from Carpetright. The cost to fit is £470 which is £10 per sq metre and they are confident this will only take 1 day. Is this a reasonable price or is it worth buying the laminate and getting someone independent?
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Soffits, faschias, guttering and roof!
Recently our guttering collapsed with the snow, and I called in a good local roof man to sort it for me. That has been done, but.... The soffits (or is it fascias) are completely rotten, which I can confirm. He tells me that the gutter will not stay up long in bad weather, as the supports are screwed in to rotten wood. We…
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Plastering a 3 bedroom EOT - Bromley Kent
Hi, We had a plasterer around today and he quoted £3,800 plus vat for the following 1.Skim all upstairs walls and ceilings in two double bedrooms and one single bedroom 2. Re plaster walls and ceilings in bathroom 3. Skim landing walls and ceilings and down the stairs. 4. Skim hall downstairs(onw wall only, the other has…
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Excessive floor tiling quote?
I have received a quote for my bathroom floor to be tiled, I just wanted some simple white tiles put down and my bathroom is 3 metre squared. For labour costs only I have been quoted £200, this to me seems really expensive. I am based in Essex.
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cost of building on a flat roof
hi all, i've just joined so hope i'm in the right place. i have a bog standard semi detached house with pitched roof. it has a ground floor, flat roof extension on the side built at same time of main house. it's 6 metre x 3 and half metres. i'd like to have a 1st floor extension built on it. with a pitched roof to join the…
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splitting gagrage to make utility
Hi all, Looking for ball park figures for taking an approximately 8ft slice off the back off the garage to make into a utilty room. The garage is currently accessed from the kitchen, so would need a wall building up, with doorway into remaining part of gargage. Plumbing for washing machine, vent for dryer and a double base…
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Why must getting double glazing quotes be so painful?
Hi all, I have been attempting to get sensible quotes for replacing the extremely old dg units at my folks house. They need to replace 7 windows & a set of French doors. Today I had a very refreshing experience with a local firm i.e. they didn't try & make me sign up today, sign up for the finance deal, try to terrify with…
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Block paving driveway
I was hoping I could get some advice on an estimate that I have been provided for block paving a driveway including a few extras. The main question being, does the estimate sound fair? The estimate is based on 'basic' materials i.e. standard blocks for the paving and standard fence panels etc... * Laying a block paved…
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Quote to removal and install a new bath
I have been quoted £200 to remove and replace a new bath. This includes replacing a few tiles and sealing it up. The bath is fixed on three sides. We will provide the tiles and the bath. Does this sound reasonable? Or about right?
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Wooden Windows
Hi everyone, been looking through the forum for ages , and sorry its another window question, i am looking to replace my 4 front house bay windows ( 2 up 2 down ), with wooden double glazed units, typically each bay is 5 panels ( 50cm wide and 150cm high), i will not be going to national companies , but any idea roughly…
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Painting/Decorating quote & Serial Payments
Hi All, A quick question. Quoted 2400 for total stripping/lining/painting of walls and ceilings in 4 bed, dining, living, kitchen, hall/stairs/landing, woodwork throughout (frames, skirtings, etc) and radiators using Dulux products. Paid 500 at request in cash after stripping done (for materials and stripping). Now have…
