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Bathroom Thoughts please
My old bath has cracked which means that it is time to replace the bathroom suite. Sounds simple? The bathroom is very small - about 4 feet by 9 feet (9 feet tall) and the walls are lath and plaster (100+ years old) and the problem is that when we started to strip the wall paper is that the plaster was just coming off with…
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Help with Howdens Kitchen Quote
Ive had a quote from Howdens but not sure if its good or not, can someone have a look please, its the "Waltham" Kitchen, would there be room for more discount ? Thanks
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Bathroom refurb quotes - Kent
Hi, can anyone help re quotes to install new bathroom, and any views on my suggested bath etc. Room 2500 x 1950 mm Work as follows: Remove existing bath suite Remove existing wall tiles (half tiled) Remove existing flooring (tiled) Remove box under window Make good walls where necessary Install new shower bath and shower…
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URGENT underlay/gripper rod advice
carpet fitters arrived at my house to fit a carpet, I am at work so mum just rang. firstly they had a fit cos ive taken all gripper rods up in lounge, ive got a red quarry tiled floor and they said they thought it was concrete and it will be virtually impossible to renail the grippers into a red tile floor as they would be…
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partitioning lounge
we want to split our very long lounge into two rooms so we need a partition wall that about 3m. Then we need a new door fitting in the corridor Any rough ideas of what this may cost as we have no idea
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Kitchen makeover
Hello, I have a quote of £3060.00, plus VAT, so basically just over £3.5K to makeover my kithcen. This will involve keeping the existing units, just putting new cupboard doors on, taking off the pelmets or whatever they're called that go on the tops and bottoms of these units and putting new ones on that match. It also…
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Architect quote
I have a quote from an architect to design a small two story extension on the gable end of my house in Northamptonshire. He quoted £750 + VAT for design and preparation of all drawings and documents required for planning permission, included a full site survey. Then a further £650 + VAT for drawings to support building…
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#new combi + 12 radiators quote#need help plz
Hi, I have just been quoted £4250 for:> Valiant EcoTech 937 (or something) or Viessmann Boiler 12 Radiators Double with thermostatic valves all pipe work I have option of 12months interest free What do you all think? Alien
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HOw much to fix a gas oven?
Recently moved into a house to find the oven of the gas cooker doesn't work. There is a flame (yellow) but the overn doesn't heat up and I think the flames are supposed to be blue (and probably bigger!). After a bit of searching on the internet I have discovered that I think some of the holes the gas comes from are…
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Blcok work/ render single storey flat roof extension
Hi there We live in a terraced property and are looking to build a 15m2 single storey flat roof extension on the back of our home. The work would be block work/rendering. Could anyone provide me with a ball park figure on how much this would cost for both the interior and exterior. The work would involve knocking down a…
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Boiler external thermostatic/control?
Hello im after some advice/quote We currently have a Heatline compact combi boiler that was fitted by the previous owner of the house, the house also has no thermostatic controls just TRVs on the radiators. So i wanted to know if its possible to have a walkround control/thermostat fitted to out boiler so we can control it…
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Bathroom
A little late as I've accepted the quote as the guy is a friend and I know I can trust him and his work, I'm just concerned that he might be a bit pricey, so I'm just looking for a bit of reassurance! It's a bathroom. I've got tiles halfway up the wall, the guy is putting plasterboard up over the the other half so it's all…
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Rentokil damp survey says I need all of my home's ground floor, damp coursed
I live in an 80 year old end terrace. Living in it since March 2006, damp has always been shown around the skirting boards on the wall dividing us and next door, particularly under the stairs in cubby hole. Got a free survey done today from Rentokil and they diagnosed that the whole ground floor of my home has no damp…
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Cost of repair and painting wooden windows
I haven't got any quotes yet but would be interested if anyone knows how much it would cost to repair my wooden windows (have chunks of wood missing :o ) and in need of a good paint afterwards as well. I have a bay window, 4 'normal' sized windows and 3 smaller ones (half the width).
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Aerial Amp and fitting
I live in a 8-block communal flat. We never had much in the way of TV channels using the aerial provided. We got Sky in but have to pay extra for just about any channel. I've got a quote and was told we have poor reception on 2? We need a new aerial that will be just for us. The signal is poor so will need an amp too. To…
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Fan for an Ideal Classic N40
Hi Folks I am currently waiting for a quote to replace a fan on the Ideal Classic N40. I would appreciate a rough guestimate as to what to expect he is gonna quote. For supply and fitting. Also, The engineer came and got the current fan going by drowning it in WD40. So at least we have a working boiler which is buying me a…
