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Rewiring quote
Hello all, Long time lurker, first time poster! I have received a quote of £1,700+VAT for a complete rewire of a two bedroomed house in Essex - this is my first home and I've never had work like this done before. Is this a fair quote? It includes a new consumer unit, four new sockets and white plastic accessories. Thanks!…
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Fair quote? Double glazing (G2S)
I'm in the South, and have just received a quote from G2S (if anyone can offer any reviews about this company, please let me know). 5 x windows (energy rated 'A'), plus back door (simple type - half panelled, and half glazed), plus fascia & guttering for one side of a small extension. All incl. of VAT and fitting: £2,442.…
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multi-fuel burner installation
Just had a quote for insulation of multifuel burner which includes a stovax stockton 5 stove. stove. flexible liner 7 mtrs, double skin 2 mtrs (as chimney stack has been truncated in loft) granite harth and supply and insulation in end terrace house. £3,300 all in!! seems quite expensive to me? any assistance on this? ms
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Rendering & painting the bottom half of the front of a middle terrace?
To re render the bottom half (up to the bedroom windowsills) make good the upper part and paint the lot plus door and window frames on a small two bed victorian terrace. No sides or back. Just the front. (3 good sized windows and a front door.) Does £2200 seem reasonable?
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pvc double glazing
Hi there, Just needing a rough idea if these quotes are ok..its a standard fit..no fancy framing and all that. 1 window 1500 x 1500 2 x windows 1500 x 1200 first quote £2800 second £2600 Thanks for any help! x edited to say just had a quote from another firm for £2036...but I have to paint/stan the sills etc....thats more…
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Dropping a kerb quote
Want / need to have the kerb dropped on the pavement in front of our drive, got in touch with the Council who have a list of contractors I can use. The Council charged £66 for inspection on top of whatever the contractor charges for the work. Had one of the contractors quote me last night at £700-750 for the job. Now Ive…
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Sash window refurbishment quote
How does this sound? I'd appreciate your opinions. Not all windows are the same size but the majority are 1m x 1.4m Thanks in advance - Andy
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Want a laugh - bathroom quote!
I posted a while back about our 2 metre square bathroom. You guys thought £3.5 - £5k would do it nicely. It needs clearing back to plaster, skimming, usual plumbing for bath with shower unit, toilet and sink with small vanity units and full tiling with tiled floor. We had a designer round and told her our budget was £5k…
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Zenith Porch quote... urgent- he's coming back!!!
after having my ear bent off for the last hour+ the salesman (after a "call with divisional") got the quote down from£11k to £4.8K and we have to have the board outside for 8 weeks (whatever- not bothered) but this is the first quote we have had for a porch, standard... door, window.. 90cm x 1800cm? the product did look…
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K rend 4 bed semi - Liverpool
Hi, I've had a quote of £5,600 for K rend on a 4 bed semi in the Liverpool area. The quote involves taking off the existing pebbledash down to the brick, base coat(s) and krend top coat (but the scaffold hire is extra - about £400). The area to be covered is c 100sq.m. I know K rend is a bit more expensive than a cement…
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gas installation ni
I live in a 2 bedroom terrace in the greater belfast area and I am thinking of changing my central heating from oil to gas. Can anyone give me a rough idea of what this would cost?
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property management charges
We have a studio apartment that we rent out and the management company are charging over £1000 a year - they have no web page - only noted on companies house where the registered address is apparently their accountant - they do not have an office but work from 'home' - they do not show how they work out their charges e.g…
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Paving / flagging quote
Lancashire Quote of £1600 for paving an area 24 square metres, includes breaking up old tarmac, removal from site, supplying and laying plain concrete flags, 600mm x 600mm, for pedestrian use only. Presumably on sand bed. This seems a lot of money? Am I being tight?
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Window Quote by Anglia First Home Improvement - help please
Hi, We have had a deal offered to us by Anglia First Home Improvements for 10 windows, several larger windows. They quoted us £9,800 but as they want to use our house to advertise their windows they were going to give us a discount meaning we would pay £6,800. We got him down to £5,650 but don’t really know if this is a…
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ferroli domicondens 24kw £1.2
Can anyone give advice? Desperately need a new boiler. Am planning on selling the house hopefully next year, so only need something cheap and cheerful that will pass any home report rating. I can't afford anything amazing. Have been quoted £1,200 to install a new ferroli domicondens (b rated boiler). Will be adding…
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make good of brickwork for new windows
Hi, Not sure if this is the right forum but I really appreciate some advice. The window company charged £7,200 for supplying and fitting 3 bay windows, a kitchen window, a bathroom window and 1 window for small bedroom, UPVC, double glazed. They damaged the brickwork around the window frame area when installing the window.…
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Re-pointing 1930s terrace
Just wondered if anyone could give some advice on the probable cost of re-pointing front and back of 1930's brick built terrace. I'm waiting for a couple of quotes and don't really know what to expect so a rough idea of a reasonable price per square metre would be very helpful. Blackpool area, NW. Thanks
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Dealing with kitchen fitters/electricians
I am trying to find some tradespersons to rip out and install a new kitchen, decorate, and do the electrics. I am working to a budget and made that clear to the tradespersons who came round. I was very pleased with the quote from the fitter/decorator, but not with the quote from the electrician. I am not going to go into…
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House rewire quote in essex
Hello thank you for taking the time to read this post. Basically myself and my partner need a new consumer unit in our house as it is ancient. I have had an electirican around this morning and on further investigation the house is not earthed. The guy recommended that we need a whole house re-wire and he showed me why,…
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Total House Renovation
This is my first post on this area of MSE forum. I have to totally renovate my house - full rewire, new central heating and hot and cold water storate and boiler and radiators etc. Lots of pastering. Knocking down walls and new kitchen and bathroom and downstairs loo etc. I gave a written speck to each company giving lots…
