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please help! "friend of a friend" decorating quote
Hi, Please be gentle as it's my first post :D We have asked a friend of a friend to decorate our new home and i'd like to know if it's a good rate (mates rates?).........£1000.00 + £300.00 on materials. It's a small house and we helped strip the walls - he's already started work. Rough measurments are livingroom 12 x 12 2…
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Bathroom refurb quotation
I have received this quote and wonder whether it seems on the expensive side. Works include: remove old bath suite and shower enclosure and electric shower hide all existing pipework (due to new freestanding bath and semi-ped basin) fit new bathsuite and shower enclosure fit new electric shower in same place as old one…
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Double Glazing quote.
Hi, I've had 3 quotes to replace some large sash windows in a victorian house. Prices are all very close, but I have two choices of frames. WHS Halo Rustique with Planitherm energy saving glass or Kommerling with K glass Now I read here Planitherm glass is better, but I was wonder which frames are the better quality?…
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Quote for rebuilding garden wall - ok?
Hi all Have just had a quote to take down and rebuild a 7.5m garden wall in brick, including pillars. Height of wall is approx 80cm. Quote was for £1250 including removal of rubbish and all materials. What do you think? Any advice gratefully received!
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Electrical quote (to get Part P)
Hi, Trying to get a part P (sparks uncontactable after doing the work and gfriend discovered she needed Part P!) so had an inspection done and what follows is the problems identified and quoted to fix for £1000 + Vat. Recommended dual RCD consumer unit. House is a Victorian 2 bed terrace, with electrics pretty modern (ie.…
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Bathroom and En-suite re-fit
Hi, I'm based in the Midlands, we're after a new bathroom suite and en suite. The main bathroom is approx. 3.5m x 2.0m, we've been quoted for a 800mm wide bath, toilet and baisen and some wooden units along the bottom (2m wide including bath and baisen and toilet. Tiling 1/2 way up the wall, no flooring and a elctric…
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Altering a quote
Hi all - first post so be gentle! We're having two new patios in our garden. The guy we've contracted to do the work quoted £4995 for 48m2 of indian sandstone. This was about right given the other quotes we've had so we went ahead. He's almost finished but now claims that he needs another 3 sq m of sandstone as "it was…
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Kitchen installation - fair quote?
Hi, I've ordered a new kitchen. It's from Howdens so the carcasses come assembled. Kitchen is U shaped, 3m x 3.4m. Roughly 10 base units and 6 wall units. Worktops will be Iroko. I was quoted £900 for a dry fit - and will do the plumbing and tiling myself. I've got him down to £700 now, he's done some work for me before…
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New combi boiler quote. Fair price?
Hi all, We're looking into getting a new combi boiler system installed. We have a 3 bedroom house (2 adults + baby in about 6 weeks :) ). Two years ago, we got a quote from the same people to fit the new boiler in our bedroom where the current airing cupboard and cylinder is - their quote was for £2285 + vat. This time…
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Double Glazing - BIG savings tip
Hi, I had to share this, i've just saved over £1,600 on a quote for double glazing off the next best quote by getting them direct from the factory, all custom built, couldnt believe my luck, so just wanted to share, apparently they make the windows for all the big names, hope it helps :) http://www.cheshire-upvc.co.uk/
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System Boiler Quote
Hi all. I'm replacing a 30 year old boiler with a new system version. I've received 2 quotes and would like your opinion please: Quote 1: Vaillant 415 regular boiler. Replace current open expansion tank in airing cupboard with sealed expansion tank. £2600 total. Quote 2: Vaillant 615 system boiler (expansion tank built…
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Electrical quote (kitchen & outside)
Am having kitchen re-done. Currently it's stripped out (including no ceiling) and all plaster is be removed from the walls. This is a quote for sorting out the electrics in my kitchen and also fitting an outside light and socket. Located in Cambridge. Have been quoted £550 + VAT - Sound reasonable? Strip out the existing:-…
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Single storey conversion - 21650 plus vat!
I have just received my first quote for a single storey garage conversion rough break down of work as follows: Underpin the current foundations - add pitched roof. Convert existing garage into a playroom. Add a Utility room and small shower/toilet onto existing garage roughtly 2.518M by 3170M. Quoted 21650 plus VAT -…
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boiler replacement quote
hi there firstly can anyone tell me if worcester greenstar is the same as worcester bosch? We now have to have a new boiler as a matter of urgency after 5 weeks of problems culminating in the boiler being switched on by a well-meaning relative while we were abroad as they didn't realise the thermostat had gone. OH has seen…
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Quote for decking
Not strictly a "is this quote fair" thread since I've not had a quote but I'm looking for some pointers on how much it would cost for decking installation. Area is pretty level with only around a hundred millimetres or so level difference across the area. It's not next to the house and will be built on what is currently a…
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Outdoor tap
I've been quoted £70 to put in an outdoor tap. Does this sound right? The kitchen sink is on the outdoor wall, so won't need lots of pipe etc.
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Gates and Fencing
To remove existing fencing and double gates, and replace with 4 panels and a single wooden gate. £1765 plus vat. Surrey area. I think this is excessive. What do you think? Thanks.
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sent me different camera
i bought a fuji hs 10 camera from pc world buisiness for £99.99 + vat paid for it and they sent me an invoice stateing the model and its specs and price.when it arrived it was a completely different camera although they had taken my money.i looked on their website again and saw that it had gone up to £395.i thought it was…
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Building a garage ramp...
Hi folks, Him Indoors recently built a garage in our garden, but, due to the seemingly endless list of other tasks needing done about the place, I was thinking that I'd cough up for a general builder to come in and build the front ramp. Before I announce this magnanimous gesture ;) , I'd like to get a ball-park idea of…
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Hughe difference between roofing quotes
Hello, I'm in the process of getting quotes for a re-roofing job and I can't believe the massive difference in the quotes I have received. I have a four bedroomed detached house build around 1905, which still has the original roof in place. I've copied below one of the quotes I have had, but the prices quoted for the work…
