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Is this fair please?
Hi, I have a quote for £159.00 for replacing my immersion heater supplied and fitted. Thanks.
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Bathroom installers in Northumberland
Can you recommend or are you a bathroom installer who works in the Northumberland area? I live in a large town.
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Quote for installing a new toilet
I posted on the DIY thread last week about part of the flush valve breaking off which prevented the toilet from being flushed. Anyway after a few days of flushing it using a bucket, I got a plumber round to fix it. He said that everything in the cistern needed replacing & it would be 75£. Wel,l it was installed, the charge…
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FTB - Install 6 x Radiator and 1 x combi Boiler
We are buying a 1970s 3 beds semi and this house is in the status of 1970. no change since then lol Therefore, we need radiators and combi boiler. We received some quotes, they were £3000 - £4000 initially. Then we invited the cheapest plumber coming around to check, after that, he increased his offer to £4150 from £3000.…
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Remove copex flue liner
Hi, We have been quoted £200.00 to remove flue liner and put a chimney pot back. We are in London Is that about right? I was thinking it would be less.
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Bathroom Relocation
We have got a downstairs bathroom,but we swooping it upstairs and bring 1 small bedroom down,bathroom is exactly over the exsisting bedroom. Just wonder who much a plumber would charge to do Fit new shower enclouser,electric shower,toilet,sinks taps ,wall and floor tiling and all assosiated work I am from stoke on trent…
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Conservatory quote
Have had a couple of quotes for a conservatory, the size would be 3.5 x 3.5, one wall would be brick, the others 60cm dwarf walls with door. One company that is a member of the DGCOS has quoted £9500 incl, planitherm glass, 35mm openheat guard polycarb roof, they have said (when asked) that cavity trays are not necessary…
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Howdens.....Glendevon White Kitchen units
Does any1 know how I can view the prices from Howdens for their Glendevon white kitchen units? I do not have a trade account with them so they wont give me any prices.
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Upgrading radiator in one room
Hi everyone, I've been looking for quotes from local plumbers to upgrade the single-sided small 800mm x 600mm radiator in the main bedroom (big room) to a 1400mm x 600mm double-sided radiator (3x the output in heat). The quote I've received so far is £350, that's for the new radiator and thermostatic valve, draining the…
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Chimney stack repair and gable end repointing
We've just got a quote for repairing 3 chimney stacks and repointing the gable end - includes replacing perhaps 40+ weathered (spalled) bricks and installing, if needed, chimney vents (all chimneys are capped and there are no internal vents). This is for a 3-storey Victorian house. It is £4200, of which £1200 is for the…
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Rewire
Hi folks. In the process of getting lots of quotes for a rewire of our 3 bed semi. Quote includes, the rewire, new consumer unit, a few new sockets, kitchen fused spurs and lighting and an extractor, and lights and extractor in the bathroom as well. First quote came back as £4k :eek: Second has come in at £1.7k (inc VAT)…
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Buying and selling stairlifts - Handicare
In February 2011, my 88 year old Mother who has dementia bought an Age UK Handicare stairlift (without consulting me) and was charged £2450. She has no idea of the meaning of money. The machine kept breaking down and she lost confidence in it to the extent we have had to move her away to sheltered accommodation. We no…
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Quote for a vertical bind
I need to replace a vertical blind which is 7ft at one end, reducing to 6ft at the other, and is about 6 ft wide. I have been quoted £200 for a pvc blind, and £143 for a washable one. We want pvc but am not sure how competitive this price is, thanks
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Quote to plasterboard a ceiling
Hi all, very quick question, I'm near swansea in S. Wales, I've been qoted £120 cash to plasterboard a ceiling, the room is roughly 4x4 meters with a chimney on one wall. No skim just fitting the boards. I've taken down the old ceiling and supplying the materials, does this seem like a fair price? thanks,
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Plastering quote...
Im a plasterer and i gave someone a quote yesterday, and i think they thought i was winding them up... They are ripping down the old lathe and plaster ceiling and de nailing it. My quote for a 6m x 5.5m ceiling, 20 odd plasterboards, screws ( which are the most expensive things in the world!! ), insulation, tape, plaster,…
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Worcester Greenstar Junior 24i Boiler
We have a small Worcester Greenstar Junior 24i boiler which seems to drain the water out shortly after the system is filled using the filling loop. I suspect it's probably a faulty pressure relief valve? It has also been making a loud whirring noise prior to the above fault. How much should we expect to pay for the repair…
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bathroom window
could someone tell me if £384.00 a fair quote for a bathroom upvc window, size is 1090mm x1020mm it will have 3 panes, 1 large , 1 three quarter and a small one at the top which will open. glass is 28mm thick it will be white on the inside and rosewood finish on the outside and will be fitted with a shootbolt, price…
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New windows - what to choose!
Hello! I have just had a small tax rebate and want to put the money towards improving the house. I've had some work done already this year and (in my mind) the dodgiest bits now are the window frames. They are wooden with 6 small panes in each. They can't be improved much because they don't make such thin double glazing…
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Anglian Windows Limited dirty tricks
A salesman came to my home, sober, quiet guy. Hey! I even complimented him on his non-pushy manner. He left me with a quote for Anglian Windows Limited double glazing. Couple of days later his boss rings, offers me further reduction. I raise the question of a porous concrete sill, would Anglian take care of that in the…
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Replacing front door..
Would be interested to get idea of labour cost for replacing a front door. I know the door I want and will buy it myself unless the joiner can get a better price. I'm not interested in nasty PCV installations - it's a wooden door in a terraced house in London W13. There are also minor repairs needed to the wooden door…
