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Archives for April 2012

Weatherseal - £5000 for a garage door
An elderly relative signed up to have a garage door fitted by Weatherseal. The door has been fitted (badly in her opinion - it leaks) and she is now looking at a bill for just less than £5000.00. Does anyone know if this is the 'going rate' for a basic garage door. As far as I know Weatherseal are a reputable company so I…
Hole in the wall Gas fire with additional work - Deposit and Payments?!
I am on the point of accepting a quote for installing a small hole in the wall Atina HE (Kinder BFM) gas fire - I've checked the business out and the engineers. The work will include changing the flue liner (5m of liner), a plate and an adapter, rubbish removal, 'building sundries' (may need a new lintel) plus removal of…
Fascia Work
We are looking at getting the wooden fascia sanded and painted on our house as they look a bit pants. We have been quoted this: "To fix faulty gutter, treat and fill any damaged fascia and soffit , sand and apply one coat of undercoat and one coat of white gloss. .... £ 890 " This is for a semi detached new build 3 bedroom…
Cost for lining 2 chimneys - excessive?
Hi, We live in an edwardian semi and I've just had our chimneys swept and smoke tested prior to installing 2 fireplaces (one gas fire, one solid fuel). During the smoke test, the smoke was coming into the loft and was also coming out of all four chimney pots (2 pots are for the front and back rooms dowstairs, two are for…
Replacing Kitchen Taps
I've been quoted £60 by a plumber to fit replacement kitchen taps (single hole mixer). Fair or too much ? Thanks guys !
Valliant Ecotecpro28
Just wondered what people thought of the price: remove old back boiler,fire,tanks and cylinder fit valliant ecotecpro28 boiler in kitchen with 5 year warranty new radiator valves Honeywell roomstat New gas from meter to boiler fit new gas fire £1650 - 500 grant =£1150 fitted new radiator in lounge add £120 ,all new £500…
Combi boiler swap & extras...
I had a quote of £850 for the following... Fit Glow Worm Betacom 24 Supply & fit.. Magnetite filter, Inline scale reducer, Inhibitor, Analogue roomstat Remove 1 x small radiator Register the boiler with Gas Safe Supply & fit 4 thermostatic radiator valves All fittings piples & cables. I am supplying the boiler, clock &…
Jet and Replace old drains
I have recently bought an old house that is due renovation and the first thing we need to do is fix the drains. as the property is very old the drains are still clay so will need to be repalced. I have spoke to a few drain companies and most will not give me a price without jetting the drains for which they will charge me…
Conventional boiler - £2800
Quote from Help Link; Worcester Bosch Greenstar Ri18kw, moved to the loft, inc. boarding the loft, fitting a light and loft ladder, 10 year warranty subject to annual servicing, 2 years interest free. Anyone think this is reasonable for Hampshire.
Full double glazing quote
A little bit of advice would be good. I'm looking to replace all of the windows and the back door in the house. I've just had a visit and quote from Everest to act as a guide for other quotes. Basic details are below: 1) Lounge window - PVC-U Casement, 240cm wide x 150cm high, Energy saver plus sealed unit, golden oak…
water supply bonding in a semi-detached hosue
is £120 a fair quote? ta
Fence And Gate Installation
Hi, Need x 4 6 x 6 fence panels, x 5 concrete posts, x 4 concrete gravel boards, and a 6 x 3 gate. I'm in Hertfordshire, phoned a guy today, and he quoted £700 all in ( Did say they'd be better quality fence panels than standard overlap ones ) Does £700 seem like a good price ?
Composite Door and Windows quote or DIY
Hi there, I've received the quote below to replace our front door, back door and window and patio doors. The windows need to have Rosewood/Mahogany affect on the exterior, which I've been told adds £'00s to the quote? This quote seems quite high to me - any advice would be great. I've also looked into the DIY Glazing…
New Boiler Quote
Hey all My boyfriend and I have recently moved into our house. It has one of the back boilers which must be a fair few years old as it has not been keeping us that warm in some rooms. We also had radiator leak and cause damage within the 1st week. due to this we have decide to get a new boiler and most probably new…
Plumber fitting 7 trvs to radiator
How much would you expect a plumber to charge for fitting 7 trvs to radiators. Plumber gave me a price which includes the TRVs
Electricians - what would you charge to fit 7 Mr16 recessed lights?
I know everyone will say should have got GU10 fittings but I could not find any I liked. I've got Aurora Mr16 fittings http://www.screwfix.com/p/halolite-twin-halogen-adjustable-tilt-mr16-silver-recessed-multiple/68197 I have gone for Mr16 5w LED bulbs. I've bought the bulbs form http://www.simplyled.co.uk/ their new nxt…
2 prices for an extension that are so far apart!
Hi all, we're getting quotes in for an extension to the back of our house, single storey, 2.75 meters wide x 4.3 meters long, mono pitch roof, 2 windows, make a very wide door a little narrower and supply and fit new door, knock a window through to make a doorway between existing building and the extension (dining room and…
4 new window frames
Just watching the rain running through my front windows this morning so am going to get a quote for some new ones! Safestyle are coming later today to measure up - does anyone know if they're any good? I'd really like to know what is a sensible quote to replace the following sized windows? Living room front - 980 x 880mm…
high quote for electrics in garden?
We have just received a quote of £1800 for having electric supplied to a shed and summer house in the garden which to us seems very high. Is this expensive or are we just naive where electrican prices are concerned? The quote includes: -Supply & Wire supply to shed via 10mm SWA cable. -Supply & Wire of 2x 4 way consumor…
Tesco Chloe recliner sofas?
I saw these in the tesco catalogue.It's a black leather 3 seater recliner for £449. Anyone got any experience of these? Thanks, Tom Edit: Sorry but i've put this in the wrong forum, can mods please move it. Thanks.

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