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electric cooker wiring and new fusebox
hi are these quotes fair (living in london) 1- electric cooker wiring - £40 (putting a cooker switch and doing 2/3 meters wiring) 2- New fuse box - £375....
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Induction hob Fagor
I had Fagor IFF-4R installed Oct 2009 and after average use 2 hobs on left have stopped working. I have been pleased with performance so far. FAGOR have quoted £ 177 for any repair. Is this OTT or standard rip off? Surely this product should last more than 2 years!! :mad:
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flat roof re-roofing
I have an extension with a flat roof and tthe roof has come to the end of its life. I also have a flat roof over a double garage that just needs re-felting. This means I have about 45 sqm which needs re-boarding and refelting and about 35 sqm which just needs refelting. I have been quoted 4800+vat for this. Does that sound…
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Structural Engineer - Should We Pay?!
We paid a structural engineer £510 last October to do a survey and drawings and report for a steel beam and velux windows (where the roofing joists would not be cut) as part of our building warrant application. Work has started on the house and the builder has found that the wall the steel beam was to sit on is not on a…
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Plastering job -
Have decided not to go with that quote now anyway - thanks.
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New Build Kitchen Electrical Wiring
Hi eveyone, I am having an extension done and a new kitchen to be installed. The builder has just informed me that the electricians have quoted in the region of 2.3k for the following 10 double sockets 10 spotlights installed in the ceiling 2 spotlights 2 outside lights f/s for cooker f/s for dishwasher f/s for fridge /…
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Hanging and Supplying 5 Interior Doors
Hi there I'm looking to replace 5 interior doors in my house, 3 moulded doors, 1 Fire Door and a Glazed Door. I thought about getting someone in basically do everything ie supply and fit them. I've received a quote for £990 from a local firm. This includes the supplying of the doors, handles, latches, hinges as well as…
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Varnishing doors + painting skirting boards
Hi I've been quoted £350 (excluding materials) for the following job: Varnish 5x new oak doors which are currently untreated Sand, repaint and make good 5x doorframes Sand, repaint and make good skirting boards in the following rooms:- Lounge (20ft x 12 ft - but only three sides have skirting boards), Bedroom (13ft x 10ft…
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wall problems
hi i need a ball park figure for the following work. its in the north west. Having had a structural engineer inspect our home, the gable wall is just a 'standing wall' and not really attached to the house very well. It is a design fault the stairs run up the inside of that wall. The wall is bulging out at the weakest point…
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Structural Engineer Quote
Hi all, I have seen that a lot of people have asked similar questions, but mine has a twist! We are planning on taking down a bearing wall (between Kitchen and Dinner) and are looking at getting a structural engineer to do the calculation. The one recommended by our builder quoted £350 (bit expensive but OK) £300 Council…
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UPVC Sash bay window and front door (The English door co)
Evening all We are looking to replace our front door and current metal windows (Unfortuntely no orginal sashes just nasty metal replacements!) with uPVC Sash windows for our bay at the front. We have been quoted a total of £4200 this includes: the bay window - 3 large panels - very good replica's of the orginal sash…
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is this electrical quote fair?
Im looking to get my house rewired, a 3 bed semi in surrey. I have been quoted 2 very different amounts, one at £2200 and one at £3400. It seems a massive difference considering they have quoted for the same work. They are both niceic registered electricians. I know it seems obvious to go with the cheaper quote, but I was…
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Part loft conversion
We have been quoted £5000 (we are in Merseyside) for a part loft conversion and are wondering if this is a fair quote; 21.45 m2 loft conversion works to include; * Fit new steels to support new floor for loft conversion * Fit new 150 x 75 floor joists to loft trim opening to allow for new stairs * Fit new stairs to access…
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quote for path & small wall
have been given quote for path & small wall along side house/garden, not sure of pricing for this so would appreciate opinions! details are: length of path - 8 metres, 1 metre wide brick wall - 4 metres 15" high path will be patio slabs have been quoted £200 to do this by builder who is doing a small extension at the…
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Pennine Conservatories Quotation
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Installing an unvented electric hot water cylinder
Hi everyone We've been quoted £1250 plus VAT to have our old electric hot water cylinder taken away and a new unvented one supplied and fitted. Does that seem reasonable? The cylinder we'd get costs about £450 ex VAT, so it seemed a lot of labour cost, given most of the pipework is there. Thank you!
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Heating and Water Pump and Valves Quote
Hi wonder if anyone could give me some advice please? I've been quoted £150 for a new pump and valves for my central heating and water system. This pump is located by the hot water tank and has pipes leading into the tank. Hope that explains what the pump is for! Is the above a realistic price?
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Loft Conversion Quote, Fair?
We've just received a quote for a loft conversion in our 3 bedroom semi-detached house in London. The quote includes supplying and fitting a new roof, staircase, windows, lights, bathroom and plastering/painting. Excludes the archetectual plans and council fee's. We have been quoted £30,000. Is this quote fair?
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is this quote fair
having some work done by a joiner plastic ceiling cladding with chrome inserts 3.2m x 1.5m plastic cladding to box pipes in hang 3 internal doors lay 23 square metres of laminate flooring cost £940 i live in central scotland i am supplying laminate flooring.joiner supplying all other materials including plasic…
