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South London garden quote - fair?
- Clearing and levelling (not massively overgrown as we've chopped it all back, but very uneven) - Fencing: approximately 15m inc two gates - Patio: 4x3m and 10m path to end of garden - concrete slab and 6x4 shed - shade resistant turf: approx 7x3m £3500+VAT (reckon six days labour) South London
Full Re-Plumb Of Dilapidated House
Just want to get your guy's opinion on how much we should be paying for re-plumbing a 3 bedroom semi-detached house in the South-East. The house is completely dilapidated with everything needing replacing. No carpets so access under floor boards is dead easy. We have received a quote for just shy of £13,500 from a plumber…
Quote for rendering repair/lead flashing in roof
Hi guys :) Can anyone tell me if this quote is in the right ballpark please? Bear with me as I try to explain as best I can. I live in a little Edwardian terrace that has raised parapet walls on the roof on both sides (about a foot & a half in width) marking the edge of the property on the roof between us and neighbours.…
Quote
Morning all, I am in the middle of getting quotes for the house I am about to purchase. Would you mind giving your opinion on the following costings? I live in Herefordshire if that helps.... 1) To remove rotten existing porch roof and build new flat roof with felt and UPVC facias ............. £390.00 plus VAT 2) To…
Dark door bell for PVC door frame
Hi I am hoping that you can give me some advice. I am trying to find a reasonably priced door bell and the ringer unit for my PVC front door. I need one that is dark as the door is rosewood and sticks onto the frame with pads. It needs to be wireless, but I have been told as is going on PVC it needs to be 200m range. I…
reslate price
Hi Just after a bit of advice, had a quote of £2200 inc vat for re-slating a standard terraced house (with breathable membrane, tantalised battens) including scaffolding back and front... We are based in East Lancs, Do people think this is a fair price? Mike
Which new boiler (Edinburgh) and is this insurance settlement reasonable?
Our Vokera combi boiler that must be 15+ years old has decided to burst its heat exchanger - the local service company organised by our boiler insurance says its beyond economic repair. They have stated that the cost of repair would have been £634 is this a fair amount - it seems quite low given that the first estimate for…
Flat roof
I have a flat roof on my property which is now about 16 years old. It started to leak a bit last year and we did some repairs but it seems that it has now come to the end of its life as i have just walked into my son's bedroom today (he's away at uni) to discover a very damp carpet! Obviously I am going to get a couple of…
Peter Cox / Damp Works - how much can I negotiate and is the price fair?
Hi I recently received a quote from Peter Cox for some damp works. I won't type up the full list, but the gist of work to be done is: - Replace 6 wooden lintels with concrete - Rip up all floor boards - Viqueen/Concrete solum - Lay new floor boards (cheap ones - chip board?) - Spray timbers around house and in loft -…
Extending loft hatch & adding a ladder
I'd like to be able to make use of our loft to store boxes of stuff we never/rarely use (Christmas decorations, scrapbook and old stuff, possibly some books etc.). Thing is, the hatch i currently only just big enough for a person to get through; maybe 2ft x 1ft max. - boxes just won't fit through. Just wonder how much I…
Bathroom fittings?
Hi there, Basically renovating the entire home bit by bit, starting with the bathroom. Got an excellent bathroom and kitchen builder who I used for my mums home, and will be using him, keeps fair costs. I just am in need though, of a retailer for bathroom fittings, in particular picking my shower/enclosures/taps/basins,…
fitting chimney cowl
hi I have been hearing a lot of wind noise coming from our chimney. It also makes the rooms very cold due to wind coming in. a roofer just came around to have a look and has recommended fitting two cowls to ease the problem. two quesitons. 1) is a quote of £150 incl parts and labour fair? 2) does cowls really make a…
Installing an electric shower
This would be a brand new installation, not just putting a new unit in place of an old one. There is certainly a mains water pipe under the bath, and loft access (although I don't know what the situation is with the electrics in that regard). What sort of price region would I expect to pay? Would it be cheaper for me to…
Bathroom floor tiles and shower screen
Hi We've had a quote to have the lino in our bathroom (2.24sq.m) taken up and tiles put down (we'll be buying the tiles), together with installing a new shower screen (again, which we buy). The quote is £620 including taking the WC and sink pedastal out (in order to tile the whole floor) or £520 to do it without removing…
Replacement garden fence
I need a rotten fence and posts removing and disposing of, and a new fence putting up in its place. The length of the fence is about 30 foot and the fence I'm thinking of going for is a 6ft close board fence. I've been quoted £500 incl. VAT for this with wooden posts and gravel boards, and £700 incl. VAT for the same fence…
Range Cooker - Pipe Work
Any idea roughly how much it would cost to change a gas pipe? We are looking at a new range cooker and the back of it is different to the one we've got, so the existing gas pipe would need to be moved slightly down the wall:rotfl:. Thanks!
Roof flashing quote
I've had 6-7m of lead flashing put back in place on the top of my roof. A new gap was ground out and old lead re-used. I've also had 2m of new lead put in, extending the area covered by lead, also by grinding out a gap. No scaffalding was required. The work took one man 6 hours. I think the new bit of lead and materials…
Replacement gutters
My gutter is leaking into next doors house. We've had it cleaned, but he said it was rotten and needed replacing and so I need to get it sorted ASAP as next door are getting annoyed, understandably. It's a mid terrace, wooden gutters either side. 4m long. I called 2 firms who came out Friday - first said that plastic would…
Tiling bathroom ceiling
My bathroom has no windows, and I have a problem with ceiling paint yellowing due to damp. I want the ceiling tiled (white gloss) so that I do not need to keep repainting it. Ceiling dimensions 7ft9in x 4ft10in. Quote: £190 inc labour and materials. Is this fair? I live in London.
£2,900 for acrylic worktop 4.8m length
Moved house, and kitchen is over 20 years old and filthy (e.g. worktop is nailed on at the back with nails showing!) So need a new worktop and kitchen. Length is 4.8m for worktop and I'm trying to not have any nasty joins that will collect dirt for the next 10 - 15 years. We've been quoted £2900 :eek: for an acrylic…

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