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Cost to replace shower- £760 excessive?
Hi My parents want their shower sorting out as it is leaking like a sieve and many of the tiles have blown! They've decided to go for waterproof shower wall panels/boards instead of tiles and will be replacing the tray, shower door and shower. A plumber I have used before and who does a great job has quoted £760 in labour-…
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Worcester or Intergas
Hi Our current boiler (a WB Highflow 400) which was in the house when we bought is coming to the end of its life. We have had quotes from 2 independents, both in the Leamington Spa area. 1 quoted for a WB 34CDi and the other for an Intergas 36/30. Both came in at around the £3k mark (see below). Can anybody tell me if the…
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budget for a extension help
hi looking for some advise - currently buying a house and alot of the houses on road have a 1st floor extension above a flat roof garage. It wont need to be demolished. Looking for some rough figures to put a bedroom/ensuite in so i can work out mortgage: 4.8 x 2.33m, approx 11m squared (edited) Pitched roof 1 door off…
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Composite Door with Frame
Hi Just wondering if this quote sounds about right? We have an arch at our front and the original front door for the house inside the arch which we going to keep but we looking for a composite door Double rebated with an aluminium low threshold as well as the frame around it which will have additional glass on the sides…
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Flooring quote
Hi all, Our living room and hall both have carpet that could do with replacing, I was looking at wood flooring as a bit of a lasting investment. Firstly the rooms, the living room comes off the hall and I wanted both rooms laid as one (no door bar) the house is still quite new so the walls are all nice and straight and the…
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stove fitting and chimney lining quote
Hi, we have so far had 2 quotes for lining the chimney and fitting a stove as well as issuing a hetas certificate. As it's the busy time of year I'm keen to get the work booked in so I would appreciate any comments on the 2 quotes we have so far or if it's worth waiting 3 weeks for the 3rd person to come out and do theirs.…
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Fair quote for replacing Ideal Classic boiler?
I'm looking to replace an Ideal Classic Boiler. I live in London, does this quote seem fair? (The price includes the actual boiler Vaillant eco tech plus 831 HE) • Isolate and drain the existing heating system and remove the boiler and all controls • Isolate and drain the existing hot water storage cylinder and remove…
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landscaping quote
Getting my back garden slabbed and got a price today from a guy. its to level out back garden and lay 30m2 slabs and build retaining wall 30m2 textured buff slabs + 6 steps retaining wall 6m was quoted £2200 Does that sound ok
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Combi boiler Quote? & Best Model
Hi, ive had a quote for 3 boilers Baxi duo tec 40kw £864.6 + VAT 7 yr Ideal logic plus 35kw £738.95 +Vat 7 yr Worcester 38CDI £1051.27 + Vat 5 yyr This is just for the boiler not fitted etc I have approx 80m2 underfloor heating 2 x showers, 1 x bath, 4 x bedrooms with radiators & 2 x large towel radiators I need it to be…
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Washing machine refit
Hello, We have a washing machine in our kitchen, and want to move it to a room just off our bathroom so that we can put a dishwasher in. The room off the bathroom has capped water pipes, and an electricity socket, but no waste outlet. We had a plumber round who's been good in the past to see how much it would be. He said…
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Kitchen layout wrong
Oops wrong forum, sorry.
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Painting quote
Would be interested to know if this quote is fair as there's a difference of opinion in my house. To paint living room (13'6 x 12'4). Painter reckons it will take 2 1/2 days to do job. Chimney breast has recently been re plastered (new stove installed) so there is obviously more work involved with a mist and white coat…
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Chimney Inspection Quotes
Hi all I'm brand new here so hope I have posted this in the correct place. I've just bought my first home and need to get the open chimney in the front room swept and inspected. I know the chimney has not been used for the last four years, but I don't know if it was used before that. I have contacted several sweeps where I…
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Boiler Advice Please?
Hi We have been looking to replace our old boiler and have had a number of quotes all around the £3000 mark. Three of the quotes we received are for the same boiler - Ideal Logic 30kw Plus system. One has offered the choice between this and a Worcester 30CDI Classic. The Classic will cost us £300 more. Is it worth the…
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quote for sash window repair & draught proof
Hello We have a large sash window in our 1890s end of terrace house halfway up our staircase (where the staircase turns inward into the centre of the house from downstairs) (so the sash window repair man can stand on the semi-landing of the stairs and fix the window from there) which needs a repair job and draught…
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moving ceiling light fitting quote
Hi all We're in the process of decorating our sons room, which currently has two ceiling light fittings in random positions. So. We want to shu them both down andhave a new one placed in the centre of the room. The ceiling is being plastered so work is getting done before and after this. We've just had our first quote…
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Having trouble obtaining quotes for extension
Hi I've been having problems obtaining quotes for my single story double width extension (4m x 7.5m) for my 1930s detached property. It will be under permitted development so no planning permission is required. We exchanged contracts early August, and by then we had a architectural designer draw up a couple of design…
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Architect wants extra for 'working drawings'
Us and our terraced neighbours want ground floor extensions doing within permitted development dimensions. The architect had already submitted our neighbour's plans so agreed to do our plans for £500 plus the £86 council fee. It's basically a copy and paste job on the architect's part. He sent us the drawings and they…
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Kitchen Quote - advice needed!
Hi all, After a little prevarication, finally decided I am ready to crack on with replacing an awful kitchen that came with the current house. So, path of least resistance, wandered into home base and a week later, have a design I am happy with (broadly) and a quote. As an advisory, I always expected to get r*ped walking…
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Wooden Sash Double Glazing Quote
Hi We currently have single glazed wooden sash frames in our recently purchased flat which are in disrepair and would like to replace them with double glazing. We live in a "Conservation Area" (but not a listed building) within Glasgow so are not permitted to have the more widely available uPVC windows for any front facing…
