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Archives for November 2017

Price for sockets in house
What would be a reasonable price per socket to pay for new electric sockets in my house please? Just standard double white plastic sockets.
New heating system
Im renovating a house for me and my family to live in. It's a 4 bed semi including a loft conversion which contains a bedroom and study. I'm putting in wet under floor heating myself on ground floor. The quotes I'm getting are for a new 40kw Baxi boiler, with new gas supply pipe on an easy 5m run from the meter. Upstairs…
Consumer rights
Hi, First time poster so please feel free to move! My husband and I are looking to extend our property, this was via a conservatory at the back of the house which was going to be 3 metres off the back of the house and all the way across the back, this included removing part of the rear wall to the house. We got a quote…
Laminate vs Solid wood fitting
I've recently completed on a flat that needs complete refurbishment and appointed builders to carry out the whole job - they have quoted for labour only and I am supplying all materials/furniture. I specified wood flooring in my enquiry and again in a more detailed job spec that I sent them following a visit to the…
Block Paved Driveway.
£12,000 for 42 square metres of brick, herringbone pattern, driveway at the side of my house. I've not posted full details here because they're far too lengthy but would anyone 'in the know' have a view on this ?
Adding electrics to garage
Hi All I want to install washing machine and tumble dryer in garage and there is no electricity in garage so for that i called in a local improvement guy who quoted me this, can you please check if this is realistic or off or way too off? The guy has agreed to put annew consumer unit in meter box and get new wiring in…
Cost for double glazed porch...
Already got the porch there (well roof, one wall, and a small wall on the other side (but its open if you know what I mean). So we'd need window for the one side and a new front door. I guess wouldnt need to do anything with existing floor (tiles) or walls (brick) What would be good price?
Requesting a boiler service, and actually getting one.
A couple of weeks ago, I called out a local firm to service my boiler, and after a ten minute visit, discovered that I had actually paid £50 for a landlord's safety check, not a full service. I'm not a landlord. I needed a full service, and to add insult to injury the lad who looked at the boiler left me without hot water…
Preparation work for kitchen
I have had a quote for some work to be done on the kitchen before getting a new kitchen installed which came in at £5445. I'm located in North London It includes the following (as written as it is all Jibberish to me) 2 isolation switches for appliances 3 RCBO 1 RCD unit 1 radial main 1 ring main 6 new double sockets 5…
New Ideal Vogue 40 boiler
Can I ask if this sounds reasonable? Current combi in the attached garage, straight swap to an Ideal Vogue 40. Remove existing boiler Install 40KW Ideal vogue high efficiency boiler Add cleaning products before new boiler installed New flue + flue extension Install new Magnetic filter Inhibitors added to central heating…
Extractor fan condensation (maybe) issues
Hi, I've had a bit of an issue with the extractor above my shower, I've made an assumption on what it might be but hoping to get a second opinion from someone more knowledgeable than me before I either tackle it myself or call someone in. I've lived in the property for 4 years and all has been fine until the last couple of…
installing mixer shower - £400 for four hours work?
Hello, I recently had a mixer shower installed where previously there'd only been a shower attached to the taps over the bath. I used a reputable company, but I'm concerned the price they've charged - £400 incl VAT - is a bit much. The guy was here less than four hours, and I supplied the shower. It was a little fiddly, in…
Double Glazing - too good to be true?
Earlier in the year, I had a company round to do my gutters, fascias and soffits. They were a small company, and after paying the deposit (on c/c) I was a bit anxious over whether going with them was the right decision, but the fitters turned up on time and did a good job (I watched them work and we've had no problems…
Woodburner quote
OK, firstly, I am happy to pay the price requested for fitting and kocking the wall down etc. However, I've just looked at the quote again, and see I'm being charged VAT on the supply of a woodburner. This woodburner already has VAT added to make it the price it is on the website that's selling it. This price is the price…
shed a log shelter lean too price
I am asking three tradesmen to give me an estimate for a 14 ft x 6 ft shed with a lean too log shelter at one side 8ft x 4 ft . I have asked for it to be tongue and groove and felt roof. The shed will slope to one side and the log shelter the other side rather than a pitched roof. What sort of quote would be reasonable for…
Boiler quote
Hi all, I know it's a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string', but looking to have a bit of confidence in what to expect to pay for supply and fit of: Baxi Duo Tech 28kw boiler and flue. Magnaclean Nest thermostat It's a replacing an existing boiler (which has gone kaput). It will feed 6 radiators in a small house (gone…
Boiler Replacement in Aberdeen
Can anyone recomend a heating firm in Aberdeen to replace a boiler,no pipe work needed,a straight forward swap out.
Swapping of Conventional Boiler to combi/change of shower, reasonable?
Hey folks so we not too long moved into our house, the boiler is an old glow-worm, obviously each has pros and cons, I'm actually used to a combi system myself,. Anyway we've had a few niggles with it, particularly central heating which doesn't work, can't find any info about recent services and my mate had to prize off a…
New Wirless Alarm Quote
Hello I've just had a quote for a new wireless alarm system and I'm not sure if its a fair Price. What do you think? Pyronix Enforcer control panel : 3 x Radio Contact 5 x infrared Sensors 2 x vibration Sensors 2 x setting/unsettling Fobs Total Installation cost: £813.88 + vat Plus £25.00 per Year for Mobile cloud alerting…
replacement inset gas fire
We have a Victorian fireplace with a feature flame inset gas fire. We have had it for over 20 years and decided to replace 16 inch tapered fire with curved front and manual control and coals. No idea of the make but the showroom has quoted £520 including installation (guy said it would take 30 minutes. Im not sure if this…

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