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Boiler replacement
Had a quote of £3400 to replace a Worcester 24CDi boiler and 6 radiators plus change one to a towel rail and replace an electric shower with one fed from the mains. Cheshire. Price includes cost of the radiators and shower and Baxi boiler. Is that reasonable?
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Annual Boiler service Quote
Hi All, I have been quoted £70.00 for Annual Boiler service by a local company. is this a good quote? Thanks Shoaib
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Paint and wallpaper
I live in a 1901 through terrace house, I'm looking to getting all the walls and woodwork painted in my: HallStairwayLanding Including painting the woodworkAnd getting the two walls in the bathroom wallpapered. I've just had a quote which includes the paint but not wallpaper and it was £3600 I was not expecting this but…
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Double glazing quote
Look at getting double glazing for whole house and have got several quotes, however are not sure of what to make of them. There is a huge variation in prices and we are honestly a bit stuck of who to go to. Quote is for: 4 windows upstairs (2 larger ones with 3 openings, 2 smaller ones with 2 openings) 3 windows downstairs…
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Basic roof repair repair cost
Hi We've had some roof tiles fall off from recent winds (4-5), they are not broken. What would you typically expect to pay for this? Also the black lining that's below the solar panels that's glued on has came off from one side and needs to be glued/nailed back on. Midlands area. So far one quote for £250 seems quite a lot…
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Price comparison sites - ZPG - Confused.com
Confused.com have issued a notice to users that ownership of the company has changed to ZPG, who is turn are also the owners of Uswitch and Money.co.uk (they include Zoopla in their stable as well).With the consolidation of ownership the value to consumer of these sites becomes questionable when there is no longer…
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Painter quote check
I was quoted 3-4 days of work for painting the walls + ceilings + trimmings (all 2 coats) in reception room (3x4 m), hallway (2.50x1 m), kitchen (2.5x3 m) and small bathroom. One man working for 100 GBP/day. Does that sound reasonable?
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Marathon bathroom refit
Is sixteen days a reasonable amount of time for two people to fit a new bathroom (inc, ripping out old plaster, dry-lining, plastering, retiling floor and half walls, underfloor heating, new extractor fan in loft). The fitters were working odd hours - sometimes they'd do a whole day, sometimes 9-2, sometimes they'd turn up…
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Replace soakaway with drainage field
We have a septic tank that feeds into a soakaway. The soakaway needs replacing due to end of life. We’ve been quoted about £6k (with vat) for a 50m drainage field with a pumping station (including power and trench). Does this fair or expensive? Thank you.
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Mastic job - shower
I got a quote for removal of old silicon and application of new one around shower tray and enclosure. The size is 1200x800. I am being quoted £280 by a handyman including materials. I am based in Greater London, just outside of London postcode towards Kent. I struggle to get quotes so nothing to compare to. Is that really…
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Removing two structural walls
We are wondering if this quote is fair, please can someone advise... The back of our house has a kitchen, dining room and second living room, we are wanting to remove the central walls to the three rooms to make one big room. The SE has been out and done the drawings. The walls that need removing are effectively a T shape…
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Electrical sockets/lights quote
There is currently 1 socket down one side of my bed. I'm looking to change it to 2 lights and a socket on either side (different from current location). I've been quoted: Supply & fit new double socket points in master bed
wardrobes x2 £120.00 Fit only lights in master bed wardrobes x2 £120.00 Supply & fit 2 new light…
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Job paid and completed Contractor chasing VAT
Hello I had a Vat registered Ltd co do building work with all written quotes etc etc. Final invoice was sent and settled once the job was completed. A month later (after they have rectified a few hick ups) they have said they made a mistake their side by not charging VAT on one stage of the payments and I owe them £500 VAT…
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Immersion heater repair
Hi all, I don’t have hot water in my apartment and have had the following quote, if anyone could advise if this is fair I would be very grateful. Thanks Cylinder fault: No hot water Diagnosis: Catastrophic failure of fused spur supplying power to immersion ele-ments, causing a power surge which has damaged the Immersion…
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Replacement Garage
I have had a quote to replace a small garage, converting it into an office (with electrics fitted) for £6,000. To me, this seems fair (was expecting around £9k). I sometimes think a low quote rings more alarm bells than a high quote. The same company have also quoted a silicon render of our house (3 bedroomed detached,…
