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New Windows
I've had a quote of £5000 for 7 windows - 1850 x 1250 (4 openings, 2 small and 2 large), 1250 x 1250 (2 openings, one large and one small), 2500 x 1250 (4 openings, 2 large and 2 small), 2500 x 1500 (2 small openings at top), and 3 windows 1250 x 1200 (one opening each, full window). The company is a small local one with a…
DEMANDING MOENY
i hired a solicitor for a court case. The solicitor just told me to transfer £250 into his account to show up on the day, which I did. There was no receipt for what i had payed. or an invoice showing what it is for. After court the solicitor asked for an additional fee? there was no contract, no discussion, no client care…
Is this a fair quote for fitting a 5 bar gate?
I've been quoted £325 to hang a field gate (already purchased) across my drive using existing posts and fittings and dispose of the old gate. This sounds a bit pricey to me, but I've never had a gate fitted before. Does anyone know if this is a fair price?
single storey rear extension - is quote reasonable?
after a few months of sorting out all the paperwork ourselves, we're finally ready to build our extension. we already spoke to a builder and we got a quote, I just wanted to check it's good value for money (in your opinions). We are talking a 6.6x4m extension (includes external walls) built with brick/block construction…
Live next door to a pub - scaffolding permission
Hello all, We've booked work with builders to get our loft extended. However, we live next door to a pub and the brewery wants to send a surveyor over to review the site before giving permission (or not!) to erect scaffolding. Our house is an end-of-terrace and the pub has benches leaning against our external wall in their…
Electricians and their prices! How much should this be?
Have just had a quote from an electrician to supply wire and install RCD units to the old consumer units, and to conduct EICR tests, on flats in a converted terraced house. It was a lot. How much should this be? Also, if doing two or three flats at the same time, how much cheaper? I'm in London by the way. Is it going to…
Quote dispute
I gave a company a quote for fencing a garden which they excepted by email. The supplier we cannot get hold of anymore and have tried. So we cannot keep the quotes price and have let them know to which we said we would get another quote from another company we use but timber has gone up so much over the time and we sent…
Garage Side Door Installation
Supply and fit PVC door (new build back door type) to back of garage. Including cutting hole for the door. Quoted £1,100...East Cheshire area This price sound ok?
£640 tiling quote, what do you think?
A tile has fallen off and some are apparently loose. I have a quote of £640 to re-board and tile that side wall area. He says the board is damp. We don't plan on keeping this flat if we can help it, so a 2-3 year fix would be sufficient. If we planned to stay ten years that would be different, we'd want a decent job done.…
DHL unpaid invoice for duty and VAT
OK so, apologies for the long winded post below! I am currently on maternity leave and before I went off alongside my career as a nurse I set up a small eco and handmade business. I made very little from it but it was going well so was good to experience what it was like. I didn't apply for VAT exemption as I wasn't…
Concrete pad Quote
I've just received a quote for a 10mx 3m concrete pad in our garden for £3000 is this good? It requires no removal of bushes or material as i have cleared this already only for some sub base to be applied then the concrete form to be created and poured. he has also included two days labour in the quote however i assume it…
Electric shower needing RCD - is this a fair quote?
Hi all, Just had an electrician round to inspect an electric shower as we noticed a fishy smell coming from the wall that runs behind the bathroom. This smell was initially noticed back in Dec/Jan and we had the electric shower replaced as the cable termination inside the old one looked like it was burning out. This seemed…
New Roof
Our semi's roof needs redone this year before winter/ strong winds. I've been unwell so haven't had the energy to get quotes in but know it needs done asap. Do I need to contact building standards to get a building warrant from the council before getting quotes i.e. flag up with them that I'm getting roof redone? Fingers…
I Don’t understand this price cap-help please
I am sorry if I am missing the point but I ( I’m my ignorance) thought a price cap meant.. that was the highest you may charge. Now my fixed price tariff ends in 2 weeks so I have to choose a new one, EON are offering Next Online v14 which charges Elec unit 39.59 kWh/standin charge 37.92 Gas unit 9.86kWh/ standing…

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