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Loft Insulation + Hatch & Ladder + Boarding
I've had a survey and quote by what seems to be a large and reputable loft company, will be hopefully getting one or two more firms in to quote, but would like to see how it compares more widely too. House is a semi-detached, in SE London. The loft was measured about 54 m2, is boarded but has no insulation. Access is with…
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Pitched roof ridge quote?
Hi there Repair pitched roof leak. Small leak, cement on the ridge has gone, needs uplifting and repointing. Terrace house 4m width.Concrete tiles and ridge. No other works apart from removal/disposal and any tiles if broken. I'm getting quotes for £500-£750 I reckon it's half a day's work. Does the above quotes look…
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Solar battery and extension of solar system
Hi total novice on solar and was after some advice please. I currently have a 3.2 kwh solar system installed about 10 years ago under the older FIT system. I’ve been looking at a battery and our electricity usage is 1966 kwh and obviously looking at the future of energy provision. I’ve been quoted £7700 for a 5kw lithium…
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Quote for creaking floorboards
How much should I expect to pay to fix creaking floorboard small landing upstairs? Is it a carpenter/joiner for the job?Thanks
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Engineered oak flooring fitting
Hi, I've been quoted the following to fit approx 80m2 of click floating engineered oak flooring in herringbone pattern. This is for the whole ground floor and is to be laid on a ply base (already done) floating. Underlay £400+vat Fitting: £3300+vat This actually works out more than 100m2 of the oak flooring lol Is this a…
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Decking quote. seems very low. advice please.
hi and thanks for reading. i had a quote about 2 months ago for a new decking it was a fairly big company and they quoted 5800, i had a guy come round yesterday and hes just emailed me a quote for £1650 plus (£200 for waste removal but he said thats a rough guide.) the quote says. Your decking area measures approximately…
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Trimming conifers
I have been quote £800, £990 and £1250 to trim 2 feet off the top and tidy up the front and sides of my conifers as well as removal of the waste. 1 day 1 guy and the £1250 included scaffolding hire. The trees are 3 meters high and roughly 60 meters in length as it surrounds the property. This is in East Anglia
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Quote for external doors
Hello, Carpenter has quoted £2800 for Installation of two external doors and frames-Remove existing door frame to front and back-Remove doors-inspect door opening and prepare for new frame-install new frame to front and back (back with fanlight window above approx. 100mm)-hang new Oak external hardwood doors with heavy…
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Combi boiler estimate
I have a 20 year old boiler with a separate water tank. I am thinking of putting as new combi boiler in. Quote is just shy of £5k. It seems a lot but I need a new bigger gas pipe and all the old stuff is being removed. Given the boiler is about £1k, and say £500 parts, is £3.5k excessive for 2 days work? Thanks
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Repointing London
Pointing is failing on my 3 bed 1930s mid terrace. I’m told it needs lime mortar repointing. Have been quoted £11,000 for the rear and side elevation to be raked out and repointed. Is this reasonable it was a bit more expensive than I imagined? See photos below.
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Flat roof replacement
Hi all, We've had a quote for replacing a single storey flat roof which works out at £250/sq m. They've included for replacing the underlying boards, fascias, flashing, 'treating joists' (but not repair as unknown if necessary) and waste removal, as well as the new EDPM covering. Is all this extra stuff sufficient to push…
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Outbuilding in garden
Hi, We are thinking of getting someone to build an outbuilding in our garden. I have had someone who measured up the place and am awaiting a quote from them. What should I expect? We live in Leicester.
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Quote for installing TRVs
House I just bought in SE London has 11 radiators and no TRVs. Was thinking to get some installed to help save some energy in winter. Got a quote for £700 to fit them, including the cost of Drayton TRVs. Does this seem reasonable?
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Flat roof quotes
I'm going to share the verbal and written quotes i got for repairing a front porch and pay combined flat roof (call it 6sqm) and rear flat roof on brick shed (5sqm). Both with concrete sub base. Outer London. First company - no quote provided in the end as they were booked a month out. But told me for a start 15yr warranty…
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Bedroom and Hallway Quote
Hi all I wanted to get your thoughts on the below quote. We live in a small- mid-terraced house in London which we are getting refurbished. The below is for a hallway, down and upstairs landing and a bedroom. Hallway - 1m2 downstairs and probably 3m2 in total for the upstairs landing. There are 14 steps, to give you a…
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Home renovation costs spiralling
We bought a home, aware it needed work. A year ago, we drafted plans with our architect who gave a cost projection of £50k minus VAT, whereas our builder estimated £66k minus VAT. I had set aside £60k and aimed to save an extra 10k as a safety net. After saving the extra, we revisited the builder. Given the time lapse, the…
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Gutters cleaning and window cleaning
Paid somebody who knocked on the door to clean gutters and windows for a competitive price of £130, 2 semi. He did ask £50 for gutters only and if doing it with neighbour will be cheaper .When he left noticed he only cleaned the outside of the gutters, no way of knowing whether he did clean the gutters when challenged…
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Underfloor heating quote
hi all, I was just wondering what the hive mind thinks about this quote -£120 per square meter for installing underfloor heating. The total quote for fitting underfloor heating(without materials or screeding) is around £10k. If we need the floor screeded then it’s about another £5k on top of that. I am in central Scotland.…
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Painting hallway - thoughts?
My folks have had a quote for their hallway, I'm concerned it's a bit too cheap. South East/London zone six 'Standard' sized 3 bed semi Painting hallway and landing - ceiling one or two coats, walls two coats, minimal if any filling required Banisters currently varnished, will be sanded, primer, undercoat, two top coats…
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Timber Composite Door for new front door
Any experience with Timbercompositedoors.com ? Or any recommendations for central Scotland? I'm getting huge variation in quotes and it's making me nervous. I got a different company, that I will not name, to quote first. They are local-ish in that they do a lot of work in the area (they're Scotland-wide) First company…
