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Openreach telegraph post inspection for tree removal
We’ve contacted Openreach to come out for a site visit as our Ash tree needs to be felled owing to ash dieback. No longer safe. The telegraph pole behind the wall of our back garden is host to many lines (fibre and copper) of which there are 15 that cross below branches. Our tree surgeon has advised that wires will need to…
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Cracked concrete lintle above upstairs window
Am having house re-rendered and the guy doing it has said that there is a crack in the lintle above an upstairs window - we have been able to see a crack running down the wall towards it for some time, not massive and it is just in the render which has been removed but he says the lintle itself has a crack. He says that if…
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kitchen quote doubled?
HI had an instore quote of £6-£8k for installation. Had a survey come around and it's now almost £15k. This is for all removal of old tiles, cabinets, etc, replastering the ceiling and 3 walls (one end is open into an already done dining area, the other has a large window and a door. New electric lights, removal of all old…
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Landscape Gardening
My garden is about 90sq ft. The landscapers who have quoted for the work have varying timescales impacting their quotes. We want to completely replace the patio paving using a good concrete base to suppress weeds. We'll also pave the short alleyway at the side of the house. Also completely replace the lawn with new top…
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Electrical work in a bungalow
Hi, ive just had a quote of £560 from a local electrician to remove the old mains board and replace with a new metal clad RCBO mains board with surge protection and also to upgrade the 16mm tails with 25 mm tails. And also, £120, to install 2x bonding conductors, one for incoming gas and one for incoming water supply! This…
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Garage Roof Repair/Flashing
Hi all, Looking for some advice here. My house has a retrofit garage in which the roof isn't properly sealed to the wall (like that since we've been here). Had 2 quotes for a job with lead flashing ranging from £650-£750 which would include some brick repointing at the back. Does that seem expensive? Picture of roof…
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New fence quote
Hi everyone, please could you let me know what you think of the quote we have received for replacing a boundary fence at 20 meters long? Dispose of old fence, prune any hedges and plants prior to new fence fit new posts (cost shared with neighbour) attach 6ft overlap panel fence £1600 with 50% deposit required (is this…
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Carpet fitting quote
Evening all, Please can you tell me if the following quote for carpet fitting is accurate/fair. It's the labor side that concerns me. Since we've sourced the carpet and know the costs it's confusing why they are saying it's more than we calculated (I know it may be a tad more to allow for wastage) I'm concerned they are…
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Quotes for Replacement Roof
Hi All, I am looking for some advice on the following two quotes for replacing a roof, that comprises of a part flat roof. What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance. Quote 1. Roof replacement - including flat roof: £9440. Flat roof - 2 millimeter underlay with 5 millimeter charcoal finish - 25 years guarantee.2 rolled…
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Radiator take off
What kind of price would you think is reasonable for a plumber to take off a radiator and then come back at a later date to put it back on (for decorating purposes)?
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Council tax
Our original park home in South Wales was in Band A in 1979. Currently it has been banded as a band C. When an appeal was made to the council regarding incorrect banding, was told "well all other similar properties are banded the same. When my local MP was questioned, after making enquires was informed that all the banding…
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£1400 to do BUS grant paperwork?
Hey all, Very (very) long story short, we've been working towards getting our 1930's house properly insulated and a heatpump installed. We finally found an installer who we like, who understands what we want to do, and who can work with an insulation guy to get a correctly sized HP and have everything installed at the same…
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Plumbing and Pipe work for downstairs toilet quote
Morning all, we have a utility room that sit beneath our bathroom upstairs, we are wanting to install a downstair toilet, We have a door to the outside and was planning to dig
the floor up for the soil pipe and tap into the existing soil pipe outside. But
due to the work required the plumber has said its will be easier to…
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Comparing Two Roofing Quotes
Hi All, I'm in the process of buying a house and I know the roof needs some significant repairs. I thought as there isn't much life left in the roof and it looks poor, now was a good time to change it. It's a bungalow, three bedrooms, with a large dining room that was extended, extension consists of a flat roof. Jobs to be…
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Replacing shower cubicle
I have a corner shower cubicle in my small en-suite, it's old and the frame has warped so need to get it replaced. Ideally want to get a slightly bigger one so will need a new tray and to extend or replace the tiles. Existing electric shower to be kept (capped off then put back on if re-tiling needed). I had a plumber to…
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Repairs to soil pipe joints and gully
This is a victorian terrace, so combined sewer system. The soil pipe has been CCTV surveyed and has found that there were two displaced joints within about 1m of it going underground adjacent to the house. The same company have proposed a 'no dig' repair where I think they essentially apply some sort of plastic to the…
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Kitchen supply and fitting
Hi all, looking at completely gutting my kitchen and starting again. After reading lots of threads and lots of horror stories I've been speaking to a local DIY store who have been around for 75 years that nobody seems to have a bad word to say about. Before I give them the go ahead wanted to check there is nothing raising…
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Complete new roof.
Not me - asking on behalf of (older) friends who are normally quite savvy, but..... 4 bed house with a dorma window (nowhere near London or South East) They were concerned about mould in their bathroom, so asked a local builder to have a look at it. He promptly declared that their whole roof was on the verge of total…
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Changing our mind on flooring
Hi - long story short, we needed our ground floor leveled urgently before our kitchen was installed but hadn’t decided on a floor. we went to a local flooring company who quoted us for the a floor and materials (as a placeholder until we chose one) which we’ve paid for at £4000 plus fitting seperately. we have had the…
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Cost if window shutter
Does anyone know the cost of tier on tier window shutters that open down the centre of the window and fold back into the recess? We live in a typical terraced house and the total window size is 103cm wide and 165cm drop. This is split into two windows half way if that makes sense! Photo attached of the kind of things I am…
