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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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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…
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Cost of upgrading 9 radiators to trvs, plus a bit of pipe work?
Just looking for a rough guide, have 9 radiators - all have the old style twisty knobs to control flow and want to upgrade them all to trv valves. 5 of them have a standard sized pipe going in at opposite ends, 4 have this weird thing where the valve at one end has two micro bore pipes going in and there is no outlet at…
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bathroom refit
had a quote for bathroom refit .£12-000 .this involes removing bath wash basin & shower unit & wc & radiator ,to be replaced by new shower unit ,wash basin & new wc all walls tiled & flooring & new radiator.thought this was a bit steep what does anybody else think .obviously i will be getting a few more quotes .tia
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New Windows in Tenement Flat
I'm looking to get some very old windows replaced and I'm wondering what I should be looking out for. I stay in the Southside of Glasgow and saw a 2 vans in the area replacing windows, so I called them for quotes. One is just shy of 7k, the other just shy of 10k. 9 windows on the 3rd floor and approximately 1m x 2.3m each…
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Loft insulation, half boarding out and loft ladder fitting
I am really struggling to get quotes for this. I have contacted so many people and only obtained 3 quotes. Small 3 bed semi in the south east. Current insulation about 50mm, I would like this topped up and around half the loft boarded, so I can store things and a loft ladder installed so I can access the space properly.…
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Oil to Gas Quote
Hi, The below is a quote I've received for an oil to gas conversion which includes five new radiators. Is it fair and what is the guarantee really worth if the firm goes out of business? Thanks in advance Quotation for the installation of gas heating with Worcester Bosch boiler New Worcester 30 KW 4000 Greenstar boiler…
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Helical bar and roof supports prior to purchase.
Hi All. Context: Homebuyers Survey and follow up structural engineer report have indicated some movement in the wall of the property we are buying due to failing lintels and some sagging in the roof due to unsupported ridge beam and purlins, along with ~70 missing bricks at the top of the gable wall joining the rafters. I…
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Builder added extra cost without disclosure
Hi all, Recently I've had my bathroom redone. The builder quoted that it would take roughly 7 to 10 days. It took 9. Originally he asked if I could help with parts of the job - removing tiles etc and prepping parts that you could do as normal DIY. I then couldn't due to injury, so asked if there was someone who could help…
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Bathroom/Kitchen redo
Hi all I am looking for some help about a quote I have received from Wickes and if it's fair and a couple of other questions - that will show my inexperience and naivety. For the bathroom with a new bath (whirlpool) and shower as well as new fittings and sinks and radiator it's around 9600 (including installation) For the…
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Quote for approx £3,500 for fridge-freezer cupboard and re-tilling...
We've had this quote to integrate an American style fridge freezer to make it blend into the rest of the kitchen. This will include a wine rack to one side and a cupboard above to maximise the space. The quote also includes removal of the tilling in the cooker recess and refilling this and the cooker surround. The quote…
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Double Invoice VAT
Hi, Any advice is gratefully received. Hopefully it makes sense I am having my kerb dropped for my driveway. This started with a problem neighbour, which escalated to me dropping the whole kerb rather than sections. I originally paid £1800 with VAT but then resubmitted to take the whole kerb. This came to £2600. My…
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Provisions fund / service charge
I am a housing association tenant with an assured tenancy. I have lived in my house for 29 years and on receipt of my new rent charges notice for this year I noticed there was a service charge added to my notice as well for the first time ever. It says it is for a provisions fund. When I called to ask for my information…
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The bathroom "fitter" with the best reviews is quoting by far the cheapest.
We have a small bathroom around 2.5m x 1.6m and we are looking for it to be completely ripped out and done again, including moving piping work. We got a quote from two general builders and they were charging just over £6,000 for labour. Another person is a "bathroom fitter". He spent the most time measuring things up…
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House insurance on barn conversions
Why do insurance companies base their quote for barn conversions on the date of the original barn construction, and not the converted building. The rebuild costs on a converted barn would be far greater than an agricultural barn, or am I missing something?
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Is this the going rate for patio works?
Hi - I’ve been quoted the below for works in our garden. The quote feels on the expensive side, however I have also seen comments in some historic threads about the prices of materials spiralling etc, so I’m unsure how this quote compares and whether it is on the expensive side, or whether I was being naive/unrealistic to…
