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Wall plastering quote
Hello, I have a problem with raising damp and have been given this quote. Is it fair? I am new to this so I need advice, thanks 🙏
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Garden wall rebuilt.
Thanks for any advice. Looking to have my front garden wall replaced, it is a retaining wall which is only one brick thick. Needs to be a 9" thickness. It is 7m long and 1m High. Quotes around £5000. Quite a bit of earth will need to be removed as well. Is this price about right for south Oxfordshire area.
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Move pressurised cylinder to loft.
As above, from kitchen to loft, boiler remains in kitchen. Almost directly above, but has to go through bathroom needing the s/a bath to be moved temporarily for access. I assume it includes any strengthening require. Quote is £3,500.
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Replacement storage heaters (electric only flat, no gas supply)
Hi all, Just had a quote from a company to replace two of my old storage heaters (living room & master bedroom) plus a small-ish electric radiator (small bedroom). I was interested to hear some opinions on whether the quote is fair and whether it could be done for a bit cheaper. Property is a ground floor flat, electric…
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Rewire quote - 3 bed detached
Hi all, really appreciate feedback on this quote. 3 bed detached. Derbyshire. Total = £5280. 15 way hager consumer with spd (surge protection device) and all new supply cables from meter location 4 x sockets in all rooms Pendants to all rooms Smoke alarm top and bottom of stairs Heat alarm kitchen and co2 alarm to boiler…
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Flooring quote
It's £2k for 12mm laminate in living room (approx 4m x 5m), bottom of hall (about a 1m by 1m) bedroom around (2.5x3m), and carpet in box room, stairs and main bedroom and top hall. In North of England, if that helps. Everything provided and fitted apart from the carpet underlay
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Replacement consumer unit and testing
We want an overview of our aged electrics and asked a couple of electricians to quote for testing and potential work. Both said the consumer unit has no RCD protection and needs replacing so they would quote for that at the same time. Only one has quoted (after chasing for 2 months) and it is more than we had expected but…
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Kitchen Installation Cost
Currently looking to get a new kitchen and looking for some advice! Initially got a quote from Wickes which was about £9000 for the kitchen itself and £5000 for installation (with their in house installation service). Then I got a quote from Magnet which was £8000 for the kitchen. She gave me the details of some fitters…
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Chipboard floorboards replacement
I need to get the chipboard floorboards replaced in a bedroom and hallway as they are creaky and uneven. The total area is 18sqm or less. The first guy I got in quoted £2450 which seems excessive to me. I'm awaiting other quotes but they are just taking a while to get back to me. I mentioned that I was more interested in…
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Replacement Gullie on side of the house
Hello! Tldr: £1,500 for a replacement gullie (old one was clay), including lifting and replacing some paving slabs. We had some surface water pool around the gullies from our bathroom - a company came and attempted to flush the blockage but said it was knackered after trying to no avail. It's an old clay pipe which we had…
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Loft conversion
Based in Lewes (South East), our loft is currently boarded and has electricity. Been advised a loft conversion (with dormer, no bathroom), would be a minimum of £70,000. Could go up to £90,000. I was expecting between £30,000-£40,000!
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Small bathroom housebarrassment installation quote £5000?
We live in one of those smallish 1960s 3 bed semis where the 3rd bedroom is a bit bigger than a box room, but not by much. If you know what these are like, that should give you an idea of the bathroom. Small. A large, national DIY store that offers to cure us of housebarrassment quoted us about £2500 for the new suite and…
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Builder's day rate in London - what is market?
I have been doing most of my property renovation work with a general builder on a day rate basis. This is in central London. He is v experienced and v skilled, around 25 years experience, a general builder type: he has done my bathroom, various carpentry works, replastered walls, installed doors, moved door frames,…
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Brickwork repointing and repairs costs
Struggling to get quotes for repointing and other brickwork repairs (grind out and replace a few square metres of brickwork). Roofer quoted 3k (as an add on with the new roof). But currently have no idea how much repointing a three bed semi would be.
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Bay window replacement
Hello, We were quoted to £1.620 to replace our old bay windows with new double glazed uPVC ones. The make is Rehau with energy efficiency rating of A, trickle vents and mid transoms. There are three panes, two side ones each about 1880x580mm and the middle pane is 1880x1000mm. Is the quote reasonable (being the cheaper of…
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Downstairs extension
Hi, we had an offer accepted on a house and had a rough estimate for the following: 6.5x6.5m2 extension (we actually would not make it this big but for the sake of the quote it’s useful to go by this) - would involve knocking down current garden room which is very small with a low ceiling. convert current kitchen to a…
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New prv and expansion vessel
Boiler was losing pressure and the engineer has quoted £280 for a new prv and expansion vessel. Does this sound right? (North West UK)
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Fit single pendant light
Cost to fit single pendant light (Glasgow). I believe existing wiring was there, as builder had existing pendant light removed but wouldn't reinstate as "wasn't on the plans" - £290, electrician arrived 4pm or later and was finished within a few hours. Am I right to feel like a mug?
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Combi Boiler Replacement
Looking to replace old combi boiler with new Worcester Bosch and getting quotes. Same position. Looking online, the new boiler costs around £1300. Add new flue, magnetic filter and controller - not sure how much they are... Looks like a day job but had quotes around £2500. I feel this is a bit steep and was hoping for more…
