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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…
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Replacing mouldy silicone in shower
As the title suggests I'm wondering what a handyman might charge for this job. It's a regular size shower cubicle and I'm based in Grantham, Lincolnshire. I've made email enquries to several locals but none of them have got back to me yet.
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Labour for new kitchen, bathroom, cupboard
We've been seeking quotes to refit our kitchen and bathroom, including new flooring, tiling etc. Both rooms are tiny - the kitchen is 2.4x2.4m and the bathroom is 1.3x2.4m. The kitchen is going to be reconfigured but the bathroom will have everything in exactly the same place. We've also asked for the quote to include…
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Ethernet Cable to Garden Office
£597 It's about 30 meters and the router is at the front of house so would need drilling at front of house and then cable going down the side and along perimeter fence (not burying the cable or digging up ground - just armoured cable and cover with gravel where possible. Includes Wi-fi access point and 5 port network…
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Do i really need to level the garden?
I would like to a put a membrane and some stones down just to make the garden more tidy. I was mentioned that it might need levelling ( theres a height difference of maybe 10 or 15 cm from the entrance gate to the cellar door as a slow slope down) water when it rains never creates any flooding. It all seeps into the ground…
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Electric Garage Door
I've had two quotes to change the garage door and install and electric one. Roller door (Hormann both) - £1595 company A, £1800 company B Sectional door (Hormann again) - £2500 company B Are these reasonable quotes? I'd prefer a sectional door because it looks smarter, but it seems very high. The Roller Doors also seem…
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Solar Panel Install
Evening All Been looking at Solar panels for the last year or so since we moved in, now looking at going forward, had a couple of quotes all in the same ballpark, but just wanted to double check I'm not missing anything, in south wales if that helps. 7.7kw System consisting of 20 x 385w Panels 1 x 5kwh Battery 1 x Energy…
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Ridge tiles rebed and verge repair
Hi, Was getting quotes to rebed all ridge tiles and repair verges where required. Ridge tiles approx 30m in all including gables and garage. Based in North Hampshire. For a dry Ridge and verge repair and removal of some moss, been quoted 4.2k. For cement bedding and verge repair, removal of all moss 3.9k Do you think those…
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Electrical Inspection
We had an electrical inspection report on a 4 bed property we are hoping to buy, it requires a bit of work as extension work was half completed, and the electrics were not signed off. Is this quote fair? New fuseboardNew bonding to gas and waterNew smoke alarm x 2Heat alarm / C02 in kitchenDIY wiring fixed and fully…
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One wall damp proof membrane £3000+?
We have a damp patch in our spare bedroom. We had a roofer come out and say we needed the chimney repointing and had flashing/cowl/ a few loose tiles fixed. One year and £1200 later there’s no improvement. Have had a damp company come out who have given us two quotes to install a damp proof membrane on the back wall. One…
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Rebed roof verge, fix wonky fascia boards, realign guttering
Hi, was hoping to check a roofing quote for SE England... I've had the roofer in question do work for me before and he's always struck me as a great bloke and honest, but I can't help but feel like the quote is high and was hoping to sanity check it. I think there are a few things that complicate the job that I can't…
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Log Burner Quote
Please can people let me know if this quote seems a bit reasonable for a log burning stove to replace a gas one. Is there any parts of the quote we could potentially save on? Thanks in advance for any help 😊
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Combi boiler
My in-laws have had 2 quotes for replacing an old boiler (tanked system) with a combi. The quotes include moving it slightly, from the back of the garage closer to the front, to enable a utility to be created at the back. 1st quote: £4000 2nd quote: £5178 They were expecting closer to £3k. Is it likely they could get it…
