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selling house electrical safety certificate
I have the same question but this time with electrical safety certificate for selling a property. My house is sold and price is over 20k asking so I am very happy and want the sale completed quickly. They are first time buyer and there solicitor wants all the paperwork to be correct so they do not get into trouble in my…
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selling house no boiler certificate
My house was for sale for only 3 weeks and best and final offer accepted my me for more than £20k over asking price. Buyer was happy with everything but now they say solicitor needs paperwork for boiler but it is not new. Boiler was installed 5 years ago and done properly but not serviced. My solicitor advised getting up…
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Expected cost for 24m (14 bays) of closeboard fence panels with concrete posts
Our garden wall came down during storm Eunice and we've decided to replace it with a fence. I've had several people round but I've so far only had 1 solid quote, many others have ummed and ahhed or given silly numbers. We're in the South East of England, and the job would involved breaking through the base of the old wall…
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gas safety certificate cost
I typed into google gas safety certificate cost and saw offer of £34 for gas safety certificate. great but when i clicked and entered all my personal deails now they ask for £69 so i was going to click off and then a £5 discount came. this is funny way to do business in my opinion. also the company is based very far from…
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Quote difference in wall tiling vs floor tiling
Building contractors are quoting £550 to tile 5m2 but *only* £70 for floor tiles. When i queried this, i was told it was a more difficult process to tile walls. When i queried the overall high cost of tiling i was told this is because the quality of their work and tools is high. I feel like she looked at me and thought…
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Remove lath and plaster ceilings
We're in the unfortunate position that we need to remove the lath and plaster ceilings in our house. These are bowed, badly cracked, and over 100 years old, meaning overboarding isn't really an option. We have six rooms which need the ceilings removed, around 90sqm of ceiling in total. We've had a quote for removal of…
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Cost to check boiler installation and complete benchmark logbook
Our installer has not completed the benchmark logbook for our boiler installation. We are trying to get them to return to do so, but will withhold reasonable funds until they do so. Any ideas of the cost to check their work and complete?
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New ceiling required
Hi all Just in the middle of refurbishing the rooms in my home. Plan was to redecorate the living room which has an old artex ceiling. I think the tradesmen were going to skim it but it has all started falling down unexpectedly. I have been quoted the cost to replace it will be £1000 labour and materials included probably…
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Quote for 5 x 5m flat roof single storey extension
Just received 1st quote for the above. Having had a similarly sized extension (that involved more work) built 5 years ago I am a little bemused… I understand prices have gone up, but… Some examples (vat not included): flat roof structure 9k flat roof waterproofing 5.5k plastering 7.5k masonry shell (this is 1 solid wall,…
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Tiling - 2 bathrooms & utility with electric UFH £2800
I've been given a quote of £2800. En suite 2,7sqm, Family bath 4sqm and utility 27sqm. Labor only. This is a new build in Hertfordshire Is this fair?
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Plumber Call Out Charge
Hello. We have a shower leak and we contacted a local plumbing company via email to come out and take a look and see if its a case of a re-seal or a more in depth job such as removing the shower tray etc.. The plumber was at our house for 10 mins and took a look and said a re-seal should be sufficient but best to leave it…
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Engineered wood £1800
I've been given a quote of £1800 lo lay 52.1sqm of engineereed wood . No beading will remove skirting. Labor only. This is a new build in Hertfordshire Is this fair?
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Bathroom installation quotes too high!!
I’m having my bathroom installation done by B&Q. I have
been quoted £4,400 for installation costs. It seems very high for a bathroom
which is only 4 square metres. I’m having the tiling, toilet, sink and bath
taken out to be replaced by Wash walls, shower cubicle, etc. Does anyone know how much of a percentage from the…
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Boiler fix charge
I'd appreciate your thoughts on whether to query this charge. Before Xmas, we had a run of boiler issue, with our c.15yo LPG boiler cutting out. Sometimes it'd reset immediately, sometimes it would take a few attempts over a few hours. Then it wouldn't at all. The fan was also making a lot of noise, which I highlighted to…
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Surge protection
£550 plus VAT for surge protection for a two bed flat
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Local Authority Garage Rental - "change of status" and "VAT"
Hi, we (wife and I) got a letter in the post today from the local Council and was really hoping for some advice please! For the last 5 years or so we have been renting a Local Borough Council (L.B.C.) "Lock-up" Garage near our house (50 metres, as the crow flies). The L.B.C.have always referred to us as a Garage "Tenants"…
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Power clean of patio and removal of small dead tree
I have an Indian sandstone patio area as part of a small garden (terraced 2 bedroom house). The quote is to clean the patio and apply a protective coating to help avoid it getting too dirty again. Also to uproot and remove a small dead tree from the bed. The quote is around £800 (London area) I have never had this done…
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Quote on Roof repair (Storm Eunice)
Hi, There is some damage to the roof on my kitchen extension caused by ridge tiles from the neighbours roof falling on it. There are around 5 or 6 broken tiles that require replacing and tear in the underlay that will need replacing. The roofer quoted me £400 for the work. I have not managed to get another quote as all…
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Annex remodeling architecture fees
Hi put this in another thread but though I'd ask here as well we recently purchased a property which has an attached annex. The layout was awful so we want to remodel it, put in a new dormer, knock down retaining walls etc. I found an architect who did some fixed fee architecture with unlimited changes for about £800 for…
