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Opinions please - full house redecoration misquoted
I have just had my whole house redecorated pre moving in, as it is currently unoccupied, no furniture and no carpets! I found a highly recommended decorator through social media - lots of recommendations and wasn’t able to start immediately - all good signs! She quoted 26 days, approx £2k materials and £4K labour. The…
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Replace Consumer Unit
Hi, just wondered if anyone knows roughly how much an electrician would charge to replace a consumer unit and install a garage consumer unit? Was quoted one price but invoiced a lot more (nearly 30% more)! Will be talking to the electrician but just wanted to know some other opinions before I approach him.
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Kitchen electrical
Kitchen being referb New Ring main Provide 7 double socket above worktop 3 sockets under worktop for w/m d/w and fridge Cooker new position on 6mm cable 8 X fire rated downlights Test/certificate £1250 is this fair
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UK cruise travel insurance
I’m soon to go on a cruise around the U.K. from Newcastle port and I’m looking for travel insurance but finding it just as expensive as if I was going abroad with flights. Surely I don’t need to have cover for medical expenses, and declare medical history, as being a U.K. citizen in my own country, it is free of charge? I…
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Patio doors £4k
Is £4K a reasonable quote in the south east to widen an existing opening (window), install a steel lintel and high quality upvc sliding patio doors?
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New Kitchen Cost of Deposit Concern
Hi, I am a bit inexperienced with this sort of thing so hence the question. I have had a few quotes for a new kitchen. We are happy to go ahead with a small company that will manage all the work required. This includes ripping out the old kitchen, a small amount of building work, replastering (including ceiling) and all…
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Cold Water Tank Replacement
Hi there, Can anyone tell me what a reasonable price is for a cold water tank replacement. It's large house so needs a larger than normal tank. These are the prices i've been given? is this reasonable it's more than i was expecting? * £950 is for 70 gallon tank including all fittings etc. * £1375 is for 100 gallon tank…
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Tree surgery quote check
I recently bought a place which has 9 ash trees in the garden, some of them quite big (20m?). Since they block a lot of the light I talked to a tree surgeon about removing some branches from all of them to let through more light, cutting off dead wood, and completely cutting down a small (5m?) tree that seems to be dying.…
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Got quoted £500 for scratch repair
Hi everyone, I rented a car from a private rental company. Upon return they notice a new scratch and dent on the side of the car and quoted me over £500 to fix it. I don't have any experience with body work repair so I was really surprised when I received the bill. I have attached the photo of the scratch here as well as…
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Have material costs for building gone up this much?
Hi, We have been planning an extension to our 3 bed home for years. It includes an additional bedroom and a bigger kitchen. After 2 separate planning applications and years of waiting we thought we have been counting down the days until we start building the extension of our dreams. However we've hit a snag. In July last…
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Fascia / Soffit capping and gutter replacement
So some of the soffit were looking tatty and gutters were leaking. We have an internal damp patch on a wall (but probably another story) so we asked a few roofers for quotes to replace the fascias and soffits and gutter (leaking at seals). One of them was from a reputable local roofing firm, recommended in the village (and…
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Roofing Quote
Hi AllI have a 1930s semi that has a large extension on the side and although only 20yrs old I was wanting the whole roof re tiled to match.It has traditional rosemary tiles which will be expensive but have found a larger modern tile that has a line down the middle to resemble 2 smaller ones.Used rated and found a roofer…
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Paint and wallpaper
I live in a 1901 through terrace house, I'm looking to getting all the walls and woodwork painted in my: HallStairwayLanding Including painting the woodworkAnd getting the two walls in the bathroom wallpapered. I've just had a quote which includes the paint but not wallpaper and it was £3600 I was not expecting this but…
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Cost of structural engineer visit/consultation
My partner and I recently purchased a house and were considering whether to have a load-bearing wall removed. We therefore recently arranged for a structural engineer to visit so that we could talk through what our potential options would be. The discussion/consultation lasted for 45 minutes, after which we advised that we…
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Plastering walls and ceiling in hallway, stairs and landing
I have a smallish three bed terraced ex council house. I’ve received a quote of £1.3k including materials and waste disposal for cutting out and bonding approx 10 large cracks to the existing plaster and one wall which is covered in blown plaster, boxing in some floor to ceiling radiator pipes behind the front door and…
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Is £40,000 right for basic loft conversion
I’m looking to get an attic conversion, checking online it seemed for a basic conversion it starts at around £15,000 so I sent an email to a couple of business ( in Edinburgh) to get a general idea of a guide price to check first if it’s affordable before paying for an architect to draw up plans for a proper quote. I was a…
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Install Central Heating - South London
Hello first post here! We've just purchased a two bed house in South London and have been getting quotes for installing central heating. We are going to do a single story extension as soon as we can get a builder in, so we wanted pipes and radiators installed in just the dining room, downstairs hallway, two beds upstairs…
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Tiling 16sqm - fair quote?
I’ve been quoted £700 to tile approx 16sqm, this includes all the grout etc, I supply the tiles. This is in the north west area. No tiles need removing etc, new build property. Is this a reasonable quote?
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Impartial dispute resolution advice wanted:
Hi there,Just hoping for some impartial advice.Basically I informed a tradesman that electricity was not reaching the pump in my house. I confirmed a price of £60 for him to ensure that electricity reached the pump. I explained to him that I did not know if the pump was working or not, I just wanted him to make sure…
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a small job, widening a current doorway, sealing a doorway. and making a new one.
I know everything (building supplies) has gone up recently but I didn't expect the cost of this to be so high...... * Remove partial wall between Hall and existing dining room to make new doorway. * Supply and fit RSJ to support wall at first floor level (this is 160cm wide) * Make good floor with existing floor by front…
