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Upstairs bathroom
Hi, I’ve just bought a little mid terraced house and I’d like some changes made. The first is fitting a bathroom upstairs. It would be DIRECTLY above the old bathroom with access to the soil pipe. The bathroom will be compact and it will not be filled with gold taps and a diamond encrusted toilet seat. The quote was £8k.…
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Windows quote
Got a 3 bed semi currently old metal frame windows want replacing to upvc white standard 11 windows including 2 Bay windows a composite front door and French back doors. Are replacing like for like £12450 Seem roughly about right?! I literally have no idea. Salesman said price was a 1 day price (I know) got another company…
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Fitter Quotes
I'm planning on fitting a bathroom as a priority - that's were the main budget will go. I've already got a design and a fitter for this job (fitter A). We also want to replace the kitchen with a Wren/Wickes kitchen, just refresh more like. Part of the bathroom job involves moving the water tank in an airing cupboard on the…
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Boiler replacement
Had a quote of £3400 to replace a Worcester 24CDi boiler and 6 radiators plus change one to a towel rail and replace an electric shower with one fed from the mains. Cheshire. Price includes cost of the radiators and shower and Baxi boiler. Is that reasonable?
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EICR - supposed C2's
Can someone tell me whether this report is realistic? We failed the EICR on the following grounds: It says I have 1 month for the remedial work to be undertaken. I hope the timescales do not have to be adhered to as the inspection was on 1 July and report not sent until 12th! (I also emailed electrician to find out what…
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Roof valley repair
An old friend now runs his own roofing business. I had a roof valley that was damaged & leaking, so I called him. He initially quoted £700, but this would entail half a days work, hiring a tower etc. On the day, he was here for less than an hour & just brought his ladder. This is a repair job, rather than a replacement.…
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Buying House -No central heating ??
Looking at he following house at the weekend, long story short we were due to exchange contracts on another property, however the people we were buying from have pulled out , so looking at the following house. It looks like there is no central heating , although the listing states gas heating??? 4 bedroom end of terrace…
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Double Glazing Quote
Hello, I have had a quote of £3,890 inc VAT for the following; Five new windows (appreciate you don’t know the sizes but no bay windows etc) Two new double glazed doors. Price includes disposal. Thanks Cameron
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Installing a bath and moving a rad?
Evening all, Would be interested in opinions on this quote I’ve had for a couple of plumbing jobs at home. I’m a bit of a novice so no idea how this quote compares. Problem is - I’m having difficulty finding tradespeople locally. Despite contacting 10 different local plumbers this is the only reply to the job I’ve had. So…
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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…
