Is this quote fair?

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…

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…

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…

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? 

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…

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…

I was advised at my latest boiler check that the system needs flushed due to lots of 'stuff' inside and water being very dirty. Got local guy who has done some jobs for myself and some family too, so trust, just don't know prices for these things. Hive dumb set up - £190 or Hive thermostat Smart - £240 Magnaclean Heating…

Hi, I want to lay engineered wooden floor and stairs in my first floor flat (London). I've already taken up and disposed of the carpets. The flat is around 80 square metres. I've been quoted £7800 including VAT for labour and materials including: - levelling the floors - they are very wonky floorboards from 1930s - good…

CR Smith have quoted me £14.5k to replace 8 windows and 2 doors, with the caveat that the price will rise to over £16k at the end of the month (just 3 days away). This seems high. Am I being scammed by the salesman? CR Smith get very good reviews and Which rated them top, but this quote seems excessive. Thanks.

We are wondering if this quote is fair, please can someone advise... The back of our house has a kitchen, dining room and second living room, we are wanting to remove the central walls to the three rooms to make one big room. The SE has been out and done the drawings. The walls that need removing are effectively a T shape…

Look at getting double glazing for whole house and have got several quotes, however are not sure of what to make of them. There is a huge variation in prices and we are honestly a bit stuck of who to go to. Quote is for: 4 windows upstairs (2 larger ones with 3 openings, 2 smaller ones with 2 openings) 3 windows downstairs…

Hi All, I have been quoted £70.00 for Annual Boiler service by a local company. is this a good quote? Thanks Shoaib

Hi We've had some roof tiles fall off from recent winds (4-5), they are not broken. What would you typically expect to pay for this? Also the black lining that's below the solar panels that's glued on has came off from one side and needs to be glued/nailed back on. Midlands area. So far one quote for £250 seems quite a lot…

Is sixteen days a reasonable amount of time for two people to fit a new bathroom (inc, ripping out old plaster, dry-lining, plastering, retiling floor and half walls, underfloor heating, new extractor fan in loft). The fitters were working odd hours - sometimes they'd do a whole day, sometimes 9-2, sometimes they'd turn up…

I got a quote for removal of old silicon and application of new one around shower tray and enclosure. The size is 1200x800. I am being quoted £280 by a handyman including materials. I am based in Greater London, just outside of London postcode towards Kent. I struggle to get quotes so nothing to compare to. Is that really…

Confused.com have issued a notice to users that ownership of the company has changed to ZPG, who is turn are also the owners of Uswitch and Money.co.uk (they include Zoopla in their stable as well).With the consolidation of ownership the value to consumer of these sites becomes questionable when there is no longer…

I was quoted 3-4 days of work for painting the walls + ceilings + trimmings (all 2 coats) in reception room (3x4 m), hallway (2.50x1 m), kitchen (2.5x3 m) and small bathroom. One man working for 100 GBP/day. Does that sound reasonable?

We have a septic tank that feeds into a soakaway. The soakaway needs replacing due to end of life. We’ve been quoted about £6k (with vat) for a 50m drainage field with a pumping station (including power and trench). Does this fair or expensive? Thank you.

There is currently 1 socket down one side of my bed. I'm looking to change it to 2 lights and a socket on either side (different from current location). I've been quoted: Supply & fit new double socket points in master bed wardrobes x2 £120.00 Fit only lights in master bed wardrobes x2 £120.00 Supply & fit 2 new light…

Hi All, I want to move my current boiler from the attached garage and place a new combi in the airing cupboard. This will allow me to convert the garage into another living room. I have been quoted £2,850 inc vat for a new Baxi 36kw Combi which will come with Nest Heating Controls and to have three radiators replaced. Does…