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New Boiler and Unvented Cylinder
Hi I am looking to update my heating setup on my 3 storey townhouse. I currently have a potterton heat only boiler in the kitchen and a boilermate 2000 on the third floor. Been quoted 3700 for boiler replacement (Worcester Bosch), a filter, update to nest thermostat, and a 210 litre twin coil Unvented Cylinder in place of…
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£14.5k for 8 windows and 2 doors?
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.
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<DELETED> How easy is it to customise Howdens units?
<DELETED> Wrong forum
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Extremely varying quotes
I've been quoted two very different prices for a loft hatch installation and need to know what people think! First person came round and said due to the way our ceiling joists are positioned he would need to do structural work and for a wooden ladder and hatch would cost us £1050 or £650 for metal. Apparently metal costs…
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Pocket door for en-suite bathroom
Hi all, We want to replace the door we have for my en-suite bathroom with a pocket door, so that we can save some space (as the door opens inside the room...) We received the following quote, and we're not sure if it's a good one or not. We found the builder on MyBuilder and they have a bunch of good reviews. SCOPE OF…
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dodgy plastering
hi, looking for some advice after having renovation work done, a new bathroom fitted and ceiling below freshly boarded & plastered. the builders say was an overspill of toilet with caused a slight leak through to the kitchen ceiling (which seemed to be drying see pencil lines) However a patch still does not seem to dry and…
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Overgrown garden
Just bought a house with a very overgrown garden which has ivy, weed, 2 trees stumps to be removed, as well as 2 very old sheds. The garden is about 6-7m long 4m wide. I’ve been quoted £1200 for removal of everything which includes 2 skips, is this reasonable?
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Do painting quotes usually include materials or not?
Had a quote from a painter a couple of weeks ago to do hall/stairs/landing (£700). I just re-read his text last night and it said '£700 + materials' and thought to myself 'Well he must've meant to say including materials'. So I went back and asked him, but he said the paint costs would be on top of that. Is this normal…
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Extension Quotation
I have been quoted for an extension which works out as £2400m2. Is this a reasonable price or is it excessive?
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Lime Render of Victorian Stone and Brick House
I have had a quote to remove the existing cracked concrete render from a mid-terraced house built about 1870, stone and brick, with an extension believed to be a later addition, to be replaced with a lime render. Job is as follows: 1) Carefully hack off existing cement render to rear annexe and rear elevation. Establish…
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Can't even get a quote?
Please move if this is in wrong place. We have had plans drawn up for garage conversion and small extension. Planing permission and building regs awarded. Had 3 builders round to give quotes, all talked a good talk and we were happy with all 3. But all 3 have failed to send us a quote so as yet have no real idea of cost.…
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Render skim on semi detached house
We've had a quote for some rendering work on our house. The current render is largely sound but it's a mish mash of some panels smooth, some pebble dash etc. The plasterer reckons it's rock solid and would take a red grit skim then render. Quote includes beads, 2 coats red grit, coat render, scaffold etc for 1930s 3 bed…
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Some glazing and levelling the floor
Hi, we’ve been quoted £4100 before vat for a job in out back room (1990s extension). The extension was built a little lower than the original footprint of our house (and there was some subsidence 20 years ago that our surveys confirmed was fixed) so the floor doors up by about 30mm. The job quoted was to level off the…
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Creating Open Plan Lounge and Kitchen
Hi all. I have had a quote from a local builder of £7k to take down a load bearing wall between the kitchen and lounge. The work includes removing the wall, adding the support beam, relocation of radiator and electrics and also boarding up an internal door and plastering. What are your thoughts? I live in Northern Ireland…
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Cost of supplying and installing picket fence
I'm looking to get a picket fence installed in my front garden, I've contacted a local company for a quote. In total the fence would be 43 feet long, and 3-4 feet high. The company has given me a quote of £950, which seems a lot to me for a pretty small garden. Is the quote fair?
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New Combi Boiler
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…
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New combi boiler - am I being bullied and ripped off?
Hi all, I currently have a 13 year old Worcester Bosch Greenstar 28i Junior Condensing Boiler installed. It's unfortunately developed a leak on the right hand side as you face it, but it's not losing any pressure and we've still got heating and hot water. I went on Checkatrade and found a local gas safe registered company…
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New roof for rear dormer
I have been quoted £3800 for new flat roof for my rear dormer 9 feet by 9 feet. £350 for temporary repair lasting 6-12 months. The roofer said he will need scaffolding costing £1000. is this fair quote? I lined further quotes on Tuesday.
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Kitchen Fitting Quote £3k.
Hi all, Our flat is in serious need of a new kitchen as the cabinets are (quite literally) falling apart, however we are on quite a tight budget (we want something reasonably durable that will last a decent amount of time, but no frills or fancy cabinets, as tempting as they seem!). We were hoping to save costs by buying…
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charges for MOT fail
my 4 year old fiat 500 failed its MOT today. 11,000 miles. had an interim service first. everything ticked ok eg tyres all good. w/screen wipers and washers good. inside and outside lights good, in fact everything ticked good. rung up after MOT. told needed new front tyre,new windscreen wipers, and headlight alignment plus…
