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Help with front garden quote
Hello! We live in a terraced house, which was inherited with a wall-less front garden (I say garden, it's very small) we would like to get all of it redone and a wall erected. We have been quote just under £11k for the following: * To build single skinned wall using reclaimed multi London stocks ( 2.7 x 0.9 ) with two…
KITCHEN VINYL
Replacing existing kitchen vinyl. 4,4m long x 3 metres wide. Two cuts to go under washing machine and fridge. Quotes are for labour only. First quote by a middle aged, all-round experienced builder. £800. He said it would take 2.5 days, him and his daughter as his assistant. In other words, 5 days work. Second quote. £475…
Concrete gutter removal
I have received a quote for having my concrete gutters removed and replaced with UPVC. It's one of the major firms. 3 sides of the roof. Quoted £5440. Can anyone give me advice or their experience of this. Thank you Dawn.
£600 cash to fit 10 tile vents on 4 bed detached
I think seems ok considering they are about £25 - £40 each to buy non-trade
Is this a fair price for a kitchen renovation?
Morning everyone, My partner and I are looking to have our kitchen renovated very soon, which is uncharted territory for both of us. As neither of us have any experience with this, I was wondering if anyone would be able to help us determine if a quote we have received for the works is a fair price to pay? We will also be…
Quote to replace roof valleys, roof vents and repoint.
Hi, I'm new to any roof repairs and have no idea how much it should cost. I have mould on my roof felt as seen in the loft. I've had a roofing firm come out and have been told the GRP valleys are all cracked and are leaking so they need replacing. - 2 lead valleys (max 10 metres) - 2 roof vents - repointing tiles back in -…
Good will gesture is it enough
Hi I had a corner settee and a snuggle chair delivered from NEXT who use their delivery drivers to attach feet on the sofa once it has been delivered. The two drivers did not know what they were doing and made a complete mess of the job. NEXT provided a technician after 4 weeks who came and agreed it was a bad job and took…
Central Heating Installation (Semi Detached, 3 Bedrooms)
Hi, My mum has received a quote of £6,000 (£5,000 + VAT) to have central heating installed in her home. This felt a little on the steep side to me, but I may be wrong and just penny pinching! It involves the removal of 3 x storage heaters, 2 x gas wall heaters and an immersion heater. There will be 8 radiators installed…
Replacement Fence post and new 6ft fence panel.
Fed up with fences! Been quoted £250 for supply and fit a replacement fence post and 6' panel. Prior to covid I paid £350 for two posts and three panels. Have prices risen that much? They would also need to remove the old post and panel of course and dispose of.
I'm being quoted for heavy machinery that won't be used
I've recently applied for a gas pipe diversion to allow the building of our extension. This has been quoted to £2590 incl VAT by Northern Gas. Of this 790 is labour and 415 material (12m of pipe). The remainder and therefore the bulk is for heavy machinery that they won't use. Basically I'll be doing all the digging and…
Roof ridge tiles replacement
Hi, I recently had a small repair job on my roof for a cracked vent relating to our heating system. Whilst the roofers were up there they said that the ridge tiles are all loose and or cracked and need replacing asap. They did show me the movement in one or two of them. As of yet, we haven’t experienced any leaking in the…
Roofers gave a quote of £500 for the following work, is this fair?
£500 for the following: -Replace 1metre long ceiling binder -Repair split full length binder by sistering another timber to the side -Scarf 1 foot bottom of a rafter -Replace 2 rotten timber barge boards on our dormer, 8ft each.
Is this quote fair?
We want a new garden gate and a local woodworker has quoted us £350 for the gate supplied and fitted. We are in Leicester. Is this a fair quote?
New bath and wet wall
I need a new bath and wet wall, I have the following quote: Remove existing bath/taps and shower screen . Install new bath(1700x700mm) with bath/shower mixer tap( chrome), install standard wet wall panels ( 1000mm x2400mmx10mm ) over existing wet wall around bath , install new shower screen (chrome), make /fit bath panel…
Heating system upgrade
Hi, Currently our oil heating system doesn’t heat hot water and central heating separately and we’ve had a quote for electrics and plumbing of 2100 to allow this, along with Nest installed. We’re based in Northern Ireland. Does this seem reasonable? Thanks
Main builder contracting other jobs for plumbing and electrics
When working with a builder on major renovations project that contracts other for specialised work like plumbing or electrics, does the builder takes a cut on top of what the contractor will bill them? And if so how much is usual?
Bathroom window
I was quoted £750 for a new bathroom window installation of a first floor bathroom. Frosted glass, with two openings, one tilt and one side opening. Size of window is 85 x 85 cm. Curious to see if this is a normal price as its been years since I paid for new ones. Thanks
Fuel payment not taken and now in debt
We have recently received a letter from bailiffs stating that we didn’t pay for fuel 2 months ago and as we haven’t updated V5 (did month after so our fault) we have additional charges. Tried to appeal as it was fuel stations error, we have the transaction for the extra bits but they didn’t put the fuel through when we…
Roof Valley Crack - Aquashield vs Patch
We have a crack in the valley between two roofs (20 year old extension). The crack is not long ways but across. I have been quoted £400 including VAT by a roofing company to patch it (replacing the whole valley I have no idea of the cost but I expect it is substantial) and £240 by another roofer (one man band) to…
One builder quoting a lot less than the others
I've had 4 quotes for a loft conversion - all are around £70,000 before VAT. One builder, not VAT registered has quoted £50,000 which is obviously a lot more appealing but I obviously have a niggling feeling that this is too low, considering the other quotes. The loft would be a conversion into one bedroom with a small…

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