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I cannot believe how much....
Just moved and need to remove the bath and replace with a shower, nothing special, wall boards instead of tiles, the toilet stays and sink moved round, first quote is £4700 AAARRRGGGHH
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E.I.C.R Upgrades
Hi,A qualified registered electrician carried out the EICR and has advised that some work is necessary to pass the property rather than a full rewire due to the fact I have tenants within the property. The electrician will need to;a). Trace and repair the break for the CPC (earth) on the lighting circuit.b). Reconnect and…
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40% deposit for labour only?
Hi, We have had a quote for £380 labour only to remove old bath and basin and replace with new (inc taps). We are supplying the materials. The quote seems fair (cheaper than expected when compete to other quotes!?) however he can’t do the work until august 23rd and wants a 40% deposit within 48 hrs to secure the date. I…
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Quote for new external doors (front and back)
I've got a quote to have new external doors (composite) supplied and fitted, details: * Rear door 900mm wide stable door with upper glazed, solid lower, new frame, 1x full height 300mm wide glazed side panel, standard door furniture. * Front door 900mm wide with 4x centralised rectangular glazed panels, new frame, 2x full…
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Quote for garden overhaul
Hello, In need of advice regarding a quote we have received for work in our front lawn and rear garden. Our rear garden is about 350 -370 square metres and front lawn is about 35 square metres. The work involves removal of shrubs, old sheds and some rubbish, laying new grass turf, planting conifer hedging, new flower beds,…
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Gable end roof replacement
Three bed semi with gable ends and concrete tiles, build late 60's, in Plymouth. Tatty felt and leaks. Job would entail: Scaffolding front and back Strip off the existing roof New felt and batten Replace original tiles Ridge and ends No formal quote yet, but the builder indicated a ball park figure would be about £4k to do…
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Leak - re-render, paint, fit air bricks, remove tiles
Hi all, We have just moved house into an old farm house (not sure of age, but seen it on maps from 1844), and found we have a leak in our living room (10 year old extension), which has a flat tiled balcony above it. Have had a nightmare getting anyone to look, only been able to get one person out, ideally would have wanted…
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insurance loss adjuster advice required
My insurers sent their loss adjustor around after a bathroom water leak has damaged the bathroom, joist and ceiling in the room below. They have offered £1k to remove the bathroom suite and tiled floor, fix the joist, replace the floor and ceiling below, refit the bathroom suite and paint and plaster the ceiling in room…
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Two very different quotes for asbestos removal
Hi there,Some contractors working in our loft last week discovered what they believed to be asbestos - a board on which an old water tank had been sitting. It will have recently been disturbed by a plumber who installed a new water tank - by the looks of things he pulled up the board and leant it up over towards the side…
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Removal of asbestos garage
I have a quote for demolition and removal of an asbestos garage, according to our old house survey it’s asbestos side panels and roof. £850 seems unbelievably cheap to me but it’s hard to find a cost online. I’m waiting on another couple of quotes so we’ll see.
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Cellar Conversion Quote
Hoping someone might be able to help with my nerves! We live in a listed end Victorian terrace that currently has a large cellar that mirrors the layout of the floor above, about 65m2 in total (4 rooms and a corridor). It has high ceilings already (no need to dig down) and 4 boarded up windows so plenty of natural light…
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Adjoining neighbor survey fees
PARTY WALL ACT AWARD FEES FROM ADJOINING NEIGHBORS SURVEYOR Today I final got a party wall act award - took a whole month as neighbors surveyor went back and forth with queries. Today he's billed me for 9.75 hours at £125! I have sent him an email requesting a breakdown of these 9.75 hours especially as my surveyor drew up…
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Roof repair quotes
Early 90s semi, suffering mould in one room in the external corner, and had a small trickle of water on a couple of very rainy days in another bedroom, below where a corner is on the roof. Thus far had 5 quotes!! Most seem to agree that there is an issue with rotting felt which they have all diagnosed immediately from the…
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Mid Terraced New Roof Quote
Looking to replace roof and get guttering repaired on a 1901 2 bed mid terrace (West Midlands). Contacted 9 roofers, only 3 have turned up, this the middle quote (others were £5300 and £8150) Quotation
for new roof and gutters · Scaffold will be required
to front and rear of property for the duration of work. · Strip and…
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Sash windows
Hi I got a quote from Everest for a bay window replacing - made up of three separate sash windows. The windows are quite tall, over 2 metres. The quote with timber frames was nearly £12k, and about £7k for uPVC. I expected it to be expensive, but not that expensive! I've done a couple of online quotes and for uPVC and…
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Bay windows replacement
Hi, I had two bay windows replaced by Anglian, the reason for my replacement was condensation problem. I had one done and another pending installation in Feb, due to COVID restrictions postponed from Nov to Feb, after first windows installation I still see condensation but it has reduced but not completely cured. The price…
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Building contractor wants 50% upfront, fair?
Hi I have assigned a building contractor to fit out our new salon at a cost of £39,000.00 plus VAT however the company is asking for 50% upfront! Is this unusual for shopfitters? Usually I would at most pay in three instalments. Thanks AJ
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Electrical quote seems expensive...
Hey, I've been quoted £250 to wire a cooker into a cooker snout, replace two light switches and fit two lights. I can see that places like John Lewis and Appliances online charge £100 to wire a cooker into a cooker snout but even that seems quite expensive - and then £150 to fit 2 new ceiling lights (replacing existing…
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Boiler repair >£500 and it's not working
Hi I'm seeking advice about boiler repairs. My boiler is old, it was sometimes not coming on and I was told that this was because of a blocked filter and advised that a magnetic filter would be helpful. Towards the end of last year a gas engineer who has dealt with the boiler before made a brief visit, cleaned out the…
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Howdens quote - how much should I push?
Hello! So I've seen a few threads similar to this in regards to howdens and I was wondering if anyone could give any advice on this quote and how much to try and move them. We got our quote through yesterday for £4565 which we responded to and said no chance far too much. They apologised and said the prices were higher as…
