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Quote for some roof repairs
Hi, Noticed that there are a fair few threads re roofs so my apologies for another one. Obtained a quote of £450 to replace a cracked roof tile. The guy did say that due to the type of tiles, there is a possibility of damaging the others around it when removing it - is this true? In addition, the quote is to replace the…
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Roof repairs
Hi all. Just had a quote of £675 for refelting a 12ft by 8ft flat roof shed, replacing a broken concrete roof tile on a single storey extension and fixing a small leak on the main house roof. Is this reasonable? Thanks
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Power flush vs single radiator flush
What type of prices am I expected to expect and also separately to fit a magnetic filter to reduce sludge build up. Sadly one of my radiators is cold at the bottom and warm ish at the top, bleeding releases no air. Radiators and boiler are all 5 years old. I guess if doing one radiator I may need them all done? Also when…
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Green Deal Quote
As title I have had a quote for cavity wall insulation, large 5 bed house 2308 sq ft floor area for £7857 before grant- seems high but is a large house was hoping others might have some benchmarks?
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Overcharged gas works
Hi, I hope someone can help me. I recently asked a plumber who I've used before to re route the gas pipe from the meter to the boiler. The existing pipe was inside and very accessible to remove and was about 3.5 metres long. The replacement pipe was run from the meter outside across the wall and back in to the boiler. A…
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Manipulated!
Hi. I have no idea where best this thread should be! My husband sadly passed away recently and it has been tough to deal with. We own a business together that I am now sadly having to close and sell all the goods of. A friend of my husbands has brought some very expensive goods that I have now learned for a third of the…
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Single garage roof replacement
Hi, Old possibly (not) asbestos roof... 16x9 ft. £1450 just for labour, no materials and not disposing of the old roof? Surely a days work, couple of pairs of hands should come in under £1000 surely? All in quotes have been £1750 - £2200, ouch. No access problems etc
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UKVCAS excessive fees
Hello, As part of my citizenship application I have to make an appointment for a BRP, a biometric residence permit. The UK government website says this should cost £19.20 for a normal appointment, via their UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service points. However, in a related Facebook support forum…
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Quote to new electrical system
Hi guys here is attached a quote I received for a full electrical system for a 102sqm pizzeria, could you please tell me if is it fair? the cost includes labour and materials. Thanks
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Block paving cost breakdown?
We've been quoted £7000 to lay a 120sqm block paved driveway. This includes: 1. digging existing garden up 2. digging existing block paved drive up 3. grabbing and removing 2 lorry loads of waste 4. supplying 18 tonne of stone (sub-base) 5. levelling & compacting stone 6. supplying materials i.e 5612 'premium quality'…
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Near 50% pay upfront?!
Hi everyone, Me and my girlfriend are having works done on the house, have met a local builder and now have a contract. Neither of us are experts on this (supply chain operations and insurance we are though, just not building!) and would really appreciate any insight that can be shared. We live in a 3 bed semi where we…
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£2800 for fitting 45m2 of underfloor insulation...!
I've looking to get some underfloor insulation fitted under the Green Homes Grant Scheme. I'll be paying 1/3. Looked up a local supplier via the official TrustMark website... [the other 2 local suppliers are 'too busy' or 'not doing the scheme at present'] Sent them full details including photos of the access hatch and…
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Building and Contents Insurance
In October 2020 Southern Water had a main water pipe that burst and flooded quite a few homes in my area. Southern Water has admitted liability. On 23rd November 2020 I received a renewal quote for my building and contents insurance which has risen by £611 which brings my total renewal to £854. I have spoken to the…
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Rendering
Hi all, About 2 years ago we got a quote to have our 3 bed semi detached house re-rendered in Stoke-on-Trent and were quoted £15K., which was beyond our means. Initially we were only asking for one of the three walls to be done but got told that we may as well do the whole house and they refused to quote us for just the…
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Replacing radiator valve only £285
One of our radiator valves has started to leak slowly and Our local tradesman has quoted £285 to replace this and says he will also need to drain the system and refill with inhibitor which is why it is expensive. Does this sound reasonable? I note you can get these for about £26 at screwfix. He did mention I could change…
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Safestyle literally begging me for business?
Hopefully getting some equity through on my remortgage and so I've decided to have my windows and patio doors replaced before the winter, as for the last two that I've lived here they've been very drafty. All I'm after are my two bedroom windows replacing, and my patio doors in my lounge. Everest over the phone quoted me…
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BUILDER NOT FINISHED WORK, ISSUES ETC - IS IT WORTH GOING TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT?
We had our bathrooms refurbished on 17th August 2020 - on the last day, the boss came asking for payment and said the job was finished they were just tidying up and he was off on holiday so could we settle up 1hr before finishing. As we had good working relationship, we agreed and paid. 10 minutes before leaving, the…
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Landscaper cancelled job and overinflation of costs
[PREAMBLE:] We hired a local recommended landscaper to block pave our garden and driveway around 2 months ago. He insisted on a large deposit upfront (£4923) to the cover the cost of ordering materials and to pay the digger man and grab man. Regrettably I paid this, as it all seemed plausible at the time and I had no…
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Replacing concrete post fence quotes
Hi all We're looking into replacing half of the fence running down one side of our garden as the posts are all wonky and just generally look bad. The job is to remove and dispose of 8 9ft concrete posts, 16 gravel boards (doubled up as neighbours land is lower) & panels and replace with new. Two quotes so far which are…
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Useless plumbing company
We've recently had new pipework and new radiators fitted. On the initial email the company informed us that the radiators would cost around £3,000. But they weren't in stock and so we opted for ones that came to £2,028.67 (I know the exact price as I added them into a basket online to check they were all in stock). Even…
