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Plumber diagnostic charge for incorrect diagnosis
We needed a repair for a cistern that was leaking/overflowing and was charged £94 for a diagnostic charge which should have covered the first hour of work.The plumber had said that he knew exactly what he needed to do and proceeded to tell me that the entire toilet needs to be taken out so he could access the cistern and…
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Replacing front garden with gravel - Scotland
Hi all, I'm looking to get my front garden replaced with gravel. It's on a busy road and we would never sit out there, so the upkeep is really a waste of time. It's an odd shape - but approximately 35 to 40 square metres. I've been quoted £1600 which covers: * Strimming down all grass and shrubbery (it's a little…
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Door from hallway to integral garage..Cost?
Hi everyone, looking at getting a door from our internal hallway in to the attached integral garage. It’s a modern timber frame house. In time I plan to covert half the garage so not worried about it being a fire door etc. Does anyone know what I should expect to pay for knocking through the wall, supplying and fitting the…
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Price to Replace an External Rear Door (Solid Core door)
My daughter wants an old back door replaced with a solid core door. She wanted a deadlock too and two padbolts. the existing door isn't secure but the frame was OK the quote was £300 ... is this a decent price ?
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Damp proof course quote
Is the following fair for a damp proof course to be added to a bungalow, 850 square foot. £3950 inc vat for the following: Roughly 54 linear metres of DPC cream to be injected (this is usually done into the mortar joints to stop rising damp every 100mm along the damp proof course bricked area)Your quotation includes the…
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Carpet quote - 2 bedrooms
Hi all I've had a quote for carpeting of two bedrooms, one sized 3.61m x 3.33m, one sized 3.63m x 3.12m for £880 all in. This includes sourcing/fitting the carpets (I can find these online for around £15psqm), 10mm underlay, grippers & door bars. The previous laminate has already been ripped up. From a look online this…
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Overcharged by a locksmith- any way to get my money back?
I recently wound up locked out of my bedroom as i'd left the keys in there whilst going to the bathroom and the door swung shut. I called my landlord over but none of his spare keys worked, went to the letting agency but they didn't have any spares either so was forced to call in a locksmith to remove the lock and then…
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Small Single Storey Extension
Hi All, I've searched high and low for past examples but unable to find any threads of small extensions so I'll ask here. I'm looking to extend the rear of our kitchen by 1m to line up with the other side of the house where the living room is. What sort of costs would I be looking at for a 1m x 3.5m single storey brick…
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Plastering costs
I've not engaged with any plasterer's yet as I'm still trying to convince my Husband that the walls need more than sanding and filling, we have dado rail markings where it's been removed and other inexplicable lumps, bumps and dips. Though textured wallpaper would probably cover it lovely. I just want to get an idea of how…
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Patio
Hi guys, not sure of this is the right place to post. We've recently had a builders in to do a patio and they said they would have to raise up a drain we had in the old patio. They say that they've had it up to check and it's redundant with no sign of use do have covered it over. Is this right? Not sure if they can do…
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Replacing Soil Stack
Hi all, I'm looking to replace the cast iron soil pipe with pvc on a two storey semi detached house including the pipe that goes through the wall to the toilet. Can anyone give me recommendations for someone in the Preston, Lancs area and an idea of costs? Cheers Dean
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Boiler replacement
Hi All,Sadly, the PCB circuit on my boiler has gone kaput, and the boiler is to old to source a replacment, so the gas engineer suggested it would probably be best to bite the bullet and get a new boiler. Sadly, I don't know the history of the boiler. The previous owner (has purchased two years ago), said the boiler was…
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Kitchen Renovation
I wondered if I could get the opinion of some more experienced folk on the what you think the below renovation work would come to. Its a full kitchen renovation in a room currently 5.7m x 3.7m. 1. Remove current kitchen 2. The current kitchen was extended by previous owners but a large amount of the previous external wall…
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Adding a porch
So I'm looking at adding a porch to my end of terrace house in south Wales. We're looking at something about 1.5 x 2.5 metres, with one solid rendered wall, one wall with a window, plus a UPVC door and a pitched roof. I've had real trouble getting hold of anyone to even discuss the job (I think I've contacted every single…
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Exeternal insulation
Hi. I'm looking into external insulation under green homes grant. I have a 3 bed terrace and there is some damp in the 2 back bedrooms. So external insulation seems a good option but the front is fine. I spoke to a supplier today who tells me that under pas2030 the whole house has to be done. Can anyone tell me if this is…
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Payment schedule for bathroom refit
Discussing costs with a plumber for refitting bathroom, though he hasn't yet suggested how/when he would want payment made. On the basis we're buying the materials (other than sundry items), how would you expect payments to be scheduled? I would presume any significant upfront deposit isn't really justified if we're paying…
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Extension quote
Hi, On the outskirts of London and been quoted 34k for a 20m2 extension. It does not include the windows. Basically it's at the back of the house, knocking down the external back wall to make a large open space for a kitchen/diner. Also should there be any specific questions I ask in regards to whats uncluded before I…
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Bird Inhibitor on power lines
SSE want to charge £925 to install bird inhibitor on power lines that cross our garden. Normally this would not be chargeable but they can’t reach the lines with their usual equipment so need to out up scaffolding. This seems like an unreasonably high price - does anyone have any experience of this and xan advise whether…
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3 quotes for windows
I have had quotes for 7 windows and making one window into French doors in a semi of £7300, £9,330 both from local companies and a quote of £13,000 reduced to £9,800 if I signed up on the day from one of these companies that needs to phone their manager. Or £6,500 or £5,500 for 8 windows without the French doors. Where do…
