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Driveway paving
I'm in Greater London. Three companies have quoted for lifting up my existing paving slabs, putting down a more secure base, then repaving and tidying up the front edge. One company has been recommended by friends and another completed the same sort of work down the road. They've both quoted around £4k each 🤯🤯 Does this…
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Are These Quotes Reasonable? (Windows)
So I’m needing 3 new windows and have had quotes from Clearview Home Improvements in Warrington and Anglian. So 3 windows in Anthracite Grey (exterior only) A+ Rated with Shoot bolt locks. Living room measures 1800x1200 with 3 glass panels, both outers opening. Bedroom measures 1800x1000 (Acoustic Glass) 3 glass panels,…
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Is this quote for home improvements fair?
Hi there,We are looking to do some renovations and decorations in a flat we have just bought in London. The works we are doing are:* Bathroom: remove old wall cabinets; install a shower head for the bath and move the bath mixer and taps (pipework reconfiguration needed); tile to half-height; install shower screen. * Shower…
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Joiner or me being unreasonable?
Hi looking for some honest advice. Recently had some joinery work completed in my house with cost agreed of £2800. Joiner has finished all his work except some small outstanding actions: Remove all rubbish material from my back garden. Fit 2 x internal wardrobe doors (which have to be ordered) Adjust size of internal…
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Home improvement cost
Dear all, So I would like an estimate cost for a mordern 6m extension from living room/kitchen into the back garden. I have estimated around 40K mark- is that too much/too less/just right. Thank you Ren
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Fencing quote
Hi Can anyone tell me if a quote of £490 is reasonable to replace a 48ft garden fence, consisting of 8 6' x 6' fence panels fitted to pre-existing concrete godfather posts?
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Rear extension quote
A few months ago I was quoted by a builder for a 6m x 6m rear extension with GRP flat-roof. The quote was £53,650k + VAT. Bi-folds, roof lantern, new boiler, kitchen fit not included. I've reduced the depth of the extension plans to 6m x 4.5m and asked for a re-quote. The price is now £48,500k +VAT (£5150+VAT less). Does…
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Quote - Hall Stairs and Landing
Does this quote seem to cheap?
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House Rewire - have I been taken for a ride?
Hi I was quoted £3600 for a house rewire - 3 bedroom terraced house in London. My lights haven't been working in a long time - I've been using lamps. All the sockets work, although a couple of them were not very secure in the walls and they were old and ugly. Some of the light switches were also hanging out. My…
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Loft Foam Insulation Quote
I wanted to see how much open cell foam loft insulation would cost for our semi-detached 3 bedroom house in Scotland would be. The guy came round, spent 30 mins in the loft (doing what I'm not sure, didn't have any tools that I could see). Then quoted me £7760 for the job. I actually laughed. Please tell me this is a…
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Quote for roofing repair work
Hi all Really like the guy who came out to look at our roof but want to check the quote is reasonable. £680.00 + VAT = £816.00 Total Labour and Materials. Our roof is in a bad way with water ingress owing to some very poor condition flashing. Cut a chase in to stone work along full length of roof (approx 7 metres. It's a…
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Quote for knocking down a wall between kitchen and living room then fitting new kitchen
I'm trying to have the downstairs of my maisonette be made semi-open plan. There's currently an old, empty boiler cupboard between the kitchen and living room. I'm trying to get that knocked through (it's mostly just breezeblock) and a breakfast bar fitted where it used to be, so you can see between the two rooms, but…
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Fence Repairs
After years of patching up my old fence we finally got the whole thing replaced about 4 years ago for just under a grand. About 29m of closeboard. Thinking that would be the end of it, here we are only a relatively short time later and several posts have completely rotted out and the base and the whole thing is being…
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Quote for replacing basin and toilet
Hello. I have just been given an estimate for replacing toilet and basin (with pedestal), plus relocationg the sink waste (rediricting the sink waste directly into the bath waste), plus installing an inspection panel. The estimate is for £550, and does not include the toilet/ basin. I am in London. Is this an average…
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Are quotes legally binding
I own a small business and have just provided a customer with a quote for some work which he accepted by email, when I went back to him to ask him a couple of questions before I placed his order he said that his wife has now gone to get some other quotes and he will get back to me next week. Can i hold him to the quote…
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Rebedding roof verge
Some chunks of mortar have fallen out of my roof's verge. About a metre altogether. The house is under ten years old, but NHBC won't cover the cost because they say it'll be under their minimum of about £1600 to repair, so I am currently in the process of trying to figure out how to get it fixed out of my own pocket. The…
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Replace mixer shower bar and adjust pipework
Hi, I'm in the Plymouth area and looking to get a bar mixer shower replaced. The work involves: Remove 4 wall tiles and a section of drywall behind Lower the existing hot and cold feed pipes by about a foot Make good the wall and replace with 4 plain white tiles Fit a new thermostatic bar mixer using a fast fix kit (unit…
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Painting hallway, stairs and landing quote seems CRAZY
Based in the SW. Had a quote from a guy who comes very well recommended. Walls and woodwork £2250. That includes all materials except for the wall paint. This feels like a crazy quote to me but I had no idea what to expect.
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Hedge cutting cost without my agreement
Ok,I have never ever posted before so am hoping someone will help.Our property I see reached over a private road over which we all have rights of access .The hedge bordering this road which is about 200m long was recently cut.The cutting was contracted by a neighbour without anyone else’s consent and without obtaining any…
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Concrete Base Quote!
Hi there! Does anyone know what a reasonable price for a groundworker to do a concrete base 6ft by 8ft would be? (intended for a greenhouse) I'm totally new to this and I just had my first quote at £1,075!! Thanks!!!
