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electrical work quote
Hi, I was just quoted £450 for the following electrical work. Knowing nothing about electrician rates, can anyone give me a bit of a sense check. 2 sockets refit flush to wall, add one new internal socket again flush to wall, add external double socket, run armoured cable (4mm) to the current shed (about 30 metres from the…
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Quote to replace banisters and spindles
Hi Could anyone advise if this quote seems reasonable please? We're in the East Midlands. We've been quoted to remove old stairs and landing banisters, handrails etc and replace with new oak handrails & baserails (1 x 3m and 1 x 1.6m), 2 newel posts plus a half newel and 28 spindles.Also to replace skirting boards on…
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Quote - Replace Old Patio
Hi All, Looking to have our existing concrete slab patio (25sqm) dug up and disposed of, ground leveled, and replaced with a 38sqm natural indian sandstone layed on 75mm compacted hardcore base and 50mm full bed of mortar. 2 quotes so far for supply and laying...One £5400 and the other £5700. For those that have had…
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£3000 to remove internal wall, install laminate and replace fireplace?
Hi there, I've just had a quote of £3000 for the below. This seems a little steep to me, does this sound reasonable to you guys? Repositioning of two radiators in lounge and dining room (including taking the current laminate flooring up to move pipeworks) Knock through from dining room to lounge, installation of…
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Kitchen/Dining Room Knock Through
We are in the process of moving house, we are due to exchange and complete by the end of the month/beginning of July. We want to knock through the kitchen/dining room before we get settled in but literally have no idea how much to expect in terms of costs! We have been told a number of different things. We plan to: Knock…
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'Lick of paint' to bathroom?
How much should I pay someone (labour and materials) to give 'a lick of paint' to a bathroom in rural Wales? They have suggested £200: is this fair or a comedy routine?
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Laminate flooring / skirting boards
Hi, In the process of revamping our cloakroom, utility room and kitchen. Found a highly recommended, decent tradesman to do the lot (together with his team), happy with the quote he provided. However, we then decided to also redo the flooring and replace all the flooring on the ground floor (tiles + standard laminate) with…
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6000 per square meter
I just my first quote for a small extension and I am rather shocked at the price the builder gave me. I am wanting a 2 square meter single story extension built onto my kitchen porch at the same time knocking down the non load bearing kitchen wall which separates the kitchen from the porch. Based on what I have read online…
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£600 to level a garden and remove waste
Hi, Garden area is about 7m x 5m and is in Plymouth. Work includes stripping away existing turf and patches of gravel,. A bit of levelling out and removal of waste, including half a dozen shrub roots (aldeady dug up), old soil and gravel and some stones. Quote is from groundwork company who are already on site with a…
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Banisters Quote
We are currently looking to replace the Baniisters along the stairs and at the Landing at our home. The job is to include removing current planks (there are no spindles and just a plank running between the handrail and base), sanding and decorating the handrail, newel posts, fixing new spindles, painting and finish, I have…
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Fencing quote
We need to have the fence line between ourselves and our neighbours replaced and we've agreed to split the cost. The existing run of fencing is a mess of cheap lap fence panels that are falling apart. The first half of the run is set on what looks like a breeze block/concrete base wall fixed with brackets onto what I can…
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Loft Conversion
Hi all, I have a quote from a local loft conversion company. They are well recommended locally and we have been to visit his last two jobs and the couples are pleased. He and his team are lofters so it is all they do and on initial visit certainly seemed to know what he was talking about and happy to answer any and all…
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Rendering
Advice please: I need my frontage re-rendering, it's been measured up but I'd like to know what standard practice in the industry is. Are the materials and labour usually bundled together into a cost before multiplying by the surface area to be covered? And if so, what would be a reasonable price per sq metre for the…
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Boiler replacement and system change to unvented
Hello, Can anyone tell me whether a quote of £4900 for essentially replacing a boiler and moving to an unvented system is fair. The plumber provided quite a detailed list of the work which was good of him: - Drain down Central Heating system - Remove old boiler - Fit new Vaillant Eco Tech Plus Heat Only 24Kw Boiler (10…
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Cost Of New Boiler & Central Heating System
Hi, I'm wondering what price range I should be expecting to pay for a new boiler and central heating system installed in a standard two bed terrace? I'm looking at the more compact boilers so I can have it put in a kitchen cupboard. I am thinking about the Worcester Greenstar 25Si Compact and 5 radiators (kitchen, living…
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Architect
Hi everyone, Just looking to see if anyone can clarify something for me. We have decided to change architect just before submitting the plans to the council. We felt the architect was rushing us and not listening to our expectations and limitations. Our project is a self build that we will be project managing ourselves. We…
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Garden Wall quote too high?
My builder who has done other work on my house which I am happy with wants to charge a total of £10140 + vat for the garden wall at the front of my house. It is just a boundry wall - it does not hold anything up. The work involves demolishing the existing wall (same size) and taking it away - putting in new footings and…
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Another cost of new central heating and boiler
4 bedroom semi - needs new boiler as a minimum but I have asked for a quote to completely redo the central heating (8 radiators) plus a Nest. Some of the pipe work needs to be chased into to walls as it on the outside of the walls at the moment (I hate pipes in the outside of the walls) new Worcester 30KW combi boiler Fit…
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Bifold Doors
I’ve had three separate quotes to supply and fit aluminium bifold doors approx 3m in width; Smarts Visofold 1000: £2300 Schuco ASS70FD: 4200 Aluk BSF70: £3500 Do these quotes seem fair? Any recommendations on which bifold is better? Thanks!
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Chimney stack removal
Hi, wonder if anyone can help me decide what I should be paying for a chimney stack removal. I live in a detached 1960s bungalow. There is a chimney in the kitchen and I want the chimney stack removed. A guy just came round (found him on checkatrade, he had great reviews) and he wanted £2500 just to remove the stack.…
