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3 by 3 and half conservatory
We are looking at getting 3 x 3.5 metre conservatory/garden room. Anglian have quoted £19k but say can reduce to about £16k if have building work done by another builder. We’ve had some other local companies who were slightly less but we weren’t very impressed. Is this reasonable and how much can you haggle with them as…
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Boiler advice
I’m in the process of getting a new combi boiler and the 2 I got recommended from the plumber were the Worcester Bosch 28cdi Compact (I asked for a Worcester price) and his recommendation, the Baxi Platinum 28erp. I live in a 3 bedroom new build (2009) and have one shower/bath that runs off the boiler and 9 radiators. I’ve…
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Quote for window repairs
I'm in the South East and just had a quote for supply and fit 3 sets of replacement friction hinges, overhaul & adjust 1 window and re-rack & adjust 2 pairs of French doors which has come in at £400 inc vat. Is this reasonable? Many thanks
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Plastering over artex on walls and ceilings
We've recently had a few plasterers over to quote for re-skimming our living room, stairs and landing including both ceilings. All of the walls are covered in artex (quite thick) and each side of our chimney is currently open so these would need boarding up. We've only had 1 plasterer come back and quote which was £1,450…
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What do I say to Haggle
we are getting new kitchen and windows and the prices is quite high but want to try to haggle them down a bit, how can I approach this as not done this before? Kitchen is £12,000 worktops in Silestone - £3000 Windows - 4 aluminum 3 pane standard windows - £4440.00 thanks
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New kitchen (Mornington beaded + silestone)
Hi, We’re looking to get a new kitchen and are interested in getting decent units (e.g. no mdf cores) so realise it will cost more than the average. Having said that was keen to know whether this quote seems reasonable from a local supplier: £11,225 Mornington Beaded Dust Grey doors (oak) All carcasses - Egger H1146 ST10…
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Reworking a small London Semi
Hi everyone, I want to completely remodel our small 3 bedroom house in North East London. Main structural work is to widen existing 4 metre long extension to the full width of the house (increasing it from 2.5 m wide to 5.0 m wide) and to add veluxs to ceiling and full width bifold doors and some decking into the garden.…
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Quote for block paving
hi, I am not a garden person and my garden is in a mess. I want to get block paving done. The area is around 50 sq meters. I called someone to give me a quote to take the grass out and block pave the area. I have been quoted 6K. Is this really a fair quote? or being taken for a ride?
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Should a new gas boiler cost 2450?
So I have a very old boiler providing hot water and central heating for my small three-bed house. When it had its annual service recently, the plumber reported that it was leaking carbon monoxide and so condemned it. Should I believe this? After all, the house has CO alarms that have not been triggered, and last year…
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Is £300 ok for 4 sqm tiling with materials (in London)?
I've been quoted £300 to tile 4 sqm of wall (around shower tray). I'm providing the tiles but nothing else. The area to be tiled is currently just plasterboard. The tiles are fairly large around 300x600. This quote seems quite high to me? I have no idea about cost of materials here which means I don't know the labour cost.
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Gas boiler woes...
So I have a very old boiler providing hot water and central heating for my small three-bed house. When it had its annual service recently, the plumber reported that it was leaking carbon monoxide and so condemned it. Should I believe this? After all, the house has CO alarms that have not been triggered, and last year…
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Leasehold Flat, Buildings insurance fees req.
I moved into my first home in April. After what seemed like already endless amounts of money being paid out for nothing I thought it was done. However even after my Service charge has come out, Estates charge, Ground rent I now get a bill of £226 for the buildings cover for the year sept 18 to sept 19. plus £20 "admin"…
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New, widened driveway
Hi All, Does the below seem a reasonable quote? Its to widen and lay block paving on a sloped driveway that is currently approx 34.88m squared. Once widened it should be 38.2m squared. We need to widen the driveway to accommodate a second car. Thanks for any advice on this. -Huw Widen the access point to the driveway by…
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Help- Replace Hot water cylinder on old boiler or replace Boiler
Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me make an informed decision. I have lived just over two years in a house which has it's original boiler from 2001.The Boiler a Potterton Suprima 40. The boiler has been relatively problem-free but with the last 8 months- I had a problem with the fault light blinking on amber for a…
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Gas safe: Pay me to fix else I’m turning your gas off
Had a gas safe guy turn to check my house as I need a gas safe certificate. He found a problem with the hob, it had a flexible gas pipe instead of a solid one. I was a bit dubious but after a google search it seems others have changed for the same reason. What I have more of an issue with is he said by rights I should…
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Hearth Inset HE Gas Fires
I want to replace my Valor Visage open fronted gas fire with something more efficient,..although I only use it on cool evenings/days when no need for CH,or when I want to only heat living room instead of whole house.Would expect to run at min.heat output,...I am thinking of glassfronted HE model,with high efficiency,but…
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radiator quote
Had a quote to remove 2 old standard size radiators,replace with new ones & flush through. I was going to get rid of the old ones. Total £460 incl vat What say u Thanks
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Building a brick wall
Can anyone advise on costs. I have an external wall to be built consisting of about 850 bricks which I have already purchased. What should I expect to pay someone to have the work done in Merseyside.
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Quote for carpet and hard flooring
Hi all, Got a quote for carpet (stairs, landing) and hard flooring (hall, dining room) from a local company who we’ve used before. We know they’re good, but wondered what you thought of the price. To lay and install: Revolution Heathers 474 Silver carpet Cloud 9 underlay, grippers to area approximately 13 sqm Cavalio…
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Quote for fencing
Hi all! We need to replace our garden fencing. Unfortunately we are responsible for all three sides. We have neighbours one side, but I really can't imagine them offering to contribute, nor would I expect them to. Currently, at the end of the garden we have a very wobbly 6 ft wall, with a raised bed in front that has a 4…
