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Someone to fit toilet seat
Called a handyman and they said £30 for first hour or to fit it. Is this reasonable?
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Flooring and Painting job
Hi guys! In a couple of weeks I'll have to hire a builder to refurbish my first ever home. As FTB, I have no clue which quotes to expect, and I'm a bit afraid to be mugged off. How much is usually the cost for laying down wooden floors (not the material, only the workmanship)? And how much is painting a medium sized room?…
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Door opening in internal wall
I've got a quote of 750 quid for making a door sized opening in a 10 inch thick internal wall. Includes plastering and tidying up the opening plus cutting away and making good a section of the kitchen cabinets on one side of the wall. The deal is that I've go to take away the rubble and paint the new plaster work. Is this…
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Double Glazing Quote
Hi Everyone, Just looking for some advice on whether a double glazing quote I have received from Crystal Windows is reasonable. My wife and I live in a flat which is on the first floor and there would be 2 bedroom windows, 1 bathroom window and french doors in our lounge which open out onto a juliet balcony. The quote I…
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Fair plumber rate in Zone 4 London
I'm outside central london in zone 4. I'm managing refurbishing a whole house & need a lot of small fiddly bits of plumbing done. Around 1-3 days worth. What's a fair day rate to expect for a plumber & what's their work ethic when doing a full day (e.g. number of hours work & breaks)? I've learnt when doing a lot of work,…
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Georgian Bar Windows?
Most of my neighbours are getting Georgian style upvc windows and i was wondering if they are more secure in terms of burglary, if someone smashed one of the small windows does the frame still stay in place or fall out along with the glass.
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BUILDER quote increase on build-yorkshire
So...what on earth to do? Have a contract in place and a good builder. We are at watertight stage-roof on/windows in. We had previously agreed price on everything excpet PC sum on bathroom stuff-but spec didnt change. Its labour only on bathrooms: Builder being asking for bits extra as we go along which is constantly…
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remove garage, extension, wall removal, kitchen
We have an asbestos roofed lean to garage attached to the side length of our house - just under 7 x 2m. It is complicated by the fact our neighbours garage abuts our garage. They have illegally turned their garage into living space and according to the builders next door have claimed all three of the walls involved (their…
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Worcester Bosch boiler
We’ve had a quote for the following and wondered if it’s a good price: Remove old boiler from kitchen utility room Replace with new Worcester Bosch 30 CDi combi boiler Remove tank in airing cupboard and re route pipe work to lay under floorboards Remove shower pump and make good pipeork Disconnect tanks in loft and remove…
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Howdens kitchen quote
Hi all, Our kitchen fitter is charging £1000 but we will be ripping out the current kitchen. This is our quote from Howens (it excludes, worktops, appliances, sink, tap, floor, tiling): Qty Product Disc% Net1 AGC514B Allndale Gr Cash 600 Pre-Fit Standard 3 Dwr Base White 67.32 110.46 F Cab 1 AGC5206 Allndale Gr Cash 200 CC…
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Remove Moss from roof
Hi, Wonder is anyone can give me a rough idea of a reasonable cost of removing moss from the roof and fixing two tiles. We moved in to a 4 bed detached house with a detached double garage. The roof is covered in quite a bit of moss and falls in to the garden. It was also commented on during the building survey when we…
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Replace roof on bay window
Hi I've got a small bay window at the front of my house. The main roof was replaced by the previous owners but this small bay window has been left. I live in a rural location and not many roofers work in my area. I've manage to get one roofer to come round and quote. I want it replaced like for like with traditional slate,…
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removing slab paving & laying new lawn turf
Hello I live in Greater London, just got in a quote to remove slab paving and lay new lawn turf in my garden. The size is 7mx3m and I was quoted £2 900 for the whole job inc waste removal. It seems high to me but not sure whats the average for this type of job.
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additional aerial socket/point
Hello I live in Greater London. I am being quoted £70-£80 for adding additional aerial socket off my existing TV aerial. Is this reasonable? As far as I can see this should be straight forward job so the price seems to be bit steep.
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Full front reroof or repairs?
Hi all, We bought a Victorian (c1840) terrace in October last year fully aware it had issues with the roof (timbers with woodworm, damp staining to some), loose ridge tiles, front chimney with no flashing and bedding has perished/come away, historic leak but now dry to rear chimney, and a small leak at the front of the…
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The cost of trades people
Whilst doing up a house, I've been very suprised on two fronts by costing by trades people. 1. The range of quotes Despite issuing what I consider to be fairly tight statements of spec and work required, the range of quotes from trades people has been wildly different. I have seen this from builders, plumbers and…
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Kitchen fit electrician cost
Hi, I will be getting a kitchen fitted soon, found the installer who is reasonable but an electrician wants 1K for his part. This is what is required: -Move one light switch down 10 cm. -Move power socket behind unit for dish washer. -Make new socket for extractor fan. -Make new socket for washing machine in the utility.…
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Tree survey for planning permission
We have been told by our council planning team that we need a BS5837:2012 tree survey. We've been quoted £395 This is the breakdown: Site visit (5.5 hours - which seems excessive for two small trees) - £220 Report work (3 hours) - £120 Expenses - £55 Has anyone had one of these done and does it seem fair?
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Cost of extra sockets
Hello MSE hivemind; wonder if you could help me. Just moved into a new (to us) house and are working our way through the to do list. 3 bedroom end of terrace, 1960s construction, and I don't think very much has been done to the electrics since it was built - most of the rooms only have a single socket. So obviously we want…
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Labouring costs "enhanced".
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