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Double glazing quote - help please.
Hi all I wondered if you could help please? I'm looking to get the double glazing and doors done on my entire house. It's an average size 3 bedroom detached. I've had four quotes and this is the best. They have all varied so much, and I have no experience of this market, so wanted to get others opinion on if this is a fair…
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Prompt payment discount and VAT
Not sure if this is the correct forum but here goes. Had some work done on the house and the invoice offers a 2.5% discount if paid within 7 days. This figure is calculated from the pre-vat amount. But I am still expected to pay the full vat amount calculated as if there were no discount applied. This doesn't seem right to…
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boiler quote
Hi British gas quoted me 2600 for new combi boiler to be fitted. Like for like and replace flue and a new electric socket. On the day of installation they found out that they need to change my 15 mm pipe to 24 mm.The pipe is from boiler to gas meter.they need extra for that My question is since i agreed the quote do i need…
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Skimming
The area to be skimmed is 37sqm altogether. One plasterer has quoted £730 after viewing. Another said £800 over the phone. Does this sound about right? I'm in Greater London btw. Cheers.
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Rear 1st floor extension
Kitchen /diner extension single storey. Approx 10m x 4m. Cost quoted is £85k. This will includes plans, planning, survey, building regs, electrics, fittings, plumbing etc. Does not include cost of the kitchen. Prob another £15k. In Manchester area. Thoughts on quote?
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New Boiler etc quote
Hi, Wondered if anyone could let me know if the following quote is fair. Am thinking about replacing the old conventional system in house I bought a bit less than a year ago. House is a 2 bed bungalow with 6 radiators, hot water tank downstairs which gives terrible hot water pressure. Would like to move boiler location…
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Quote for additional radiator
The job is: Install additional radiator (rad and valves supplied by me). Pipework to run from existing radiator in room above. Supply and fit trunking for exposed pipework. Cap off existing gas supply to fire at meter. The quote is: £245+vat So with the price of the rad included that's about £400. Any thoughts?
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Carpet - supply and fit
Have been quoted £999 for stairs/landing + 4 bedrooms. This includes supply and fit, grippers, and underlay. Room sizes are: Stairs/landing: 13x4m B/room 1: 11.9x4m B/room 2: 9.9x4m B/room 3: 9x4m B/room 4: 8x4m Is this a good price? Thanks
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Quote for single driveway
Been quoted £2150 for brick paving and reprinting the patio. No idea how much it should cost, is it a fair quote? Thanks
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Boiler Replacement + power flush
Hi guys, I live in Greater London (Hayes, zone 5) and have had a quote for a replacement boiler and system powerflush of £1,500, including all parts and labour. The proposed replacement boiler is a Main 25 combi boiler, replacing our existing Sabre combi. The Sabre is old (we're not sure how old - came with the house and…
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Consumer point/fuse box inspection
How much should I expect to pay for a consumer point to be inspected? Crabtree Starbreaker installed in 2005, sticker says that the recommended date of next inspection was 2015.
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Building an ensuite
House is currently 4 bed over three storeys with 1 bathroom. Due to teenage daughters would like to increase this! Two of the bedrooms, one above the other, are much larger than average and could easily lose space to an ensuite shower room. Can anyone give a guide price range to build from scratch? Would it be better to do…
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new combi boiler
My Boiler quote from british gas Worcester Greenstar 29CDi Classic Combi £1,159.00 .installtion £1,019.00 Install Extended Horizontal Flue Terminal £189.00 45" Flue elbows (pair) £75.00 We will connect the boiler condense waste pipe to a suitable internal waste £99.00 Install mini pressure expansion vessel £88.00 System…
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Quote for re-doing garden from scratch
I am aiming to get other quotes but I just wanna get a feel for this first one... So our back garden is 7m x 4.6m, currently it sort of slopes downwards towards the house, and has (poorly done) paving down one side and along the edge of the house. The "lawn" area is just scrubby stoney soil. So we had a local company round…
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Removing non-loadbearing wall etc.
I have a quote of £990 for: > Removal of ~3m of non-loadbearing blockwork wall and disposal of waste > Repair ceiling where required after wall removal, and skim ~9sqm over artex > Modify some electrics, including ~4m of new chasing, moving a double socket and some minor light switch re-jigging. > Make good (to plaster…
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Roof work - felt, battens and tiles
Hello, Just wanted some advice on whether this is priced accordingly - I am based in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. ESTIMATE Re: Main mono pitched roof -Lay all necessary light weight timber sheets and tarpaulins to ground floor flat roof and adjoining mono pitched tile roofs including roof over no10 front bay window. -Erect…
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PVC window
One small PVC window at the top of the landng, bog standard replacemnt, privacy glass, 1m x 70cm £500 give or take a few pounds.
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Kitchen makeover cost - too expensive?
After a long time looking for a builder I've found one that seems professional and willing to do the job of renovating my medium sized kitchen. I just got his quote and it looks rather steep. I wonder if you could give me some advice? The plan is to completely rip out the existing kitchen and install it from scratch: new…
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Kitchen Fitting
Evening, Took me a while to find a kitchen fitter that could do the work when needed (mid October) so struggling to find someone else to quote - I'm blaming all the summer sales the kitchen companies had. I've been quoted £3,000 to fit kitchen which includes: Removal of existing kitchen New power supplies for Oven, Fridge…
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Quote for small bathroom refurb very high?
Got a plumber in for a quote for a remodel of my bathroom and not sure whether it's reasonable or not. Current bathroom has the following: bath with 200x200mm tiles above it to ceiling remainder of walls wood panel to top of cistern level, then paper (I know, paper!) vinyl flooring electric shower I want the following:…
