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Quote for bathroom, kitchen complete home redecoration for 30sqm studio flat
My mums lifetime friend is a builder she trusts him I trust her but he didn't give a quote until gutting and removing entire contents of new flat and I'm a bit shocked at the costs but I have no idea? Would like to know how much it costed other people. He has quoted £13,000 for everything including purchasing all goods and…
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Roofing advice
We recently had a homebuyers report on our house which states the roof has come to the end of its life, daylight can be seen from the attic, the torching (lime mortar) is crumbling and some of the slates have slipped due to the nails rotting & more slates are likely to slip. Do we need to be looking to remove the roof,…
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Kitchen remodelling using external store
Hi, I'm looking for some help on a quote, please. I'd be grateful for any feedback, I can deal with honest... Work to be done (must be a fairly common thing with these terraced houses, built in about 1911): Terrace house currently has external store room (probably used to be external toilet), accessed by external door.…
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Notching 40% joist depth, did they break building regulation
Hello all, Our upstairs neighbor have recently refitted their new bathroom which is above our bedroom, since then, whenever they have shower, the sound of water hitting the floor is clearly coming through to our bedroom. After they refuse to do anything to improve the situation, we decided to sound proof our bedroom…
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Quote/Invoice confusion
We had a very bad experience with a contractor for work on a driveway. We tried to take it to small claims, but unfortunately didn't have enough evidence while he lied repeatedly, including producing two false quotes that he claimed to have given us but did not. In total, we ended up with five different documents from him…
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Freesat dish . Installing 1 quad and l m b ..
Howdy ! It's never easy to get a straight answer with freesat Eventually I googled aerial force. Initial price was £79 but if there are other things that need doing , engineer quotes before doing job. So , replace 1xquad and l m b . He quoted me over £376.00 I of course refused. I said it should be £140 max I ended up…
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Should I pay for this?
This is my first forum post ever so hopefully I have followed the rules and am correct in starting a new thread! My question is around the payment of a contractor that we currently have in doing some floor tiling and decorating work. I was originally just looking for tiling work, but this guy said that as he would usually…
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Double Glazing quote
Measurements-My rough brick to brick Windows 17 in total (5 Non opening.) 120cm x 100 x 10 (3 not open) 90cm x 100 x 2 60cm x 100cm x 2 (1 Not open) 66cm x 66cm x 3 (1 Not open) Doors 210cm x 100cm x 3 Patio 210cm x 100cm x 1 Got 3 quotes from Independents who all seem to use Liniar All A rating glass and secure doors (?)…
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Unvented central heating system
Hi All, I'm renovating a small 3 bedroom semi in Norwich. We're planning a large extension (2 storey side, loft and single storey rear) to essentially provide 4 double bedrooms along with complete renewal of the existing house. The current central heating system comprises a gas combi boiler with oddly placed, leaking…
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Advice on Double glazing - Forewarned is forwarmed!
Sorry if this isn't quite the right fit but this seemed the best place to ask and I will be updating with quotes as I go. So... I am looking at replacing 4 windows at the back of my property within the next year and will be getting quotes from companies over the next month or so to get ideas of cost and what sums to save…
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Quote for a new Worcester Bosch boiler - is this fair?
Hi guys, This is my first post so be gentle. I was hoping for some advice please. I've just moved into a new property and looking to get a new boiler installed. The one in there at the moment is ancient. I've been given the following as a quote: Does the below sounds reasonable? Thanks ever so much For a worcester…
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New Bathroom
Hi all We have just bought a house. We need to completely change the bathroom as it is an old avocado suite and it has carpet! Basically we need to do the following: - Remove old suite and tiles - Remove carpet - Move waste pipe to the other side - Install new suite - Tiling - Install new extractor fan - Paint where needed…
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Removal of large tree in back garden
I've got a large copper beech tree in my back garden which looked a bit sad so had it checked by a tree consultant. Seems like the tree needs to go as it has got fungus infection. Tree stump is about 1.1m wide and is 17m high with 18m canopy (according to the report of the tree consultant) I got 2 quotes for felling the…
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Quoting for new loft hatch and boarding
We're in a tricky position. We want to have our loft hatch moved so we can put a ladder in, and the loft boarded out (roughly 120 square foot), preferably with lighting. A purlin prevents us from using the current hatch location. We've had 5 people out to quote. The first 2 were from loft ladder and boarding "specialists"…
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Rewire Quote
Had the following quote, have a few more people coming to give a quote this weekend, was just wondering does this sound reasonable? Just to highlight there is no need to make good as I will be having a plasterer in after Please find below a detailed quotation for the works required: Bedroom 1 * 1 x light - £50.00 * 2 x…
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Fitted wardrobes..fair price?
Hi Does anyone know if this seems a fair price for fitted wardrobes with sliding doors. One company quoted £2000 with sliding doors, two double wardrobes behind that included 6 drawers and 2 hanging rails and one shelf inside. The size is H 232 x W 212 x D 42 I have had a second quote and he emailed me back saying £1550…
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House refurbishment in stages, job prioritising help needed
Hi, We got our house recently which is in a poor condition, I have a structural home buyers report with photos of all the work that needs to be done and I'm looking for advice on how to get them done in stages slowly while living at the property as I have not got enough cash to refurbish the house all at the same time. I'm…
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Damp works
Hi, I have some penetrating damp coming through onto one of the walls in my living room. The remedy is to remove the old plaster, apply a waterproof sand cement mixture, followed by a skim coat. The radiator needs to be taken off and reattached once work is complete, plus new skirting to be installed. The wall area is…
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Moving a stopcock
I would like the stopcock moved in my kitchen. It is currently behind the kitchen sink and I would like it brought forward so it is more accessible. Has anyone had this done, and if so what are the likely costs?
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New Skirting downstairs
Getting new skirting downstairs In North East England 26.5 m with 21 corners. 7 inch white primed mdf Also getting new stop lats on an external door and new lock. Supplied and fitted is 320 Got another quote for 380 but he has a month wait and I'm in a rush