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£600 quote for two little windows.
Quote for replacement of two windows on a ground floor bathroom extension is £590. They are approx 22" x 28" and 17" x 28". Briefly removal of existing wood windows, replacement with Irish oak wood effect UPVC with double glazed patterned glass (Pilkington Chantilly). They are a highly regarded local company and did the…
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Replacement window quote
Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone would be able to give some advice please? I am looking to replace the windows in my property and really have no idea what to look out for in terms of dodgy companies and practices. Could anyone give me some advice? I have had one quote so far and this is the breakdown: emoval of all…
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House rewiring, is this a good quote?
Good evening all! First time posting here so I hope I got everything in the right place! Myself and my partner have just purchased our first property and the house is in need of a whole rewiring job. We have got a quote (£3000) for the following; All accessories finished in white plastic. Living room; 3x Double Sockets 2x…
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Structural Engineer fee for Building Warrant
My local authority have the architectural drawings relating to a proposed attic conversion with en suite. However, before approval can be given have been notified that they also require a structural engineer's report to check calculations etc. The first quote I've had is for £625 but will get another two estimates. I've no…
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Adding French doors to a bay window quote...
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Quote for pruning Leyland trees
Any idea how much should I pay to have 5 Leyland trees pruned or removed. They are not very high and very bare at the bottom. Thanks
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£5,100 kitchen install
Hi, We foolishly only got a verbal quote for a kitchen install. The quote was £2,200 with no mention of whether or not this included VAT. During the job, we received no updates on increasing costs. After the job, we received an invoice for £5,100. I asked the builder to itemise and he gave these details: Remove old kitchen…
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Call Out fees
I recently had a issue with our electric gates, they opened but wouldn't close. After changing batteries a few times I called a local gate company that asked if there was a magic eye and antennae that was being obstructed. There was no magic eye so they said they could come out and have a look. They came out a couple of…
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quoted but refusing to complete
Hi I asked a builder to quote me for skimming/plastering 1large room 13x13 ( not including ceiling) and half another room 16x8 including half the ceiling, plus removing a gas fire, marble and plaster surround and hearth and making good for insertion of a woodburner quoted £1250 a high price but he said it would be done in…
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Architect Costs - reasonable
Hi We are looking to extend the back of the house - single storey - 9mx3m (ish). We have been looking at different architects to do the drawings and have been getting a wide range of quotes....The latest being £1500 +VAT (or 3% of building costs) whichever is highest. For this I would get the following: Stage 1 - Survey,…
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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…
