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Bath refurbishment quote
Hello all, I have got a quote of £2700 to refurbish a 2m x 1.9m bathroom and was wondering if it is fair quote. I am supplying all the materials so the cost of £2700 is purely for labour cost and removal of old units. Labour cost includes - Disconnect and disposal of bath, basin, toilet and radiator - Installation of…
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Moved/Bought first house in UK, got a quote for Plastering/Painting house.
Having just moved from across the ocean where its relatively easy to patch drywall and sand it then call in painters Im a little new to the world of plastering. I got a quote to plaster up any holes/cracks and smooth out the walls then paint the whole house for £2400, he called it redecorating. This includes all white…
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Opening/Raising chimney breast to house cooker?
Afternoon, I'm wondering if anyone has an idea of what timeframe and price I might expect from a builder to open a chimney breast and fit a higher lintel in order to house a 900mm range cooker? I wouldn't require any plastering, tiling, or pipe/electrical relocation at this point. Just the brickwork left in a tidy…
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Log Burner installation
Hi, I've been given a quote to install a log burner in a two bedroom terrace house for £1600 including VAT, just wondering if this seems reasonable? This includes hearth, chimney liner (UK manufacturer), oak beam (which we're not sure about yet), installation and some building work (install concrete lintel, line opening…
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Creating a half glass half brick wall partition?
Hi all, we are trying to come up with a design for the wall between our living room and kitchen. It is currently still as we bought it in the photo below. Our thinking is to half brick from the floor, and then replace with new glass for the top half. Does anyone know roughly how much we are looking at to do this? And where…
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Fair quote for designs/drawings etc
Hello everyone, Was unsure where to post this as had a nightmare with getting quotes from builders. I am looking at extending our house. Nothing major, all standard stuff really and work that has been done on similar houses in the same area so think nothing should be a problem. Rear Single Extension 6m x 3m - Dining Room…
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Redecorating kitchen
I'm a landlord with just the one property. I'm looking to redecorate the kitchen (not replacing the kitchen units - just a tidy up) This is the first time I've needed to redecorate a room in the property since I lived in it, but the quote I've got back seems quite large. A handyman ran the quote up alongside a few other…
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Roof jobs
Does this seem fair? £900 for the following on our nearly 40 year old roof (3 bed detached with attached garage)... Rake out and repointing the gable ends of the roof to fix the movement of tiles at the edges & setting all the tiles at the edge of the roof back in position Plastic dry verge caps to make it neat and tidy…
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Any ideas how much it costs to repalce unvented immersion heater?
So, long story short: boiler has been condemned & our immersion heater is also not working ! We're getting a replacement boiler fitted, but I'd be grateful if anyone can give me a very rough figure to replace an immersion heater in an unvented cylinder please ?
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New windows & doors for part of the house
Hi all, Just had a quote through this morning to replace some of our windows and doors in the property we bought at the end of last month - it's a complete reno job so the windows at the back of the house are our first 'big' expense. Having never had to do this before, I have no idea if the following is 'fair' (although…
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Floor Tiling
Hi all, We have a large area to be tiled (approx 88 sqm) and have been quoted £3200 to tile this area by someone our builder has recommended. We have bought all the tiles (600x600) and grout. The tiler has bought the adhesive. This is working out around £36 per sqm which seems rather a lot seeing as the tiler is only going…
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Replacing central heating pipework
I've had a quote to replace all the heating pipes and valves in my house of £2.2k and haven't yet had time to get a 2-3rd quote yet. Has anyone got any idea if this sounds reasonable? The house is a 3 bed bungalow with a converted loft. Wooden floors and the pipework is likely 40 years old, though no leaks that we can…
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new windows and doors
4 of 150 x 120 2 of 70cm x 120cm window 2 of 90cm x 120cm window A composite door with little half side windows on both sides and taking a window out and putting a French door on the back. Quoted £8400 and £6800 We are in Northyorkshire by the way. So what do you think?
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Structural Engineer examination
Been quoted £570+VAT for a Structural Engineer to visit a house we're buying to examine the type of structural support used when a wall was removed years ago. Will involve either making a small hole in the ceiling or lifting a couple of floorboards to gain access to see the current RSJ/support. Seems expensive just for an…
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Roof Repairs
After having a survey done on a house that we're purchasing, it was determined that the roof needs to have some repairs made to it. As we're first time buyers, I just wanted to know if this sounds like a reasonable quote for the work that needs doing: - Repointing Chimney £460 - Replace front gable and verge tiles and…
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Removing single window and replacing with French doors
I've got a set of French patio doors I want to put at the back of our garage to replace a window. Window is 122cm wide by 110cm, need to cut out some brickwork as doors are 140cm wide by 210cm. The garage is single skin brickwork and I'll need to install a concrete lintel. So far I've been quoted £300 for the job to be…
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Replacement d/g door
I am after replacing front door and side glass panel for a contemporary composite door and stippody glass side panel all sits in a 53x79 frame. I was told you have various quality frames from commercial down to budget middle range came out approx. £1700.......is that about right! This quote was from a large northern d/g…
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Argh! Scaffolding!
Need the outside of our house painting, and can't be done without scaffolding for various reasons that I won't bore you with. It's a large house in terms of width/depth, but it's only a normal two-storey house (though the paint goes higher up on gable ends). Anyway, found a good and reasonably priced painter, but have…
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building material cost for new bathroom
The room size is 2.5m x 1m. I've agreed to pay £3000 labour charge to remove all the units from the bathroom, re-plaster walls, install floor to ceiling tiles, new floor tiles, install new door, install a new toilet, sink and shower tray with either a bi-fold or hinged door. I've already bought the units, tiles, grouts,…
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New Boiler Quote
Hi guys, I've done my research and thought what I was quoted is fair, but a lot of people I speak to think otherwise. Could someone more knowledgeable cast your eyes over this please? Would appreciate any wisdom you have to offer. The Property - small 2 bed detached with one shower / bathroom. The current boiler is…