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Central heating install
Is this a good price? £4300. Remove old cylinder and potterton boiler, Supply and fit Worcester Bosch system 18kw boiler and relocate to Other side of garage and upgrade gas supply, supply and fit a Worcester Bosch 180 cylinder, 7 new stelrad radiators,fit 6 trvs,wireless Honeywell room stat and programmer and fit a…
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Everest window quote
Just had a quote from Everest today all windows and doors are quoted as triple glazed. For 10 windows and 2 doors. £14.947 For 5 windows and 1 door £8.884 That is uPVC windows A++21 rated. This quote is with the discounts added. Got a local fitter coming out tomorrow for another quote. Are Everest as good as they say? And…
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Quote for Composite front door with 2 strips of glass in Grey
is this quote far? sounds a lot for a front door to me??? not fitted!! All in grey with grey frame as well, Cost on the 3 Square Composite door and Sidelights with Grey Door and Frame outside / White Inside Chrome Furniture Stippolyte Glass to Door and Sidelights Aluminium Rollover Threshold Approx 1500mm wide x 2100mm…
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Knocking down walls
Hi We have a highly recommended builder who has quoted for knocking down lots of load bearing internal walls in our new house. Quote includes all plumbing, elecs and making good. Do you think it looks fair? Thanks [FONT=Calibri,sans-serif]- knock through the archway to widen between living room and dining room…
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Quote to move kitchen & bathroom & install new cloakroom
Hi all, I'm having a ground floor extension built, small terrace with all work on ground floor. I would appreciate any views on the following quote for the plumbing: Decommission boiler, bathroom and kitchen sink. Move boiler and kitchen sink location into the new extension. Move bathroom to new extension and install bath,…
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Garden fencing quote
Hi all Opinions on this quote please for a replacement garden fence. Take down and remove existing fence. Supply and erect approx 13.2m of closeboard panels. Fence consists of 1.65m high panels on 150mm concrete gravel board on concrete slotted posts. Also supply and erect a gate to match in new position Inc hinges, key…
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Double glazing quote - SE
Looking to get our old windows replaced: 3 x approz 200 x 120cm windows 1 x bathroom window (about 90 x 120cm) All these with 3 openings. 1 x toughened glass window (100 x 120cm), no openings. Have currently been quoted £2700 by a local firm, does this sound reasonable?
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Bathroom Quote
Hi, We've been quoted £9k to have our bathroom done, new bath, toilet, sink, and shower, all tiled. Bathroom is 4m x 3m, with 3m high ceiling, and we were told it would take 7-10 days. The strip out of old kit should take about a day, thereafter it's a straightforward job, new layout will actually make things easier, all…
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Essential Data Recovery quote
Watch out for significant "Non-refundable costs". Unfortunately I have been a victim from one of the many cheap data recovery sales techniques in the UK. Essential Data Recovery provided me an attractive cheap quotation in advance of receiving the drive, making claims that nearly all data recovery work will cost £120 + VAT…
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Patio quote
Hello, just wondered if anyone can check the fairness of the quote. Had hoped to get three quotes but it is proving difficult So nice chap came the other evening and he has quoted £2,450 to do the following. Background - new build property, side gate, freshly turfed 1) I have asked to extend the existing patio (using the…
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Reroof quotes - almost £50k
Hi, I have been getting quotes to replace the roof on our house in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. I have been told it is 218m2 but not checked this manually. The house is 5 bed and has a somewhat odd layout (kind of double L shaped with 2 chimneys, 4 valleys, and roof needs extending at gable ends to give overhang) so I…
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Hacker Kitchen Units only
Hi all, Quote for Hacker units - no supply/appliances etc is coming in around 8K ex VAT which seems high. Plain matt front, straightforward units - 17 in total including 4 tall for ovens etc, and a set of drawers (I asked for more drawers but quote seems to have defaulted to doors). This also includes a shelf and end…
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Hard wood double glazing
We're interested in buying a house that at the moment has deco style single glazing. It's in a conservation zone so we're unlikely to be able to replace it with uPVC. Can anybody give me some idea of what sort of percentage higher cost hardwood double glazing costs compared with uPVC? TIA
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30K for Garage conversion with small extension
We are looking to convert our garage (4.5m X 2.3m) into a WC/Utility and room storage of my mobility equipment and husband's model railway. The garage is attached between our house and neighbour's garage. We would like to extend the front of the garage 3m to enclose the main entrance of the house which is on the side of…
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Is £1600 quote valid to install a shower?
Hello MoneySavers, I've a bath tub that has standard taps with tilings done just above the tub (not full height). I'd like to get a new thermostatic shower installed for which I need: complete plumbing work (behind walls, etc.), new shower, glass door that will sit above the bath tub, full height tiling - so that walls are…
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New boiler - 2 options
In need of a new boiler and have two quotes. In a real quandary as to what to go for - reputation over price over warranty! Any advice would be appreciated. Option 1: Intergas Rapid 25. Fully fitted by accredited Intergas fitter with 3 year warranty. £1100. Can buy an additional 4 years warranty for £150. The plumber has…
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electricians quote
Add 6 sockets( 2 rooms) and move a switch . Electrician quoted £600! Is that about right or is he fobbing me?
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Double Glazing Quotation
As per many forum members, I am entering the fantasy world of double glazing quotations. So far, I have received two quotations, one from Everest (don't laugh), and one from a regional independent.... The spec is as follows:- 1 x 7 panel bay windows (approx 170cm height x 50cm each current section window) * 1 x 7 panel bay…
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Chimney repair
Hi, We have a 4 bed detached with a chimney stack at the back of the house that is not in use but needs repairing. The stack itself is around 20 courses high. The top 5-6 courses are looking rather worse for wear and looking out of place with the rest of the stack. I don't want the expense of completely removing the…
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Removing chimney breast and load baring wall
Hi I got a quote of £6500 to remove chimney breast downstairs and upstairs and removing a load baring wall does this sound reasonable Thank you
