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Skimming
How much should I pay to have 2 bedrooms a hallway and large lounge fully skimmed in the N W of UK
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Plastering/skimming cost
Quoted £1500 including materials, do you think its fair for job below? Based up north. - Room 6mx3m - Stairwell-Landing area -Ceiling to be boarded and skimmed -Walls to be prep 'd (needs patching at few places) and skimmed.
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Knock down supporting wall between kitchen/dining room
Reposition electrics and move radiator from wall to be knocked down to another wall, fit akro props, lay new RSJ onto pad stones, remove wall between kitchen and dining room, plasterboard and skim beam and all associated areas. We’ve also asked the builder to remove/block up a small side kitchen window (where the hob will…
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Replacement Combi Boiler Quote
Hi, Had this quote to replace combi boiler in small 2 bed 1 bath house. It seems too cheap to me and can anyone tell me if Ideal Boilers are reliable? the quote for the replacement is as follows: .Ideal instinct 24 kw combi boiler with 3 years warrenty, clock and flue .magnetic filter and chemicals .upward piping kit .flue…
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"New" boiler
I've been quoted £1900 for installation of a Vaillant ecotec+ 831. Any thoughts? The current boiler is 15+ years old, out of action, and will cost £150+ to repair, with no guarantee that the boiler will work after this as there may also be something wrong with the flue. After a quick google it looks like the Vaillant model…
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Kitchen fitting...
Hi, This is my first thread on here so if im doing something wrong then please be kind :) We've been living in our house for almost five years and the kitchen is older than I am, my problem is that the quote to have a new one fitted is a lot more than we expected. We've had three people round to quote, only one has gotten…
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flat roof
3m x2m flat roof - new three layer felt - OSB3 board decking. -15 year guarantee £700 My flat roof looks a bit leaky, had a guy coming around who suggested installing as above instead of trying to repair. Does it looks reasonably priced ?
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Very minor patio repair
Over the winter 5 of the slabs on our patio have risen slightly - just enough to catch your toe on and trip. Gardner who did some work on garden wall for me a couple of years ago is coming tomorrow to look at work and give quote for levelling these. Very simple work, but beyond the capabilities of 2 OAPs. I wonder if…
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Re-build front garden wall
Our front garden wall is in a bad state of repair (see attached photos). It doesn't look good, has various cracks and the top 3 courses move when I push them with only gentle pressure - I don't think it would take much to make it topple. There's also an obvious slight lean. It's not a big wall - its approx. 5.5m long with…
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Urgent help re painting on friends house
Hi fellow money savers My neighbours are having their windows and doors painted and some general maintenance done. The houses are both 2up 2down type terraced houses with a downstairs 8 panel bay at the fromt, front and back doors, and 5 other small windows. I was just chatting to one of them, N, and he has told me that he…
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Fencing quote
Just wondering if anyone can chip in with experience on the costs of fencing. We've had a quote for about 12 panels to cover one side of the garden - concrete posts and gravel boards, drop in fence panels, and a wooden gate. There is a tree growing on boundary line which will apparently need some tricky cutting to…
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Patio Quote
Hi All I need a patio laying in slabs at the bottom of my garden approx 4 metre x 3 metre,if I buy the slabs what should I be paying for labour and the sand for the base X
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Is someone taking the p***, quote for exterior painting
I have half of a large stone built victorian house which is on three stories so has some high windows. It has four bedrooms. I have a quote to have all the exterior woodwork painted and generally repaired where needed (putty etc). The quote is £2,350, broken down into £2,100 labour and £250.00 materials. The company told…
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Kitchen supply and fit, is this quote fair - Berkshire
Hello, We need a new kitchen. The kitchen is not big, about 3.5m x 2.4m with doors on both sides so that eats into the available space. Units: 1 600mm sink base 1 300mm base unit 1 1000mm corner unit with magic pull out 1 600mm built under oven 1 600mm integrated dish washer 1 150mm base unit Fridge is F/S but will be…
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Quote for major works to house
Hi all, We are thinking of buying a house that needs serious works to make it suitable for us and asked a builder to come and look at it with us. The works are: large extension to second and first floor and reconfiguration (from two beds to four plus en-suite). The total extension would be about as much again on the second…
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Is this a reasonable quote (big job!)
We have just had a large extension done (mostly finished,now waiting for kitchen installation and decorating. I wonder what people's thoughts are on the quote I have been given.This man has done plastering and painting (a single room) for us before,and 3.5 years later the work still looks perfect.It is my preference to…
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Rock Door quote - Front Door £1700
Hi, I'm planning on changing my front door (and possibly back door too) with a composite one. I've been looking at DoorStop, Yale and Durashield (local supplier) with quotes between £1100 and £1350 which I thought were a little high. Durashield would not tell me what door manufacturer they use but was told it was the…
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Rockdoor quote
I got a quote today for a Rockdoor - it was £1827 for a white Carolina about 850x2000mm. I know they're expensive and the company I asked are quite large (fancy showroom etc) so I was expecting a bit of a markup, but having seen the doors online for around £900, I thought charging double this was quite steep? What sort of…
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New boiler & radiators
Getting a new boiler fitted, and 3 new medium sized radiators. Quoted £2200 including 8 year guarantee - Worcester 28cdi - moving the location of boiler so removing old tanks and pipework What would you pay/charge(if tradesman) or how does it compare Location: near leicester
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artificial grass installation
HI all - has anyone got any experience as to how much i can expect to pay for artifical grass? I've had quotes of c. £70m2 from the big players like lazylawn and easigrass and one for £50m2 from an independent gardener for supply and install. What questions should I be asking the installers, what makes a good grass? There…
