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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…
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Stair carpet cost
I've been quoted £400 for carpet, underlay, etc plus £45 to fit. It is for 2 flights of stairs, 12 steps on one and just 3 on the other, no landing as the landing is laminated floor. Carpet is £8.99 per square m, underlay £9.99 per square m. Does it sound resonance?
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Price to fix vaillent boiler
My mother is having a problem with her vaillant ecomax 824e and had been toying with getting a subsidised new boiler. We contacted one of the companies offering this service and after the first survey she was informed that it will cost over £900 for a 'free boiler' plus whatever extra the 2nd installation engineer survey…
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Lean to Conservatory quote
I accepted an offer from Dunraven to build a conservatory in my new house. They appear to have a good reputation with conservatories. The size of the conservatory is 3.7m x 2.5m x 2.1m (height), and was offered £24k and got them down to 20k. I think I got a reasonable deal for the time and amount of bespoke work they are…
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Respray two kitchen cabinet doors
I recently had a new small wall hung ch boiler installed in my kitchen. Need to house in cupboard (it is designed to do so). So I have got hold of two additional kitchen wall unit doors, same style as rest of kitchen, to house it. My kitchen (not recent) is Magnet Old English style, in White. The new doors (only ones I…
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Roofer's quote for new chimney pots/repointing
Hello amazing MSE people, I bow down to your wisdom :) I've just moved into a new terraced house and discovered some damp on the attic chimney wall. Had a roofer up there who said the chimney needs new pots (x6 - it's shared with next door), full repointing and lead flashings re-dressed and sealed. He's quoted £1464…
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Double Glazing
Hi, first post. Does anyone know of any good double glazing firms near Bordon, Hampshire, have registered with Window Quoter website and been quoted by 2 local companies between £3,500 and £4,500 and a nightmare visit by Anglian windows quoting £14,000 !!!!! for the same 8 windows, Patio doors and front door, after a long…
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Quote for reversing direction of stairs
We live in a 2 bed terrace with access to the bathroom via one of the bedrooms. We have been quoted £9500 to reverse the stairs, and build a small corridor to the bathroom. The work also includes removing a sloping ceiling above the stairs and restoring the original flat ceiling( which all the other houses in the street…
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Loft Ladder & Boarding quote
Hi I want to put a proper drop down loft ladder in my house and have been quoted around £1400 plus VAT to install a wooden loft ladder and wider hatch and board 16m2 of loft. I thought this sounded rather high. I'm in Berkshire area. Am I being unreasonable? If so, how much should I be looking at paying? Have only managed…
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New Garage Roof
I'm currently shopping around for quotes for a new garage roof measuring about 19.84ft (19ft 10in) long by 9.35ft (9ft 4 in) wide. I've currently been quoted about £1800 for a fibre glass roof. Not essential but I've read that this is a long lasting alternative to felt which I currently have. Does anyone have an idea if…
