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How bad is this overcharging for materials to elderly mother
I'm not quite sure what to think about a builder overcharging my elderly mum who lives on her own. She wanted a sink and tap replaced in her fitted kitchen. It was a like for like replacement of size so required little or no cutting out of the work top. There was also less than 3 square metres of regrouting. The builder…
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Is this quote fair? (Plastering)
Hi all, I have some exposed brickwork on chimney stacks in two rooms needing to be boarded up and then plastered over. They are both 7 foot high; one is 22inch depth/30inch wide while the smaller one is at most 20inch wide/16inch depth. I have been quoted for all the works including materials @ £900 This is a house located…
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Double Storey Extension
Hi Everyone, We just be quoted £135k for a double storey extension 9 x 6 this price includes: 22 windows and 4 doors Re rendering the whole exterior of the house Re plastering all the house New roofing for the whole house Rewire 15 internal doors,skirting and architrave etc Just wanted to know your thoughts on the price ?…
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How to avoid cowboy builders?
I'm looking to have an extension built, has anybody else used beat the builder .com? It looks pretty good and would probably help find the right builder re costs. Just wondered if anybody else had used them? Thanks!
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Static Caravan
I'm doing an extension project that requires me to move out of the house. I think a static caravan will be a viable option to live on site in the summer months. How much should I be thinking of paying and are there rental options?
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Central Heating Installation - Buckinghamshire
I had the following quote for a 1 bedroom house. There is no existing CH system. The quote is for a 2 radiator system. It also involves removal of a hot water tank. Prices * Ideal Vogue 32kw combi Boiler, flue, magnetic and limescale filter - £1500 * Misc Materials - £400 * Radiator x 2 - £170 * Wireless thermostat - £120…
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Where to start? Knocking down 2 walls to open up kitchen into dining room.
We have been in our new home now 9 months. Never done any work to any of the houses we have previously lived in. We have a dining room and separate kitchen, a doorway joins them and a wall too. Ideally in our head we could (not,actually us! We mean builders!) ... -knock down the wall between kitchen and dining room - this…
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Architecht quote (2s side extension)
I have a quote from an architect concerning a two-storey side extension to my end-of-terrace house. draw existing plans: £780 draw proposed plans: £234 planning application: £156 building control submission: £1100 TOTAL: £2270 additional costs, rough suggestions made by architect: council's planning fees: £350 building…
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Structural Engineer quote seem fair?
I've got a single story house I'm renovating - we're altering several rooms and had the engineer out to quote. Problem is, I don't know what aspects they need to be involved in! So we're: 1) taking down a supporting wall and turning that room into a kitchen/living room (the wall isn't supporting much, just a timber flat…
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One Bed Flat Refurb
Is this fair: Small one bed flat in south London. New kitchen - new units, appliances, tiling, lights and corian counter New bathroom - new suite, underfloor heating, tiling and lights Painting and varnishing throughout Misc repairs to existing cupboards and lighting. Updating door handles Approximately £26k including VAT…
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Radiator power flush
Hi All, Got our boiler serviced recently which was installed ~2y ago before we bought this house. All radiators look like they are new, at least some of the plumbing pipes are also new so I did not consider fitting any magnetic filters just yet. The water in the system look pretty bad and the plumber recommended we do a…
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Small shower room refit.
This is a gut and refit project on a small shower room. Trying to get a more realistic feel where we need to pitch our budget as the first people to look at it have come in much higher than we were expecting at over £8.5k. but does have a few things we had not initialy considered like recesses for wash products, more…
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Cat flap in wall quote
Good afternoon, I have been quoted £300 for a person to fit a catflap in my wall. He said its supply and fit. The catflap is around £60 for the one he is talking about. He has not visited my house this was done over email. Is this fair? I live in Buckinghamshire. Thanks Ron
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Garden work - huge variation in quotes :(
We are hoping to get some work done in our garden and having taken advice from this forum we have obtained 3 quotes!! We are in a rural(ish) area and are limited by who we can get in, but we have had quotes from 3 firms, all of which come highly recommended (facebook mums posse, friends etc). So sleepers all the way around…
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Carpet replacement - expensive?
I've had a local guy in to quote for carpet replacements in the bedrooms and I'm thinking that the quote is on the expensive side but just wanted to check! Both rooms are about 25m2 in total (one completely empty, the other has a cot and small wardrobe). uplift and dispose - £60 underlay - £78 grippers - £24 doorbars -…
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Floor tiling and decorating cost
Hi all, Hoping if someone can tell me if my quotes are fair - one is for stripping and wallpapering my kitchen and one is for tiling my kitchen and bathroom floor: Kitchen wallpapering - room is 4.5 sqm and needs 6 rolls of paper which we are supplying. Decorater will be stripping, prepping and then wallpapering. Quote was…
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Mortise Lock Installation Price
Hi, I wanted to get an mortise lock installed on one internal door. I already bought the lock and handle. Carpenter/locksmith will need to chisel and drill out new holes for this and I was quoted £135 (half day rate for it). Is this a fair quote or can I get it done for cheaper? I'm based in London if that makes any…
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Kitchen/Diner Refurb
Hi, we are looking to renovate our current kitchen and dining room to make a single space and then refit/refurb, in SW17 (Tooting). The job includes the below list of work in an area approximately 15sqm. We've been quoted £17.5k for this, which seems steep as we're providing kitchen, new patio doors, flooring etc, so I'm…
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Plaster skimming
Skimming for walls/ceiling in 3 rooms (15x10', 12x10' and 11x9') and replastering walls and skimming ceiling for 1 room (10x7'), to be done in the North. All materials covered/waste removed. Quoted nearly £2000 which seems a bit much (although does include new coving in one of the rooms and the rooms are tall). Getting a…
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Small Stud wall quote?!
hello, not posted on here for a while. if any builders/joiners/general people who know what theyre on about could help id be very grateful!! i recently had a quote for a stud wall putting up at the end of my bath, along with a waste pipe (around 1.5m) boxing in, with some shelving and a cupboard above it i got quoted…
