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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…
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Boiler quotes...
Hi guys, Been quoted for a Worcester Bosch 30i boiler with an 8yr warranty for c £2400 Also got another quote for a WB 25si (8yr warranty) for c £2350. Both include the usual flushes and filters. One has a Danfoss wireless thermostat and the other has a Horstmann clock and thermostat. Any ideas on which is a good buy?…
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Is this quote fair?
Its for a howdens kitchen. Thanks everybody for their help here. Got a new builder who is a lot cheaper.
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New combi boiler - is this a fair price?
Hello - I would be grateful if you could let me know if this is a fair quote: Remove old combi boiler Fit new Baxi Duo-Tech 28kw combi boiler New flue New filter New wireless room thermostat £1,565 including VAT Thank you.
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Sharpes bedroom redesign - pleasant surprise or are we being had?
Just had a lovely chap from Sharpes come in, assess our tiny, cramped spare bedroom, and quote £3,908 for a 5-door fitted sliding door wardrobe with built-in storage solutions, as well as matching bedside tables and headboard. Price includes fitting, furniture, delivery, removal of materials etc. Maybe I'm being naive, but…
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gas fire and flu liner installation- seems a lot of money?
hello we live in a 1905 house that is proving hard to get warm . We are thinking of installing a gas fire into a traditional fireplace and have had a quote for the work: To supply and install 15 metres of 180mm double skin stainless steel flexible flue liner. This is of a Class One standard and is therefore suitable for…
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Wood Floor Fitting
Hello, Had a quote this morning for a wood floor fitting which I'd love opinions on. It's for 70 metres square (two bed flat) including stairs cladding. Supply and fit has been quoted at 9k including VAT. The material is high quality engineered wood floor. And I am in London :) Its definitely higher than expected so…
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Bathroom - plumbing/carpenter - Day rate?
I guess it depends on which part of the country but whats an average day rate for this sort of thing? I.e. Fitting bathroom inc plumbing, fitting bathroom cupboard, fitting laminate floor. Recent work done was approx £240 a day.
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Damp proof/ new plasterboard/plaster/air vent
Hi We've had a quote for the above for quite a small bay window. He will damp proof it, hack of the plaster, put water resistant plasterboard on, fit an air vent and replaster for a cost of £400. This seems expensive to me but wanted to know what you thought. Thanks for the responses!
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Bathroom quote. Have I been scammed?
On Monday I had a quote from a bathroom company for a new bathroom. I decided there and then I was going ahead with the quote. I was told they take 25% deposit and then of they other 75% half when items delivered and half on completion. I thought that was fair enough so I paid 25% which was £770. I was told the work would…
