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Laminate quote
We have been given a quote for a good quality oak laminate to be supplied and fitted with removal of existing vinyl, three door bars, beading to match in a 18x12 room through to a 14x10 room £986
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Reasonable Landscaper Cost?
Just a had a quote to landscape our small 40m2 (5meters width x 8 meters Length) back garden And small front garden (5m wide x 2m length). The will be replacing our current lawn with artificial grass, putting up new basic 5foot fence panels (around 8 panels) with concrete gravel boards and raise beds with a membrane to…
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Fitting Internal Doors - This sounds a lot!
Hi all, This is actually to ask for help on behalf of my mother. She's having a fair bit of work done at her house (1998 build) to lighten it up and make it a bit more contemporary. As part of this she would like 12 new internal doors fitted. A couple of weeks ago we went to a door supplier and got a quote for the…
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Asbestos removal quote
What would be a fair quote for removal of an asbestos partition wall in our kitchen? It's at the moment undamaged and about 2.5 m by 1.5 m. Contains amosite and chrysotile, it's a grey/white insulation board less than 1 cm thick. Also not sure how to go about finding a company for such a small job- HSE website only lists…
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New sealed unit cost
Hi Just looking to see if this is a decent price from a local guy who works in the window industry and does work in his own time Bathroom sealed unit 1.0 x 0.4 privacy glass , with a new handle and a pair of 10" hinges for the smaller window above that have bent over time £225 all in Any good?
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Most Expensive Materials cost ever !?!?
I am not questioning how much material he needs but more the costs he has put down against some of the items..particularly some of the items in bold Do they also look excessive to you? which ones? Thank you in advance Damp works in property - MATERIALS COST * 600 by 1000 radiator K2 £250 * 6 lengths of 5inch skirting…
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Chimney lining & Fireplace installation
Had been warned this might cost a bit but wow... Replacing the gas convection heater in an edwardian semi with a traditional open, solid fuel fireplace. Failed smoke test so been advised the chimney needs lining. Gieven we are burning solid fuel been told this has to be a specific grade of lining, 904. Quote we have had…
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How Much is Gutter Clearing?
I want to try to phone round some people to get quotes for this but have no idea if the price they are then going to tell me is fair or ludicrous. I've googled and can't really find anybody that stands out to do it - is it a company type in itself, or is there another trade/job name I need to look for? Gutters are…
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Trade In Deals
In particular, I'm in the market for a chimney hood extractor and have seen some that I'm interested in with a £50 trade in offer. Trouble is I haven't got another extractor to trade in. Anyway around this? In general when a trade in deal appears and you haven't got a similar product to trade in what's the best way to…
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Refurb 1930s 3 bed semi - Cheshire - rough costs
Hi, thinking of buying an unimproved 1930s semi, could do with some ballpark figures for jobs we'll need to do before moving in. We'll probably do the gutting ourselves before tradesmen come in, and do the final decorating. I've made a guess at prices below. Knock through wall between dining room & kitchen. £2000 Replaster…
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New roof - clay tiles 4 bed detached
Hi, We have just moved into a detached early 1900s house. It has a clay tile roof that is letting in a bit of water here and there and there are quite a few tiles missing. Had a roofer around today and whilst he wasn't after doing a re-roof I asked him how much he thought it would cost. The price he came out with made my…
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Having a woodburner fitted
I'm having a woodburner fitted to my cottage. I'm having it installed in the lounge, with the insulated flue straight up the inside of the wall and out through the roof. The walls are plasterboard so are having to be covered in a heat resistant material behind the flue. There is no fireplace or chimney in place. I've been…
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Single storey rear extension quote (Cheshire)
This quote is for a 5.25m x 3m single storey extension, pitched roof with 3 velux windows, one window & plain patio doors in rear wall. Extension is onto back wall of 30s semi with a single approx 2m wide bay window, plan is to open out only through window opening so minimal additional structural support is needed here.…
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Soakaway
We have a blocked soakaway that someone is coming to try and unblock next week for us, however we have been told by 2 different companies that we are looking at £3000 including VAT for a new one to be put in. Both firms said it would be a crate system 1.5 by 1.5sq meters. It would involved digging up part of our garden and…
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electrician quote is it about right
i have built a small kitchen extension and now need it wired i have had a quote of £1450 the work involved is running cooker,hob and hood points back to consumer unit .adding 8 down lights to the kitchen, 3 double sockets spurs to all appliances an outside flood light and a outside socket also in the old kitchen i need 3…
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Structural engineer price
I'm in the process of buying a house and we want to knock down the wall between kitchen and dining room. I know we need a structural engineer to assess if it needs an rsj and if so to calculate the size of it. How much should I expect to pay for this? I'm struggling to even find an Istructe registered surveyor where I live…
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fair price for plastering room
Hi We are getting our box room plastered. Its a pretty small room (you can fit a single bed in it and a chest of drawers and thats about it) The walls are in a right old state, they are crumbling but the ceiling is fine. So the walls need scraping off and treating...the full works really. We had a quote to get it…
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Drive resurface
I've received a quote of £875 + VAT (= £1,050) to resurface a 35m2 - I'm removing the existing tarmac from the concrete base. I live in Surrey - is this price reasonable because seems high to me?
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Replacing two trv head
I paid £80 to the plumber to replace two Drayton trv. Labour costs £40 and I was surprised he spent only 15 min on the job. Have I been ripped off. Thank's
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Re-plastering bungalow cost?
I woud be grateful to get some good advise from you helpful people! I just have to get the front and side of my bungalow re-plastered. No scaffolding is required. I have been quoted around £850. does this seem a fair price? I honestly don't have a clue, but I cannot afford to get ripped off! Oh yes, it is in Devon.
