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Loft access and flooring

athensgeorgia
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I had a quote over the phone of £400 to fit a loft access 3 tier ladder 100 sq foot of flooring and a light, when the guy came today he said our ceiling is too high and to get a wooden ladder but they don't provide them and went on his way. So i rang someone else for a quote explained the situation and they said it cost £398 for the ladder and access alone but they would call round tomorrow for a more thorough quote cause they use a different ladder supplier and might be able to fit an aluminium one. What should i be lookng at paying for this sort of job? we have quite high ceilings just under 10foot upstairs so obviously this'll make a difference. we have a large loft but the 100sq foot will do us and we could always sort a light out ourselves if that adds to the cost.
any advice much appreciated
btw they have to cut the ceiling as the present acces is v. small.
any advice much appreciated

btw they have to cut the ceiling as the present acces is v. small.
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Hiya
How mych *under 10ft* is your loft from the floor?
Just asking as we did ours ourselves.
We got a builer just to make a square opening, and fit a wooden cover on hinges, he charged £40, took about 1 hour.
Then we bought these;-
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=7018215&Trail=searchtext%3ELADDERS
And OH boarded our loft himself think that cost about £40 in Timber.
Did it all the same day so total cost was £135.
Hope that helps.0
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