finishing a room

3695jones

can someone with a bit of knowledge and experience (i do not have any!) please tell how much it would cost (approx) to carryout the following jobs in order to finish off a 12 x 12 ft room with 9ft ceilings?.

reskim all walls
plasterboard and skim ceiling
build a cupboard around a boiler
hang 2 doors and fit locks
fit skiring boards
and finally - decorate the entire room.

i live just south of sheffield and have a bloke (friend of a friend) who says he can do all that. he says he is getting back to me soon with a price, how much roughly should i be looking at? labour only - i have to provide materials

if anybody has had any of the above done recently or your a pro then your advice is much apprieated.

many many thanks

canny_yorkshireman_2

reskim walls one days labour approx £100 -120 materials negligable
ceiling would or should not take more than I day materials £60 approx plus labour £100
a good joiner would only take 1 day to do the the cubbord and skirting boards so another £150 should take care of that including materials
I would suspect that you would paint the room yourself so only the cost of paint to add
hth

3695jones

thanks for the info, the bloke has got back to me and said £650 (excluding the material) to do the lot. does this sound cheap or does anybody think im being taken for a ride?

EMPTY_PURSE_5

IMHO I would get another couple of quotes and take it from there.

I have a humble handful of tradesman that I use for everything and recommend them whenever I can but unfortunately know where near where you are. But you can always ask neighbours etc if you see tradesmen at their houses.