replacement guttering

tcb1973

HI,

Have been quoted £275 to replace just the guttering on my terraced house. No downpipes as the water feeds along the adjacent terrace to a communal downpipe.

Approx 7 meters of guttering to be replace by plastic.

Does this seem a fair price? works out about £45 per meter...

I'd appreciate any advice.

Sam

gallagher30

Not a bad quote at all really - which area is that for?

Cheers

tcb1973

in Birmingham - uk

I'd read somewhere budget about £50 per meter for fascia's, sofs and guttering. Can't escape the feeling it's a bit steep.....

What's your reasoning based on?

gallagher30

Have dealt with this on over 50 houses over the years. It depends entirely what colour/style etc and also who is doing it. Larger firms obviously more expensive. To be quite honest it seems reasonable based on what the workman has to do:

a) Buy the products (£70 ish estimate)
b) Time for initial survey
c) Work taking place
d) 10 year guarantee (and any associated remedials)

On that basis I don't think £245 is expensive at all. If it is a fitter & no guarantee etc you may get it even cheaper, circa £200. Obvious thing you'd lose is the 17.5% VAT.

Hope that helps.

gallagher30

*Whilst most fascia companies and glaziers are very busy now during summer you'll be able to get this cheaper in October/November (very small saving on this size of job though).

This applies to the whole industry in my opinion - certainly worth bearing in mind if you ever want any larger works.

Regards

tcb1973

good advice - thank you.

The quote was from a roofer - back of an envelope type job. Got a guy coming to quote tomorrow from mybuilder - seems a bit more official reckons he can shave a bit off the £275 quote.

Thanks for your help mate - appreciate it

KhalidCSJ

why not save some money and buy the guttering yourself? usually builders add on a fee for buying it at their wholesalers.

tcb1973

got a slightly cheaper quote, went back to the first guy, knocked a bit more off and said if he could match it, he could do it.

Job done for £200 today.

pays to barter and haggle

gallagher30

Well done mate.

rooferman1

tcb1973 wrote: »

in Birmingham - uk

I'd read somewhere budget about £50 per meter for fascia's, sofs and guttering. Can't escape the feeling it's a bit steep.....

What's your reasoning based on?

they wont do it for free!.. come on they got buy the materials, get to the job , pay there insurance, get rid of your old guttering.. .. thats a fair price ...

shane42

tcb1973 wrote: »

got a slightly cheaper quote, went back to the first guy, knocked a bit more off and said if he could match it, he could do it.

Job done for £200 today.

pays to barter and haggle

great probably dumped your old stuff to offset the discount