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Roof repair

Iain_A
Iain_A Posts: 29 Forumite
in Is this quote fair?
We got quoted £60 to replace a roof tile and fix a piece of dry verge back to the roof. He also said for any more tiles it would be £5 whilst he was up there fixing it.

Is this fair?

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  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,879 Forumite
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    Sounds fair to me. Is this someone you contacted or a cowboy who knocked on your door to tell you have a missing tile?
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  • Iain_A
    Iain_A Posts: 29 Forumite
    I contacted them. I think I found them on yell or 192.com. I can't fully remember because i tried loads of numbers, only a few answered my call and then only 1 came to do the quote and I'm desperate to get it done before anything else falls off.
  • smcqis
    smcqis Posts: 862 Forumite
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    You have to take into account petrol expenses to get there (if hes not very local) at 60 quid it seems reasonable to me, I had a roofer check my lead flashing he stuck a bit down took him 5 mins in all and he charged me 30!!
  • Need2bthrifty
    Need2bthrifty Posts: 2,114 Forumite
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    Sounds very fair to me - I've just had a cowboy knock on my door saying he was working in the street and noticed I need a tile replacing quoted that it would normally be £150 but could do it for £120 :eek:
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