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helpful07

Morning all,

I am in the middle of getting quotes for the house I am about to purchase. Would you mind giving your opinion on the following costings? I live in Herefordshire if that helps....

1) To remove rotten existing porch roof and build new flat roof with felt and UPVC facias
............. £390.00 plus VAT

2) To remove existing asbestos gutters to front and rear, including downpipes. Disposal
and then supply and fit new UPVC gutters and downpipes..... £560.00 plus VAT

3) To install full gas central heating, with radiators to each room and a Worcester Bosch
condensing boiler ................... £3,860.00 plus VAT

4) To re-wire the property, including a new consumer unit, plain white socket and switches.
Allowing for three double sockets and one pendant ceiling light in each room.... £2,900.00 plus VAT

5) To make a new doorway between hallway and kitchen, using two foot six white panelled door,
allowing for lintels and re-plastering ............. £275.00 plus VAT

LEJC

your quotes seem pretty standard pricings....having had most of those type things done recently,and a few others it doesnt appear too far off some of the prices we paid

The only comment I would make might be on the electrical rewire...we too had a quote around your figure initially but it did increase as we realised that potentially we would require extra sockets above 3 in some rooms and different light fittings in other rooms....

its better in my opinion to put in plenty especially in rooms that house lots of electrical equipment ie lounge and also the kitchen...our final bill on electrics turned injust short of £4000 but with hindsight i thought it was better to put everything in that we would need in one go .....

You will probably need to also get quotes on the replastering or possible skimming as once the electrics are chased into the walls you will be left with areas that need filling....again we went the whole hog and had ceilings and walls skimmed at a cost of £1600

Nile

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