Quote for conservatory!

phil24_7

izaac wrote: »

The bloke was from http://www.applehomeimprovements.co.uk/ I'm not sure how 'big' they are as a company, but I'd imagine they'd do a good job, but at the price people looking for 'certainty' might pay?

We have control over the leylandii height, btw!

Really, I am not 'taking control of matters' (wish I could!), I am advising my very mild SN brother, 54, who owns the said house. The cash that'll pay for this is all he has.

He has been quoted £16000 to do this conservatory build which really isn't complex, back garden on a 15 year old link-semi, no PP required; plus he has asked for 1m2 bathroom under-floor-heating and 2 plugs to be moved for this price. I have requested the broken down quote!

But my fear is he was, at the same time, casually quoted £2250 to install a Council house style front door, as well. Wot??!

I may only be a gurly MRI radiographer, but someone's having a laugh... aren't they?

Sounds like there might be a significant amount of 'fat' in that quote! I would definitely get more quotes for all of the work.

Get some numbers for some trusted builders/landscapers/gardeners/electricians/plumbers and call the relevant people to quote for the relevant work. Get 3 quotes for each of the things you want done.

Getting it all lumped in together is foolish as a lot of that work will no doubt be subcontracted out, so you will be paying for a mark up as well as for the work.

Regards
Phil

Davesnave

I agree with Phil: getting the groundwork done by your own contractor to the conservatory company's spec will likely result in a cheaper overall price. That's why I'm doing things that way.