Someone to fit toilet seat

textbook

Called a handyman and they said £30 for first hour or to fit it. Is this reasonable?

Owain_Moneysaver

£30 for first hour is pretty cheap for a tradesman, even a handyman.

Silvertabby

£30 is very reasonable if you really have to pay someone to do it - but changing a toilet seat shouldn't be beyond anyone who can tell one end of a screwdriver from the other!

unforeseen

In most cases you don't even need tools as it is normally finger nuts

k3lvc

unforeseen wrote: »

In most cases you don't even need tools as it is normally finger nuts

Having spent a couple of hours yesterday with my head staring down the bowl fitting is the easy bit - removing the old, !!!! soaked bolts without cracking the porcelain was a job I'd have happily paid someone to do lol

Silvertabby

“ In most cases you don't even need tools as it is normally finger nuts
Originally posted by unforeseen ”

Having spent a couple of hours yesterday with my head staring down the bowl fitting is the easy bit - removing the old, !!!! soaked bolts without cracking the porcelain was a job I'd have happily paid someone to do lol

Euw! you need to improve your aim!

Nick_C

k3lvc wrote: »

Having spent a couple of hours yesterday with my head staring down the bowl fitting is the easy bit - removing the old, !!!! soaked bolts without cracking the porcelain was a job I'd have happily paid someone to do lol

I used a cutting disc to cut through the rusted bolts on one I changed recently.

Apart from that, a very simple job (and I'm not good at DIY)

Owain_Moneysaver

3-in-1 oil or WD40 soaking for several hours, then pliers to twist the nuts underneath

pennystretcher

At first I thought you were talking about replacing the whole cistern etc...

I wouldn't pay anyone to change my toilet seats, it's pretty easy to DIY and if you have kept your toilet clean, shouldn't be too "euwwy" job either

Check out youtube, plenty of helpful videos there on how to change them..