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Cost of domestic jobs is astronomical

LV_426 · 2022-09-05 20:39:21

I can understand that the cost of certain building materials has gone up, such as wood products. But after looking around for quotes to do certain jobs, like fence replacement etc, I can't help feeling that people are using this to inflate quotes enormously. When I actually price up the materials myself, they seem to be…

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Gavin83 Posts: 8,757 Forumite

6 September 2022 at 7:32PM

There’s more work than people. That’ll always lead to an increase in prices. Tradespeople can charge these fees because if you don’t pay it someone else will.

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