Replacing fascias, gutters, bargeboards etc

dave23

Completely strip off gutters, downpipes, wooden fascias and bargeboards and replace with  white UPVC ventilated soffits, UPVC fascia & bargeboards, guttering and downpipes. 4 bed detached house with gutters front and back. £3250, they did my neighbors with the exact style house as ours in two days, 3 men all done off ladders. Does it sound too cheap? My neighbor said he another quote for £7500. I am in Lancashire

rubble2

We had a similar job done on our house (4 bed detached - Wirral) about 18 months ago for £3750 so the price you have been quoted is not ridiculously cheap but is at the lower end of what I would expect.
As always, do some research and ask to see other local jobs they have completed ( and knock on the doors to speak to the householder for feedback).
Good luck

DaveyKnow

@rubble2 could you share the name of the contractor, I'm wirral based and going to be looking to get this done in the next few months 🙏

rubble2

DaveyKnow said:

@rubble2 could you share the name of the contractor, I'm wirral based and going to be looking to get this done in the next few months 🙏

Sent you a private message.

Silvertabby

It's the 'all done off ladders' bit that is the red flag for me.

Ditto 4 bed detached, with high gable ends - and scaffolding all round.  This was pre-covid, so quoting what we paid wouldn't help, but the extra cost for the scaffolding wasn't cheap.

Harribo1

dave23 said:

Completely strip off gutters, downpipes, wooden fascias and bargeboards and replace with  white UPVC ventilated soffits, UPVC fascia & bargeboards, guttering and downpipes. 4 bed detached house with gutters front and back. £3250, they did my neighbors with the exact style house as ours in two days, 3 men all done off ladders. Does it sound too cheap? My neighbor said he another quote for £7500. I am in Lancashire

OP did you end up getting this done? If so could you pass on recommendation?

I'm in the same position as you - 4 bed detached in Lancashire.

£3250 is a very good price. I'm getting quotes around £6-6500 but that's with scaffolding where I think a lot of the costs go. 

dave23

No Harribo1 I did not go ahead, still thinking about it but I don't think I will be using that company

Harribo1

dave23 said:

No Harribo1 I did not go ahead, still thinking about it but I don't think I will be using that company

Probably for the best - one of my neighbours had some lads with ladders and looked like a bodge job. 

daveyjp

Mine was done by 'lads on ladders' and they were brilliant.  The fact they were also firefighters may have helped!

DaveyKnow

@rubble2 would you be able to let me know who you used please, looking for a similar job 🙏

rubble2

DaveyKnow said:

@rubble2 would you be able to let me know who you used please, looking for a similar job 🙏

I did send you a private message back in February when you first enquired, did you not receive it? Anyway have just re-sent it. Let me know if you still don't receive the info.