internal doors + plastering quote

Sentinal73

Hi all,

Ive just had a quote for the following which i think is wayyyy to much and think he is over pricing the job as he isnt too interested....

£540 + vat for 4 new internal doors and 2 new door linings (supply and fitted)

£750+vat for dot+dab walls and ceiling plus skimming of the room.. room is roughly 5ftx8ft, possibly little smaller, really is a box room.

carpenter/builder to supply all materials except for door furniture

Thats over £1550 for doors and plastering, i guess materials are around £250ish (cheap bog standard £20 doors)

so around £1300 for 2-3 days work!!!!!

I'm in the wrong line of work.............anyone know any joiners to fit me some internal doors ?

ormus

thats about twice the price for around here in the NW.
ive no real idea what the going rate is in camberley these days.
although i know a chippy in sandhurst and he was on £500 per week some 20 odd yrs ago!

BobProperty

I think you may be correct as it does seem a bit on the high side, but like Ormus says, I don't know what the going rate in your area is. I will make one observation:

Sentinal73 wrote: »

.....(cheap bog standard £20 doors)
.........

£20 doors would almost certainly be from a "shed" (i.e. DIY retail outlet store) and will warp inside a week.(if they aren't warped already). All the joiners I know and the ones I talk to on the net wouldn't touch them. They pay more like £50-£60 for decent ones from timber merchants.

Sentinal73

thanks, so i would be better off paying £50 or so for a solid wooden door?

owls

Hi
im a plasterer by trade
my location is sunny yorkshire, but prices will vary a lot around the uk

to plaster that room is 2 days plus materials around the 450 mark
doors as said you get what you pay for at least the 60 quid mark each.

Hoploz

I have just had new internal doors put on near to you (Chertsey) £45 labour per door, plus cost of door of course, ironmongery, handles etc.
No idea on the plastering sorry.
Can give you the carpenter's number if you like though, sure he'd come and look. He does some other things as well I think. PM me.

jason_s_2

Cant comment on your doors,but as for the plastering,you should be looking at £550 tops.

Jase