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Re Rerouting CH & DHW pipes
Moved into a large 4 bed bungalow Feb 2021. Original build early 1970s, extended 1990s & some reconfigured 2015. Large tiled kitchen diner. Bathroom & 2 en-suites tiled, rest is carpeted, solid concrete floors. Old boiler soon developed several faults & CH engineer commented that pressure was low. Boiler replaced Sept…
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£13k to have garden landscaped?
Have received this quote from a landscaping company. Several patio areas, couple of paths, a raised bed high enough to sit on, and a trellis/archway thing that he has called a fence. Buildings and plants not included in scope. Does this look reasonable? There's also VAT on the lot so comes to £15.5k total. I'm in East…
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Replacement UPVc handles/fitting for windows
Hi, I have an issue in pretty much all my windows in my flat which either... 1. 1x won't open (is 'locked' closed - tried to DIY this and failed, just broke the handle) 2. 1x Won't 'lock' closed (gust of wind will just blow it open) 3. and the remaining three windows are super stiff so I struggle to close and lock the…
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Bathroom refurb quote - reasonable?
Hello looking to see what sort of range I should be looking at for the following job. Bathroom is small, around 2x3 m. Vanity, bath, toilet, shower, tiles. Done around 25 years go. Wanting it all ripped out, half the room would be full height tiles, the other side half height. Floor will be tiles as well. Bath will be…
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Fused Isolator switch for Bathroom? Question for Electricians
Hi Folks, I am selling a 2018 new build property and decided to have an EICR completed as I have had some electrical work completed in the past including having an additional bathroom extractor fan fitted to the en-suite. The electrician is at the property now and I am at work (100 miles away). The electrician is advising…
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Free quote now being asked to pay
Hi all i contacted a company for a quote to fix my shower, on their website it clearly states that their quotes are free and in the email I sent to them to arrange the quote I also asked for a free quote. However when the tradesman came to my home to do a quote he spent more time on his mobile phone trying to diagnose the…
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Roof cleaning
Hi I have been quoted £500 to clean moss from roof of semi detached house. The guy said he would clean by hand without pressure washer. Does this quote sound fair?
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AnyVan doubled quote
Please can someone advise me about consumer rights regarding a removals quote? On Sat 24th June, I provisionally booked a removal for Sat 1st July with AnyVan and was quoted £176. The confirmation email I received claimed that I could add more items up to 24 hours before the removal day. I wasn't sure exactly how many…
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Neighbour with dementia potentially scammed by locksmiths
My neighbour is an elderly woman who is adamant she is being burgled, we suspected she may have dementia as we were pretty confident no one has been in her home. She asked me to arrange a locksmith to change to locks several times until I gave in and thought at least she can have piece of mind and I can reassure her the…
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Log cabin plumbing
Hello everyone, I'm hoping for some opinions on this plumbing quote please. I have spoken to over a dozen plumbers at this point and this is the quote from the first company who have been able to give one, everyone else is too busy or came to have a look at the job then didn't get back to me. So I haven't been able to…
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Extension Costs
Hi, We are in the south coast of the UK, looking at knocking down our current conservatory and replacing it with an extension, going out 1.5m extra. So total space will be 3.3m x 4.5m (by 3m height). It is for a bedroom, and will involve moving the boiler slightly, as well as installing a new shower and replacing the…
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Two roofing quotes
First quote Had someone to clean gutters recently, company also do roofing work. The guy noticed that 4 tiles at the front edge of my house have dropped slightly (i.e. ends of them aren't visible from the ground, they are dipping down into the gutter at a slight angle) - this was also noted on my survey when we bought last…
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Decorating advise
Hello! A customer of mine is requesting a refund for work I have partially completed. I have been messed around by this customer too many times, and I don’t have the time nor the emotional capacity in dealing with her. I have offered £40 refund for woodwork the length of my arm. This woodwork wasn’t attached nor on site so…
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Help please with kitchen quotes and haggling!
Hi, I'm planning to get my kitchen (roughly 15 x 9 ft) redecorated - mainly to replace the units and worktops. I'm keeping my existing freestanding appliances (but replacing cooker hood). I got four quotes from different suppliers and so far narrowed it down to Howdens or Magnet. (Other options were Wren, who I said no to…
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Repair fees
On June the 3rd 2022 my partner was on a night out and she started acting out of character has no recollection of the events that took place which leads us to believe she was spiked, she ended up damaging a window which turned out to be a police museum window …. She got arrested and charged with no criminal record just had…
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Structural engineer
Does £2900+vat sound about right for a structural engineer to make a site visit and draw up specifications for structure and foundations of a 2 storey extention following architects plans. Thank you
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Composite decking quote
Hi all, Anyone had composite decking done lately? I’ve got old, now rotting timber decking down at the minute. 20m2. Best way of describing the shape is an L but in the right angle there’s a diagonal across. I want that removed and composite put down instead. Been quoted £3700 for everything. What do we think? Cheers, Sam
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Repointing
We have been quoted £700 to repoint this wall (approx 6 ft x 8 ft) - Wirral. Is that reasonable.
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£3k to replace a roof valley?
I’ve just received a quote from a well-established roofer that I round on Checkatrade. He has almost 100 reviews with a very high rating. I have to say, the quote really took me by surprise - £3k is much more than I was expecting! We were hoping to get another quote from a different Checkatrade roofer on the same day, but…
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£1,400 to desludge and service sewage treatment plant
Received the following quote: • Supply Jet Vacuumation Unit for a desludge/ cleanout £ 682.00
• Waste Disposal at a licensed site £ 333.75
• Provision for field service engineer to assist with cleanout, provide
access and service the station
£ 392.00 Total Price (Excl VAT) £ 1,407.75 £1,400 + VAT seems extortionate but…