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Kitchen quote - design, supply and fit
Hi all, I have a tiny gallery kitchen ( Wimpey house ) , only 1.6M x 2.6M ! I have just received a quote to completely refit my kitchen as follows - Supply and fit kitchen cabinets - 2 floor standing cupboards, 2 wall mounted cupboards, 3 box cupboards ( half height ) - Supply and fit appliances - free standing fridge…
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Kitchen from Homebase
Hello everyone - me and my girlfreind have just bought a house and this forum seems like a wealth of info so we'll be on here quite a bit over the next few months! Anywayz we are getting a new kitchen (14 'amalfi' units, built in oven, 2 under-unit lights, sink and taps, gas hob and extractor) from homebase, (we haven't…
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boarding attic and installing ladder
I've been quoted £595 for widen loft access on one side install chipboard floor in loft install 3-tier loft ladder and new door This includes work and materials. This sounds reasonable, just wanted to check with anyone who knows what they're talking about!! Thanks in advance.
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How much to move a doorway?
Our new house has an extension added on at the back which is half the width of the house, but the entrance into it is on the far left which is really awkward for the next room. We were thinking of moving the door into the centre of the wall dividing the house and the extension. Obviously it's a supporting wall, and in the…
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Changing three light fittings
Hope someone can help me...:confused: How much would be a fair price for someone replacing (ie, taking out the old and installing the new) light fittings. There are three. Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
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Driveway paving quote
I have had a couple of quotes to do block paving on my driveway. The total area to be block paved is 60m square. 50m square of this is currently gravel, the remaining 10m square is lawn. Work includes removal of all existing gravel/lawn, installation of hard core and then paving (with standard edging etc). The 2 quotes so…
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combi boiler quote - variation in prices
I live in Kent, and am looking for the following work on a 4 bed victorian house. Replacement of an existing 8 year old, working, boiler and hot water tank, with a combi boiler. Key points - Drain and remove existing system - Fit worcester Green Star CDi Sedbuck - 12.7l/min - programmeable wireless room stat - 8 radiators…
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Plastering Quote
I'm waiting for a few quotes to come in for boarding and skimming 2 rooms (3m x 3m x 3.6m -approx 50m2 & 3m x 3.4m x 5m-approx 67m2) and also the entire hallway and staircases for ground floor, 1st floor hall and stairs up to 2nd floor (inc ceilings). I think all walls and most of ceilings will need boarding over original…
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Plastering quote
I have stripped all my kitchen walls back to bare brick as the plaster was crumbling and blown. The room is an L shape with each leg of the L around 3.5 metres long. My plasterer has quoted £560 to render the walls using sand cement, waterproof, then skim. I'm not sure what he is doing re waterproofing, but assume that…
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Laminate floor quote
I've had a quote of £500 to lay 25sqm of laminate flooring. This is for labour only and I'm to supply all materials (laminate, underlay, waterproof sheeting etc) so does this sound about right? Only got the one quote so far as this person has been recommended so would prefer to use him if his quote is fair.
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How to save money on new bathroom?
I moved into a new house last year and I've finally decided to get the bathroom done out. My wife and I went to MFI and used their free design service to get some inspiration. The service was worthwhile for the ideas and nice 3D pictures, but the quote was extortionate (it was £3,500 just for the labour costs and delivery…
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New boiler
Just had the boiler repair man out to fix a leak and it looks like ours is knackered. Distributor valve seized up, motor about to burn out and that's on top of the leaks. Been quoted £1600 (supply and fit) for a valent one, which he says are the best kind to have. Is this a good quote, and is it worth going for the most…
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Bathroom Refurb Quote
Hi Got a quote for a bathroom refurb I have a bathroom (2m x 1.7m) and separate WC (1.2mx0.8m) I am buying materials and labour through a local high street retailer (not a chain). The materials cost was very attractive (received 25% off). Labour was £5800 (3 weeks work) which includes the whole job - Gutting existing…
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Bathroom and Heating Quote
Hi I just wanted to get an opinion on whether the following estimate is fair: Bathroom (size is approx 6ft x 6ft) · Shut down hot and cold water services feeding the existing bathroom · Strip out the following obsolete bathroom equipment: o Bath o Basin o Toilet o All pipe work and cupboards not required for new…
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New boiler - SW London
Hello everyone. Had lots of useful advice so far from the users of this site so I was hoping for a bit more. We're in the process of modernising our bathroom (mouldy peach coloured fittings have never been our style...) but need to get the boiler sorted first. Essentially our current system is a regular boiler (Suprima)…
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Littlewoods Flexi Double APR
I recieved a letter today from littlewoods I have had a flexi account with them for many years basically from 28th June if I fall into any arrears they want to double my apr from 19% to nearly 40 %. I am not so bothered about that as I useally have no arrears but what as made me see red is if my credit falls basically…
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Decking Quote
Hi All, Am hoping one of you is ale to let me know what you think of the following quote. We are having some decking laid to the rear of our house, we were originally quoted by a local firm who work in conjunction with the garden centre and their quote came in at £4,600.00!! The husband of a friend of mine is a structural…
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Another bathroom quote
We are looking to have our bathroom gutted and redone. It's about 2m x 1.7m and contains bath/shower over bath, pedestal basin and toilet. All walls are tiled. It also has a standard radiator on the central heating circuit. The shower is a white power shower on the wall. A summary of the work we need doing is: Remove all…
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Decking
Hi there - I have been quoted £750 for decking of a 3m*3m area - just the flooring and one step... does this sound about right??? Thanks all.. :beer:
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Painting/Decorating quote
My mum just got a quote to do her hallway - now as far as I am concerned it is not very big as it is ex local authority. There is a small hall portion downstairs, the stairs themselves and a small top landing which is mostly doors to be honest. Sorry I don't know the measurements. She has been quoted to strip existing…