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How much for plastering 3 bed bungalow?
Hello,I'm looking to have my bungalow replastered or re-skimmed. It is 3 bed, 1 living, kitchen, bathroom and hallway to do, at some areas there is no plaster on the wall at all, just bare bricks, while in the bedrooms the plaster is attached to the walls, just has minor cracks. But we will be changing all electrics soon,…
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Denplan
I have paid into Denplan in excess of 30 years and I sent a cheque as usual for 2024 fees but Denplan has returned the cheque stating they no longer accept cheques. I do not want direct debit and being almost 70 do not feel confident with card numbers over the telephone. It is £250 plus can they do this to me? I am lucky…
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Click vinyl flooring installation quote.
Hi all Wanted to check if the cost of replacing the flooring in the bedroom was too much. It's just over 9m2, currently has laminate floors and being replaced by click vinyl. The skirting is also being replaced. Total quote to remove, dispose and replace skirting and flooring is £660. Sound about right? We're based in…
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Double Garage Conversion costs to convert to a room.
My friend has an integral double garage which juts out slightly so in the middle it has a wall that splits and goes halfway into the garage so it will need lintels installing. She has had 1 unwritten rough estimate of £17000 and 2 written quotes both are making some "assumptions" as the plans are still in planning. These…
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New Bathroom
I’m curious to hear thoughts on the quote I’ve received for a bathroom on a property I bought a couple of months ago. I’m happy with the price but I’ve never gone through this before. It’s a relatively small bathroom (1.9m x 1.9m) the quote was £6.8K but reduced to £5.5K because I’m a good friend of a family member. The…
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Installing two "designer" radiators - £300
Heya I've been quoted £300 to install two radiators. I accepted the quote as I needed to get stuff booked in for a room refurbishment and I never heard back from 3 other plumbers. However, one of those plumbers has now messaged me to quote £160. I'll be removing the old radiators and the sizes are slightly different (about…
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RSJ installation: 4.5m for £4k
We're in the middle of a single storey extension build, it was found that the walls didn't line up as expected (!) and we needed an RSJ. Calculations have been done by a structural engineer, to be paid separately from the RSJ costs. We have been told it will cost £4k inc VAT for the 4.5m RSJ and fitting (the wall removal…
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BG Boiler Quote
BG condemned our boiler today and have capped off the gas supply at the meter. No complaints about their actions as i'd rather not risk using a dangerous boiler. The old boiler is a combi mounted in a cupboard with the flue going through the attic/roof of our bungalow.BG have quoted to replace it with a new 35kw Valiant…
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New shed quote
Hi I've been quoted £1400 by a local company for supply and assembly of an 8' x 8' shed (12mm tongue and groove) - does that sound reasonable?
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What am I missing? Roof replacement cost
I’m somewhat confused and can only conclude the quotes I’m getting for a roof recoding are somewhat egregious given the amount and hope the collective mind can clarify. It’s a roof recovering for a 3 bed semi in South London so has hips and my simplistic breakdown was: Skip = £1000 Scaffold = £1500 Tiles and sundries £4000…
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Price of boiler spare part
I was told I needed a new pump for a boiler that had stopped working. It's a Vaillant ecoTEC pro 28. It was either pay for the pump or have no heating. The pump cost £350. I thought that a new boiler cost was about £2000 - £3000, and so £350 is a good proportion of this. Was that a reasonable price?
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Electrics (1930's house)
I had an electrician do a survey on my house and he identified the following Just would like to know what it means really in simple language and how urgent each is that it is done? Faults from testing/remedial work required to pass test and inspection: Low insulation resistance kitchen ring - this needs fault finding and…
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Loft insulation scam ???
Hi , I wonder if someone could tell me if I am trying to be scammed , I had a Surveyor come round from a goverment site for my loft insulation yesterday they said they could not install loft insulation in my loft as I have downlighters in the bedrooms below and it would not be worth it as you would have to leave a gap…
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Chimney Stack Removal - North London
We've been having issues with water ingress via the chimney since the chimney breast removal a few years ago (gone through numerous attempts to fix by different people without success). It's a chimney stack shared with neighbour in a Victorian house, which made it more complicated to diagnose and address it. So after so…
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Furniture disposal / removal
Hello I wondered whether anyone has advice on costs for furniture removal /disposal in London. I checked fantastic services who overcharge a bit usually and they quoted £233 for: 1 3 seater sofa 1 armchair 1 2 seater sofa 1 single bed with mattress Can this be done cheaper?
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Gutters cleaning and window cleaning
Paid somebody who knocked on the door to clean gutters and windows for a competitive price of £130, 2 semi. He did ask £50 for gutters only and if doing it with neighbour will be cheaper .When he left noticed he only cleaned the outside of the gutters, no way of knowing whether he did clean the gutters when challenged…
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Would you replace a 22 year old boiler?
Moved into my first house in July this year, the house is 22 years old and still have the original potterton suprima boiler. Boiler works absolutely fine apart from thermostat system which only has one 7 day setting for presets (therefore cannot set a separate weekend schedule). Boiler been serviced every year by previous…
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New double glazing quote
Hello Just wondering if this is a fair price 3 bedroom 1970's semi so a lot of very big windows and also a porch down stairs including front porch :- 5 windows , 3 doors ( 2 pvc & 1 composite) and 1 double french doors upstairs 6 windows price £11k Thanks
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Is this quote fair?
Hi, I have 3 quote to compare which there might be light different in between. 1. supply and fit water proof layer to asphalt box gutter (15kg) . seal corner where render meets brickwork which shows signs or deterioration and to rake out and point area which shows cracks by roof edge (total 400£) 2. fix solid edge tiles to…
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Roof Valley Replacement Quotes - Are they reasonable?
I have a leak through the roof into the room below.I have been told the roof valley needs to be replaced with the following done:scaffoldingremove old valley and tiles either side to about 1/2 a metre take out any rotten felt and replace with new felt where needed, under that area where tiles removedput in new fibreglass…