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Bathroom tiling
Hiya, Toying with the idea of getting the bathroom retiled, but was wondering if you could give me a rough idea of what it might cost. All that needs doing is 2 rows of tiles going round the bath. There are 3 walls of tiles, measuring: 70cm x 30cm 178cm x 30cm 70cm x 30cm We would also need the tiler to remove about 1cm…
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garage extension quote
hi all, we have a detached house with an attached brick garage. the house is approx 27ft long. the garage is attached to the side of the property towards the rear of the property. we want to extend the garage lenght by 10 foot. so it will be the same lenght as the house. the garage has a tiled roof. i was quoted 10k to…
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is this a reasonable quote
hi ! guys Could someone tell me if this is a reasonable quote. change diverter valve on vaillant combi boiler £150 flush out system £250
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Cost for replacing kitchen tap
Hi there, we have had a leaking tap in the kitchen for some time. The plumber came this morning and said we needed a new tap. The quote for replacing the tap and fitting it is £150. I find it a bit expensive and told him so but he said he normally charges £200. :eek: The tap he would be buying cost (that is what is said)…
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Kitchen renovation quote
Dear all I am currently getting quotes for a job I am having done but it is pretty unusual. The extension that holds our dining room has been pretty shoddily done (about 1980). The floor levels are all over the place and the ceiling is just plain weird, it appears to hang well below the floor joists above, so the room is…
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Painting Outside of Three Bedroomed Bungalow
Could someone give me a reasonable idea of a good price for painting the outside of my mother's bungalow. There are 2 doors and 8 windows. The property is in Cardiff also how do we find a good decorator. My mother has tried asking around but hasn't found anyone yet. Turbo
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New Driveway in the Leeds area
Hi, I live in Leeds and Im thinking about getting my driveway done and wondered what the cheapest option would be. The driveway is a bit of a right angled triangle shape as we live on a corner plot. Its currently covered in gravel as I think the previous owners were looking at getting the driveway done before we moved in…
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Allied - real wood and fitting
We got attracted into Allied carpets yesterday as they had a poster saying 10% off all flooring. We went in to look at the real wood flooring and were told that if we put down a deposit and agreed to have someone come and measure up we could have the 10% off. Anyway, the area we want done is a small room roughly 2m x 2m…
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anyone ever used websites such uktradestreet.com..?
to get builders quotes? or any other similar website for example? did you use the builders who quoted? do you find it useful as someone looking for builders? thanks in advance.
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New Detached Garage
Hi all, Looking at building a new detached garage in my flat grassed garden 7m x 6,5m trussed roof. including foundations / block walls / harling. Everything else will be doing my self ie drainage /electrics / roof trusses / tiling roof. Have had 1 quote of £13,000 which also includes re-harling 3 sides of my semi-…
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Costs for a Conservatory
I am looking at having a small conservatory built outside our back door. I have had a couple of quotes but want an idea of the extra costs - can anyone help? The conservatory consists of just one 'new' wall approx 2m long and a roof 3m x 2m. One of the 3m walls is the neighbours wall, pebbledahed from 0.5m above ground…
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Bay fascia cost?
Hi all - we have just had our homebuyer survey back on the property we are planning to buy - with an urgent recommendation to 'replace/repair front bay fascia due to wet rot' - what sort of costs can we expect for this type of work? Any and all help greatly appreciated..... xJ
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how much for a gas fire suite installation
:question: Hi, I am in the middle of doing up my house and wanted to get a rough idea of how much a gas fire would cost to put in. The flue seems fine and the gas pipe is at the side of where the fire is to be placed. I would hope it would be a straight forward job for someone. How much do you think I would expect to pay…
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Renovating our Kitchen
We are on the verge of doing some major changes to the house, but wan't some ball-park ideas of prices before we decide what's worth doing or not. Our kitchen is 10' x 12' with painted / plastered walls. The floor has original 1930s 4" quarry/teracotta tiles on compacted ash. Can anyone give me an idea of the cost to.....*…
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Bathroom Improvements
We are on the verge of doing some major changes to the house, but wan't some ball-park ideas of prices before we decide what's worth doing or not. Our bathroom is 7' x 9'6" with a jacuzzi bath which is in a 4" dip (to make the top of the bath easier to get into. The room is tiled (6" plain white) and dry-lined. The floor…
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Radiator changing
Is this reasonable? Have used guy before, and is very reliable, but is he pricey????? Remove radiator, fit another, 600x1000mm (double), thermosatic valve and crome lockshield-£150+Vat remove rad, fit another, 750x600mm, thermo and lockshield £139+Vat Remove rad, fit another, 600x1800mm, thermo valve and lockshield valve…
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Conversion of outhouses into utility room and downstairs loo?
Hi there, We are currently getting builders in to give us quotes for some work we would like done but (so far) the two quotes we've had have varied SO much I'm a bit baffled!! Basically, we have a single story "extension" already built onto the side of our house (other houses in the street have done the same) but…
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Plastering in London
I have been quoted £850 for a plastering job in London. It is for two rooms (8m2 and 5m2 both 2.5 m high). The old paper needs to be removed (and has been painted on several times), and the whole area needs to be re-skimmed and in some places new plasterboard put in, so there will be quite a lot of work, but this still…
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painting and decorating price
I have a decorator due to start he has quoted me £80 per day to paint kitchen, conservatory and play room. Says it will take max. 5 days to do ceiling walls and woodwork. As the rooms are all open plan to kitchen there are no large expanses to paint but a lot of fiddly bits. I will supply paint. Know this i a good price…
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Ideal Star HE30
Just got a quote from the gas sales adviser for £4023.10 for an Ideal Star HE30 combination boiler. Does the price seems reasonable? Apparently our 14 yrrs Elan 2 does not meet certain regulation and the new boiler has to be fitted in a different location either in another part of the kitchen due to house design or in the…