Recent content by peter.sims

Thanks again, I agree with the comments and I wouldn't get the stuff if it wasn't good quality. It's a family connection... :wink: The mate is his 12yr old daughter so £70 a day ain't bad for her .. :D - just kidding !! I think the mate's like an apprentice but definitely over 16. Whether...

The rate is for him and his mate .... I started by asking for a job rate but i can get decent trade deals on the materials, probably less that he can and when I said that i could get the stuff, he said that a day rate would suit me better .. I tend to agree ... we'll see .... thanks for the...

Hmmmmm ... a very sharp splinter i think... I said i trust him but i meant i trust him to do a decent job. And there's nothing wrong with asking for a second opinion about any work that you have to pay for .... or indeed about a doctors diagnosis? Thanks anyway. Peter

thanks for that ... anyone else pay about this rate?

Hello, I have a quote from a chippy i trust for £200 a day for him and his mate to do the wood fixings on my extension. It involves the stud walling, insulation, flooring and roof to battens. Is this a fair price? Any advice would be appreciated, Peter

Hello again ! I called EDF just now and they said I can't excavate myself or get a labourer to do it for health and safety reasons ! (I guess us dumbos might put the spade through the armoured cable even tho we're looking for it ). So I'm stuck with the robbery rate. I asked about alternative...

Thanks for the replies guys ... I suppose I was a bit hasty ... :) I still think it's a bit much but do I have any other choice? The gas quote was £325 for the same type of job .. I thought of getting a local contractor to do the job but someone told me that you can't touch the meter and the...

Hello, I've joined this forum just to find out if anyone else has been quoted anything like £590 to move their incoming electricity supply 400mm. I'm doing a garage conversion and, to get the existing board and meter out of the garage have conveniently sited the new outside flush box directly...