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    am I being ripped off

    seems a fair price however someone who is vat registered doin a 60m2 area digging by hand seems a bit wierd to me ( non vat reg) id use a digger for a day costs peanuts check the vat no before you agree to pay any vat
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    Rendering outside of my house

    hi mate alot of plasterers dont do rendering. sand and cement is used and pva some people put lime in the mix not all if you upload a picture or two and the square meterage ill give you an idea of what is charged in bradford where i live hope this helps
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    Outrageous roof cleaning and sealing prices?

    noone can legally sign off from a cold sell cooling off period its in place to prevent people taking advantage i cant give you a price for a "roof clean" but i could probably replace the full roof for that with new as for a 250m2 roof he must have a big house i have a 4 bed terrace and...
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    roof window / velux question?

    the roof windows at wickes if i remember correctly are the ones with integrated flashing and they are babba. if you want a roof window velux should always be your choice they are reasonably priced and easy to fit, they are better than any thing else on the market. as for your windows, go to a...
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    basement conversion

    surely someone has a roundabout idea my suplier givin me the runaround if it werent for the regs and laws id do it myself im sure i could get an extra meter somewhere whether it would be valid or not i dont care i pay my bills why dont they try help they are more busy getting new customers than...
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    extending pitched roof

    hi mate could you upload a picture or two i can visualise what your saying but would like to give you the correct advice as there is a couple of things that are possible cheers
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    basement conversion

    it will be for rental at first but i want to register it as two seperate dwellings so they could be sold seperately in the future.
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    MCB orRCD

    I blame the punctuation and grammar on my teachers. However the lack of technical knowledge regarding electrics and its associated regulations and proper practice,I will put that down to pure inexperience in aforementioned catagory, and i appreciate, as will the OP, all the guidance and advice...
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    Word Association

    parasites hopefuly i dont need to explain
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    bi-fold doors - why dont fitters like them?

    go for quality materials first time and save a fortune in the long run :D :D
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    MCB orRCD

    again as you will see from original post reply im not professing to be an expert in electrics and i appreciate all the replies iv read as im sure they will help me and many others in the future cheers everyone
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    Rip off Plumbers

    if your happy wi that and you do a good job who else can slate you its about £6 an hour min wage as long as your charging more than that and you are happy so what however id struggle massively at that price what wi runnin the van liability ins bus runnin costs and so on im far from greedy...
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    MCB orRCD

    fair enough its ok now but if everything is rcbo now surely that will deal with18th 19th 20th edition too when it gets here in february or march or sep they aint dear if i wa a sparky i would try to go overregs with everything to future proof my customer or am i causing them probs if i do
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    Rip off Plumbers

    horrendous why aint everyone being fair irrespective of the current state of affairs. a fair price is a fair price anyone who uses a national advertiser as a benchmark is a robber to me im happy wi £25 an hour on the best jobs im also happy wi £ 20 an hour all the other times...
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    MCB orRCD

    cheers for the clarification mate but as i said surely mcbs are history and rcbo s are the way forward it saves having a mcb protected by an rcd rcbo just seems like all areas are covered and they aint that dear anymore thnx pr boy of derry
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    Word Association

    black
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    bi-fold doors - why dont fitters like them?

    if fit right bifolds are ok im a joiner and have fitted them in in both my bathrooms and they are fine if thats what you want then tell your joiner thats what you want space saving wise they are great and iv never had any problems with mine or any ive fitted
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    MCB orRCD

    thanks bs i would appreciate what should be ignored if not all and why surely there is some current regs in there or am i misinformed terribly bearing in mind i did make sure i posted as a layman or amateur as you will perceive me cheers for the reality call
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    MCB orRCD

    as far as im aware everything should be rcd protected and even rcbo protection mcb s will be a thing of the past i reckon dont slate me im not an expert in elecs just putting my view across :)
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    Painting hall, stairs and landing - how long?

    i agree mate but should think that between 4 and 7 days should cover it as for the day rate depends on how good your decorator is i hate decorating but the wife is the boss :(
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