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    Advice on roof repair - £1100 for 2 hours work

    That's what I paid for. There were 3 of them on site.
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    Advice on roof repair - £1100 for 2 hours work

    The lead had worn and was leaking. Not clear if the leak is gone as attic still smelt damp when rained last week.
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    Advice on roof repair - £1100 for 2 hours work

    Took a couple of pictures with the camera zoom.
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    Advice on roof repair - £1100 for 2 hours work

    Roofs at least 7m high. I am not a tradesman and have no way of getting up there.
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    Advice on roof repair - £1100 for 2 hours work

    If the market rate for a Hip replacement is 12k, then that's fair. My question is whether the cost of the repair work was market rate or whether they pulled the wool over my eyes and charged an unnecessarily inflated amount.
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    Advice on roof repair - £1100 for 2 hours work

    Lead valley approx. 1.5metres. Scaffold was provided and installed by a separate firm they sub-contracted. I don't think there was loads of rubbish other than 3 old slate tiles and some lead.
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    Advice on roof repair - £1100 for 2 hours work

    We've used in the past an found them to be good. We got roof work done by them last year which cost a similar amount, and required the same size scaffold. It took 2 days of work then and I assumed (my fault, although I think a fair guess) a similar effort this time. I agreed to the work based...
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    Advice on roof repair - £1100 for 2 hours work

    Feels like I got ripped off on roof repair work. The work was: 7m scaffold on corner of property Replace lead valley to address leak Fitting on 3 slate vents to address condensation 3 guys x 2 hours of work Total quote was for £1100 which we agreed to assuming it would take a couple of days...
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    How to attach radiator fixings to the wall?

    Included with my radiator is a Fischer Radiator Fixing Set. How do I fit these? Do I need to use a socket and wrench? Why could they not just included normal screws?
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