Have been working up a hunger for a little DIY and thought I'd take a look at my local BCOs 'menu' (table of fees to you guv).
In the side dishes ("TABLE E, ALL OTHER NON DOMESTIC WORK AND ALTERATIONS") I spotted the tasty morcel of "Window Replacement", which listed in its ingredients "1-4 Installations per property". I was on the verge of calling over the waiter (window fitter) when I noticed "l'addition" : £95. Talk about an appetite killer.
Things didn't seem much more appealing further down : the fricacy of "Renovation of a thermal element with an estimated cost of works up to £50,000" sounded like nothing more than loft insulation, but that didn't stop the BCO charging £237 - basically for something I believed I could rustle up at home for next to nothing.
Things did not get any better the further I read. A juliette of "Alterations not described elsewhere", started at £201 for the meagrest of portions ("Estimated cost less than £5,000").
My question is, am I reading this right. Are these prices really for real?
If you have a strong stomach, maybe you could give an opinion:
http://www.buildingcontrolpartnersh...BCP-FeeGuidanceNoteNonDomestic2011AMENDED.pdf
In the side dishes ("TABLE E, ALL OTHER NON DOMESTIC WORK AND ALTERATIONS") I spotted the tasty morcel of "Window Replacement", which listed in its ingredients "1-4 Installations per property". I was on the verge of calling over the waiter (window fitter) when I noticed "l'addition" : £95. Talk about an appetite killer.
Things didn't seem much more appealing further down : the fricacy of "Renovation of a thermal element with an estimated cost of works up to £50,000" sounded like nothing more than loft insulation, but that didn't stop the BCO charging £237 - basically for something I believed I could rustle up at home for next to nothing.
Things did not get any better the further I read. A juliette of "Alterations not described elsewhere", started at £201 for the meagrest of portions ("Estimated cost less than £5,000").
My question is, am I reading this right. Are these prices really for real?
If you have a strong stomach, maybe you could give an opinion:
http://www.buildingcontrolpartnersh...BCP-FeeGuidanceNoteNonDomestic2011AMENDED.pdf