New loft hatch and Boarding-Is this a fair quote???

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Hi there had a trawl through the forums and was hoping someone here may be able to help. We have an 1900s town terrace house that has a very narrow inspection loft hatch. I would like to get this enlarged and a proper drop down hatch and ladder installed. I would also like an area around the hatch boarded out so I can store stuff like Christmas decorations and suitcases up there. I have had a quote to do this work, which I thought seemed quite steep. Can anyone tell me if this is a reasonable price and if not what should I be looking at. Thanks very much. :)

Q u o t a t i o n

1. Remove existing hatch and surround, build supporting frame and enlarge hole to 734mm x 565mm. Supply and fit new Manthorpe GL250-03 draught and maintenance free drop down PVC loft hatch. (Size 562mm x 726mm). As discussed with lathe and plaster ceiling and there is a chance of some minor cracking around hatch………..........................................................................................................................£240.00

2. Supply and fit Abru Blue Seal 3 section easy stow aluminium loft ladder with handle. Supplied with an aluminium hooked pole which opens hatch and then is used to lower ladder. Max. load150 Kg. (Model Number: 37003)……...............................................................….........£190.00

3. Supply and fit single batten lamp wired into house’s lighting circuit with a switch by hatch entrance…………………...…………….......£95.00


4. Supply and fit approx.6.7m sq (3.6m x 1.85m) of boarding to the central half of the loft area on the same side of the hatch. This will be a floating floor using 90mm x 44mm joists laid on the existing structural joists. This boarding will e approx. 240mm above existing ceiling joists...£287.00

Total Fitted Price…….....£812.00
Not VAT registered so £812.00 is the total price.

Estimated Installation time – 2 days.
 
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Around £250-£300 for material.

couple days labour, seems fair to me.
 
The price seems ok but I would go for the wooden drop down ladders with hatch incorporated much sturdier.
 

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