What would you price this?

[Yanni]

I have had the chimney stack removed from above roof and also below loft. Polish builders added an RSJ that is virtually leaning on floor joists about 20 years ago.
I need toremove the bricks left from the chimney stack in the loft space.

Please see photo attached.

What would you price this as a rough guide as an older builder is trying to really rip off my sister!

 

[pcaouolte]

I've no idea but any time I get a quote which I think is in the "rip off" range I just get more quotes.

Maybe the builder doesn't want the job and has priced it so that they don't get it.

 

[Yanni]

He already put a few breeze blocks at the top of the wall and said i am coming back to remove RSJ and remaining bricks.

Total quote £5,000!!! Why some older builders taking the mick of ladies? I did stop the job but my sister already had paid £750 deposit. He also wanted all the cash in advance! So fuming with some of these people, so if mys siter had not contacted me she would have lost at least over £4k!!

 

[Koolpc]

Well done for doing that. Shop around for a good builder. Word of mouth, builders merchants...