Shop around for quotes

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Just thought I’d share this As it may help others on here 

I run a medium sized render company and was asked to quote for a friend of a friend A self build in the lake district

About 50 miles away I said sure send me a drawing Most of our framing plastering jobs are off plan to allow the builders to use our quote within there quote 

Anyway The self builder has asked me to re quote from six months ago As two Sole traders have quoted more than 50% higher than ours Stating 4 weeks work 

There’s only 225m2 5 days tops 

I’d allowed 8 rise in materials on the initial quote and charged a bit extra on labour with it being a small job 

 

We give a three year no quibble guarantee If there is a problem and it’s a manufacturer based problem We sort it out and Pursue the manufacture 

At the moment individual trades are taking the mick 

I hear about tilers charging nearly £50 m2 for floor tiling I pay ours around 18-22 and they make a dam good living out of that 

Private builders and trades are giving everyone a bad name 

 

Shop around for an experienced company 

You will have to wait But it’s worth the wait