P&D quote

Your money etc but I would rather spend a few hundred on me and do the walls myself.

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soup
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Nothing wrong with charging a small fee for a quote, possibly refundable if awarded the work.

I'd also be looking for what the work quality is like and what the tradesman's particular prejudices might be such as "I always/never use copper/plastic pipework and here's why".

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Tim Streater

When you're involved with something semi-public, like a village hall, 3 quotes are always needed.

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charles

Except it would lead to scamsters setting up a scheme where they charge for quotes, quoting ludicrous prices, never winning any work, but still making a tidy living

tim

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tim.....

Not even for a wireless doorbell fitting?

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ARW

If you could get away with it.

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David Lang

In message , tim..... writes

Well, if it was me I'd probably take longer :-)

My rough thinking was 2 days for prepping and emulsion on the various walls and ceilings and a day for the windows. Spread around however works best. Type of paint and type of windows makes a difference though, so could maybe longer?. Using an acrylic undercoat the windows can be undercoated and painted in one day I reckon, without seeing them, though if they are georgian/victorian multi-paned with lots of glazing bars it can seem like forever painting them :-).

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Chris French

An extra day is still light years less that I have been quoted

Nope,

Small ones are a full single pane opener, large one split into thirds with two openers

tim

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tim.....

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