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Thanks!
And yeah, I want everything broken down, time and money wise, which I'm sure some would be shy of but I have no interest in someone putting their finger in the air and coming up with a random figure based on how much they want the job/how much they think I can afford.
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Quotations, very tricky business. I usually close my deals in the room or I'm onto the next opening. Most trades are second guessing the price based on lots of signals, some of that is completely legitimate, some of it not so much.
If you have itemised costs of all the fixtures and fittings including tiles, adhesive, grout, lighting then you're going to get a more straightforward quote. If you can show them a 3d cad of the bathroom you want with materials detailed then you'll be getting even more accurate. All the same any 4 week job is swings and roundabouts, you price one part which takes less time then you hit a snag on something else.
If you start out with say £6k budget, a lot of tradesmen will say yes knowing that a bath can be £69 - £60k, a tap £40 - £4000. If you know what your materials cost then factor £1k a week for labour, say 3 weeks then you'll have a fairly good idea what your budget should be. There will always be a few plumbing fittings etc. that can add to the cost, say £250 to be safe.
Airhead
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Yeah - I'm pretty sure some people price things just because they don't want to do it.
Best quotes I've had have been thorough and broken jobs down and included the associated cost. Seems simple but I've been surprised. Comprehension of ROI from using sites like Mybuilder and ratedpeople is shocking, I wonder how they manage to ever run a business sometimes!