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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.
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That's more wise advice from you! I wish you were able to do mine, ha. I'm going to source all my own bits as I am very very fussy about aesthetics, I'm currently stressing my new record player purchase as the lid isn't quite the right shape for my liking. 1k a week is reasonable, 3k a week wasn't... Lad who popped round stuck me as a decent chap though, funnily enough came across as a dick on emails, but was sound in real life. Said he wanted to do it but hasn't sent a quote yet...
chrisbmx116
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.