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Ask for a breakdown?
I assume that sourcing and preparing old boards to match the rest of your floor is going to make up a good chunk of that.
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Yeah that's a good idea. Better than going back to the guy and going, "Erm, your quote seems mad expensive?". But he did talk a lot about what good shape ours were in generally, how they've never been sanded or messed about with.
Next door neighbour but one used him and theirs were in a state, so god knows how much he paid.
Starting to think all my neighbours are ballers or something...
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I know this isn't DIY, but the subject was discussed in this thread six months or so back...
Got a guy in to quote for sanding and fixing up our floors - total 26 square metres. Floorboards are in good shape for 120 year old boards, but the quote includes replacing modern replacements with salvaged boards where two chimney breasts were taken out, maybe a dozen (max) new boards that need replacing elsewhere and replacing various damaged/split/badly cut ones.
He comes highly recommended by neighbours, has done loads of places on our street, filled us with confidence when he came round etc. He obviously really knows his stuff and local houses, and I don't doubt he'd do a great job. He's sent me pictures of his work which back that up too, but...
£2200 for 26m2. That's £85 per square metre! Is this not crazy high?
I know @cozey and @6pt both paid more like £35.