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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...
I reckon most people can't face / do a quick time / materials / value calculation so just go along with whatever shit is put in front of them to save themselves the hassle of getting more quotes.
I've been guilty of this at least once
Whatever you do, don't just use the neighbours recommendation without getting other quotes because that's surefire way of paying over the odds. They increase their price every other client or whatever and are always 'experimenting' with what people will pay.
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I've been guilty of this at least once
I've been guilty of it on a whole project :/
That's good advice and I am determined this time to keep things vaguely on budget. We have to or we won't be able to afford the key/most expensive bit which is the side return extension and new kitchen.
Thanks @cozey and @atk - that's good to know. I don't want to DIY at all as I've got enough to do already and I want someone with experience to handle it all and make it look good. Happy to pay a premium for that, just not that much!
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I still look at our decking and fencing the back garden and wince at what we paid for them but I just wanted them done by that point and couldn't be arsed shopping around
Fox
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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...