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  • Has anybody had soffits and fascia boards repainted lately?

    I've just had a quote for the front of our 3-bed semi, "rub down external woodwork and fill...two undercoats and gloss" for just under £3k. I don't really have any frame of reference so its just gut, but that's probably more than i was expecting.

    they also quoted to sort out our rotting porch for £800 which is probably about what I would have expected, so maybe its just coz im clueless

  • Does it include all materials and access? Seems a touch higher than I might expect but it's a lot of time spent up ladders so not a quick and easy job plus I dunno what condition they are in etc

    Dunno if @Airhead would have a better idea

  • they sort of give the impression is all-encompassing, doesn't mention materials but does specify that all the rubbish will be taken away etc. I imagine it to be a full day of sanding and filling, plus whatever the painting takes, its not a massive house. plus the premium for working at height obv, like its worth X from the get go coz i pretty specifically don't want to do it myself up in the roof apex.

  • I couldn't really figure it out. Seems a bit high for the woodwork I can see in the picture but cheap for the porch. Maybe access is complicated. Surprised that they would be quoting for external work at the moment anyway, would make sense to leave it until next spring/summer.

    Maybe they just don't fancy it right now and I can understand why, being up a ladder in this weather is no fun.

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