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Stuff is expensive now. 8k? Our secondary glazing cost that!?
We spent 45k on refurbishing a flat which included a fancy bathroom but not the kitchen and that’s with me working like a dog for 4-5 months and being very savvy on where and how the money was spent, having access to better value family/friend trades, my DIY skills and getting lucky with recommendations on plasterer, sparks, plumber and floor guy.
was told it should have been £65k+.
If we had gone to one firm and left them to get on with it then it would probably have been more than that.
The internal insulation went up 20% between speccing it and then realising there was hardly any left in the country when I needed it.
The amount of time I spent researching and sourcing things for the right price was mental, DIY and project managing a small job takes over your life.