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Tradespeople removing rubbish

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cheezmonster · 06/02/2025 15:56

I've just been quoted £150 for the guy replacing my kitchen floor tiles to take the rubbish away with him. It's a small kitchen, about 5 metres squared. He said it's because it's a commercial van and there is a fee.

Is this ridiculous? How can it possibly cost this much for him to take away a few bags of tiles?

Is it normal to be charged so much extra for this?

I'm pregnant and don't have a car so I can't exactly say no.

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cheezmonster · 06/02/2025 16:06

I just thought they would account for these costs in their quote as no one wants to be left with bags of rubbish.

I also struggle believe it's actually £150 (even including paying him for his time - the tip is only a 5 min drive away - it would be a 20-30 minute job).

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boulevardofbrokendreamss · 06/02/2025 16:05

Normal.

GildedRage · 06/02/2025 16:05

The refuse site charges by weight not to mention it’s on the outskirts of town.
You can deal with it yourself but tiles are heavy and have broken sharp edges. Plus will need to pay a fee.
I don’t think doing it yourself would be a huge cost savings.

biscuitsandbooks · 06/02/2025 16:04

Yes, it's normal - tradesmen have to have a commercial waste license to take things to the tip - it's not free.

VanilleFraise · 06/02/2025 16:02

He will be charged to take the waste to the tip as its commercial waste. It will also take time for which he is entitled to be paid.

Last week I took my old carpet to the tip as I didn't want to pay the £90 that the carpet people wanted to take the old one away.

tropicalroses · 06/02/2025 16:01

A friend of mine recently spent close on four grand with Hilary's blinds having the whole house redone. The installer just left all of the rubbish with her. When she complained to Hilary's they told her this was standard and most of their contractors now don't have waste licences. Like you she thought that leaving a site clean and tidy was just part of doing a good job. Not so. She was absolutely livid, I know because she needed to use my partners van to take all the packaging to the tip.

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