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Shocked at the cost of tradesman

179 replies

Nooooooou · 08/06/2025 08:37

3 bedroom, average size.

Costs are for labor only... no materials

install laminate wood flooring across house £1.5k to £2.5k (3 quotes were above £2k).
strip wallpaper, skim and paint walls -£3k to £5k.

based in south east..
I think this is really excessive. I think it works out to more than £400 per day.

OP posts:
purpleygrey · 08/06/2025 08:42

I think that’s about right to be honest.

REDB99 · 08/06/2025 08:42

Prices have been sky high for some time now. You can’t get work done at pre covid prices anymore. If you haven’t had work done for a while then it is a shock. I don’t know if the prices you’ve been quoted are reasonable but if you’re getting 3 and they’re all coming in around a similar ball park then it will be the going rate.

YouWillFindMeInTheGarden · 08/06/2025 08:41

it’s a skilled profession. I’m always surprised that these type of threads moan about it

what prices are you expecting?

Amba1998 · 08/06/2025 08:40

As the wife of a builder, I really don’t. They have to pay insurance, tax, NI, pension contributions, holiday, sick pay, their own vehicles and insurance, tools etc from what they earn. They’re not just profiting £400 a day. Plus the risk of people letting them down and cancelling last min resulting in a gap in the diary.