Have a roofer currently replacing a small flat roof (no more than 3m x 2m) and replacing the render on a section of the parapet wall (no more than 2m long). He's charging £2,100 - which seems very high to me but we are in London. No scaffolding required.
Now he's saying the chimney needs some work (don't know the details) and is quoting £400.
Does this sound the high side of normal pricing, or exorbitantly expensive?
She found him because he was doing some work for a couple of neighbours (small work, eg rendering), at least one of whom thought he was expensive (£300 to fit 2 cowls).
And now she's lining him up for other work that needs doing, eg repainting wooden porch; repairing the render on a couple of pillars. No prices yet.
Should we suck up the £2,500 for the roof and then cut him loose? I'm concerned he sees my mum as an open cheque book.
Of course the moral of the story is, always gets quotes from several tradesmen!