Hi,
We are looking to refurb our 3-bed semi in Manchester.
We have to do a full house rewire and I've found my electrician which seem to be reputable. He has 50+ positive reviews on multiple pages. He was recommended by a building company we got in for a quote.
They are quoting £9,000 for :
- New toilet (saniflow), electrics boxed, toilet removal from kitchen
- Plastering all chassis (guess they meant chases?)
- Skim and spotlight ceiling
- New bath toilet sink shower head
- Vertical radiator
- All tiles off plasterwall
- Loft hatch and ladder (says this is FOC)
- Make good all walls after electrician
- Build shelves or sink over bulkhead which is in the bathroom
Materials all supplied:
- 2x toilets
- 1 bath tub
- 1 sink unit
- 1 shower unit/head
- Asking for colour of the spotlights
- Radiator
- Skip hire included
Asking us to liaise with office for the choices
Is this price good or raising red flags?
That building company has now sent a us their quote/invoice. They are asking for deposit to reserve the date and start buying materials. They are asking for £3,000 on booking and £3,000 early August. The rewire is end of October and they would come a week after the electricians.
Any thoughts please? I am new to this and very anxious that they are saying we pick the materials and when I ask where to look for it they point us to B&Q. Aware we can pick but how about sizes and finishes and what is possible or not (bulkhead for instance).
Anxious that I can't find them anywhere else but facebook and companies house. I have asked for previous customer references and they said "have a good look around our facebook page we have hundreds of customers we don't need references were recommended by Howdens and Mustone"