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Re-rendering mid terrace house in NW England

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bravotango · 13/08/2024 09:35

Hi everyone

We are hoping to move in the next 6-12 months having spent the last 6 years renovating our Victorian mid-terrace house in the NW. New windows and doors (in new places) means the render is trashed at the back so before moving we would like to have it re-rendered. This is mainly because the type of buyer we think will like our house is a first time buyer without much appetite for work, and rendering is a messy job! I've had three quotes:

£5150
£4500
£2800

Can anyone advise a) whether the £2800 looks suspiciously cheap and b) if they have had similar what did it cost? Quotes include removal of existing render, mesh and render (not K-rend, cheaper one), labour, skip and scaffolding.

The only thing I can work out to explain the difference is the most expensive one was £3k just for labour, so I'm wondering if maybe the £2.8k one is a one man show with a cheaper day rate? Just can't figure it out! All contacts from checkatrade with recent local good reviews. Don't have a personal recommendation to call upon unfortunately.

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TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 13/08/2024 10:06

I have little regard for Checkatrade...

But anyway,
Are they all quotes and not estimates? (A quote is fixed unless you add further work, while an estimate can escalate.)

Are they itemised, i.e. a cost for labour, a cost for scaffolding, a cost for materials etc.? Then you can compare quotes like for like.

bravotango · 13/08/2024 11:38

Thanks for your reply - how else would you recommend finding contacts? I don't personally know anyone who has had this work done so open to suggestions!

The most expensive one had a full breakdown of individual materials totalling £2140 (including skip and scaffolding) plus £3k labour. The middle one had a set price for labour, materials and skip, and a separate price for scaffolding. The cheapest one was just a set price...

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bravotango · 13/08/2024 11:44

Oh sorry - they are quotes, not estimates

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Seeyousoonboo · 21/05/2025 07:58

@philipjohn123Why are you mansplaining to OP? The thread was from 9 months ago hopefully she's sorted it now.

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