Getting people to quote

[WingsofRain]

Does anyone have any tips for getting tradesmen to quote for work?

I need to get some work done on our roof and some repairs to our harling plus I’ve been trying to get a window cleaner. At the start of next year I’ll be needing decorators to do the whole house.

My problem is that so far I’ve only managed to get two people to look at the roof at all, one gave a truly ridiculous quote and the other hasn’t come back with a price at all.

Nobody will even come to look at the windows at all, despite asking on local Facebook groups for recommendations.

I need to get the house ready to sell but obviously I can’t do that if I can’t get any repairs done.

The only tradespeople I have been able to get to come were an (indoors) cleaning company who did an awful job and charged a fortune. I genuinely don’t know what to do next.

Yes she needs timber (she did say that and no where did I mention UPVC), timber is more expensive than UPVC and it is treated facia board timber not just any cheap random MDF off cuts or something. It comes in the same standard 5 meters too as that what facia board is.

I'm also not 'wildly guessing' its literally something I have been through and researched heavily as the previous 2 houses needed it doing as does the one I'm offering on now plus it was part of my fathers job as a builder (granted he maybe part of the reason I hate tradesmen, he is very much a twat).

You are the one that doesn't seem to understand so are randomly guessing but you don't seem to understand other people CAN know about this business. Non of the things you are suggesting (like it being shorter in length etc...) make the job any cheaper.

£1k is about the minimum you could get this job done for by a professional, that entry level price.