[NSC] Help please: any Builders on NSC that fix damp?

portlock seagull · Dec 5, 2017

Hi, would love to know if this is a fair price or a bit on the steep?

1st floor bedroom has damp coming through the wall. Will need scaffold putting up therefore.

Remove old plaster and allow to dry, rig up scaffold, remove old damp blown render and allow to dry, tray areas with sealer, replace render, replace plaster and clean up / remove debris.

£1400 total for labour and materials - is that about right? He’s been recommended by another tradesman and not sure if there’s a bit of referral commission perhaps going on!

Anyway, as usual the sage advice of NSC shall determine where I go from here!

Thank you in advance!

Shropshire Seagull · Dec 5, 2017

The bint next door keeps asking me if I would like to sort out her damp patch ....

Hillian1 · Dec 5, 2017

I now have an advert for Jackwells plastering and another for second hand portable buildings .

No help granted but thought I'd mention it

Foul Play Rocks · Dec 5, 2017

I reckon it’s about the right price if scaffolding is involved. It’s what I’d expect to pay however obviously I’ve no idea how much plaster and render is being removed and replaced.

CAPTAIN GREALISH · Dec 5, 2017

portlock seagull said:
Hi, would love to know if this is a fair price or a bit on the steep?

1st floor bedroom has damp coming through the wall. Will need scaffold putting up therefore.

Remove old plaster and allow to dry, rig up scaffold, remove old damp blown render and allow to dry, tray areas with sealer, replace render, replace plaster and clean up / remove debris.

£1400 total for labour and materials - is that about right? He’s been recommended by another tradesman and not sure if there’s a bit of referral commission perhaps going on!

Anyway, as usual the sage advice of NSC shall determine where I go from here! Thank you in advance!

price sounds about right but happy to quote if want another price??

Triggaaar · Dec 5, 2017

How big is the area to be re-plastered and re-rendered?

portlock seagull · Dec 5, 2017

CAPTAIN GREALISH said:
price sounds about right but happy to quote if want another price??

Sorry, I live miles away from Sussex in there be dragons part of the map!

portlock seagull · Dec 5, 2017

Triggaaar said:
How big is the area to be re-plastered and re-rendered?

Inside about 5ft by 4 and probably about same outside.

Lush · Dec 5, 2017

We 're sorting out a damp patch. What does "tray areas with sealer" mean?

Rowdey · Dec 5, 2017

Lush said:
We 're sorting out a damp patch. What does "tray areas with sealer" mean?

'Treat area's with sealer'

AmexRuislip · Dec 5, 2017

portlock seagull said:
Hi, would love to know if this is a fair price or a bit on the steep?

1st floor bedroom has damp coming through the wall. Will need scaffold putting up therefore.

Remove old plaster and allow to dry, rig up scaffold, remove old damp blown render and allow to dry, tray areas with sealer, replace render, replace plaster and clean up / remove debris.

£1400 total for labour and materials - is that about right? He’s been recommended by another tradesman and not sure if there’s a bit of referral commission perhaps going on!

Anyway, as usual the sage advice of NSC shall determine where I go from here! Thank you in advance!

Hi, I can give you the name of a guy I use

portlock seagull · Dec 5, 2017

AmexRuislip said:
Hi, I can give you the name of a guy I use

Would you be able to PM me with please? Thank you!

AmexRuislip · Dec 5, 2017

portlock seagull said:
Would you be able to PM me with please? Thank you!

Done

Wardy's twin · Dec 5, 2017

What caused the damp? need to get to root cause first.

dazzer6666 · Dec 5, 2017

Wardy's twin said:
What caused the damp? need to get to root cause first.

Excessive bedwetting ?

hitony · Dec 5, 2017

portlock seagull said:
Hi, would love to know if this is a fair price or a bit on the steep?

1st floor bedroom has damp coming through the wall. Will need scaffold putting up therefore.

Remove old plaster and allow to dry, rig up scaffold, remove old damp blown render and allow to dry, tray areas with sealer, replace render, replace plaster and clean up / remove debris.

£1400 total for labour and materials - is that about right? He’s been recommended by another tradesman and not sure if there’s a bit of referral commission perhaps going on!

Anyway, as usual the sage advice of NSC shall determine where I go from here! Thank you in advance!

Where do you live? PM me if you don't want to say on main board.

AmexRuislip · Dec 5, 2017

hitony said:
Where do you live? PM me if you don't want to say on main board.

B-right-on · Dec 6, 2017

WIll cost best part of £500 for scaffolding one elevation of a 3 bed semi but depends on how much blown render there is and what needs to come off on the inside etc.. if its a couple of patches, its a lot, if its half the house it sounds about right. Are they recomended and not just a cowboy that works for Bodgit and Scarper....

The Antikythera Mechanism · Dec 6, 2017

Four days for a tradesman and labourer - £1,200.00
Scaffold tower / Mats - £200.00
No VAT?
I’d say it’s a fair price.

The only thing I would be concerned with is the drying out time. It won’t dry overnight and you don’t want to seal the damp in the wall

portlock seagull · Dec 6, 2017

hitony said:
Where do you live? PM me if you don't want to say on main board.

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