Range from the cheapest, mostly independent, £33 per hour and £232 per day (Coopers of Surrey Ltd based in KT12) to the dearest, normally the best, £37 per hour and £264 per day (DITTON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED based in KT12).
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"External down pipes, rendering and painting"
RICHARD, KT12
"Supply materials, excluding electrics, and build 5 m x 3 m Garden Room on existing concrete base. T & G Cedar clad, EDPM Roof, 75 mm Insulation blocks, 3 m sliding Patio Doors in Anthracite Grey, box profile sheeting to rear of building."
STEVEN, KT12
"Re-plastering smaller parts of internal wall using dry rod / dry zone solution (or similar) and fitting coving (British gypsum 10cm) in one room. "
SANDOR, KT13
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| Job details | Estimate |
| Cost to repoint or repair brickwork | £346 |
| Chimney breast removal cost | £795 |
| Cost to build a retaining wall | £318 |
| Building a conservatory including foundation | £2271 |
| Structure repair | £908 |
| Damp protection for internal walls | £318 per wall |
| Damp protection for external walls | £341 per wall |
| Rising damp treatment | £318 per wall |
| Demolition of a garage | £1135 |
| Demolition of a patio, driveway, shed, outside space | £908 |
| Creating a dropped kerb | £568 |
| One room extension | £2271 |
| Multi room extension | £2271 per room |
| Removal of old floor and laying a new floor | £170 per room |
| Repairing floors by filling gaps, sanding, staining, sealing and securing loose floorboards | £114 per room |
| Converting a garage into a bedroom | £4541 |