Your Guide to Building Costs, Labour Prices and Tradesmen's Day Rates




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Latest Jobs


Here is a selection of jobs we've collated from your most popular searches. You will find price guides, tradesmen's labour rates, material prices as well as information about what the job itself entails. We've also added some useful questions to ask your builders when they come to quote on your work.



Cost to Repair a Flat Roof

Price Range: £125 - £465

Labour: 1-2 men, 0.5-1 day

Potential Problems: 1/5

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Cost of Putting up Fencing

Price Range: £355 - £1260

Labour: 2 men, 1-3 days

Potential Problems: 2/5

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Cost to Service a Boiler

Price Range: £90

Labour: 1 man, 1hr

Potential Problems: 2/5

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Cost to Fit/Replace a WC/Toilet

Price Range: £325 - £2350

Labour: 1-2 men, 1-5 days

Potential Problems: 5/5

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Cost to Replace a Thermocouple

Price Range: £75

Labour: 1 man, 1hr day

Potential Problems: 1/5

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Cost to Tile Walls

Price Range: £350 - £1000

Labour: 1-2 men, 1-5 days

Potential Problems: 3/5

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Cost to fit an extractor fan

Price Range: £320-£500

Labour: 1 man, 1 day

Potential Problems: 3/5

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Cost to fit kitchen cupboard doors

Price Range: £150-£200

Labour: 1 man, 1 day

Potential Problems: 1/5

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Cost to fit radiator covers

Price Range: £130-£370

Labour: 1 man, 1 day

Potential Problems: 1/5

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Cost to fit laminate floating flooring

Price Range: £685-£1000

Labour: 2 men, 2-3 days

Potential Problems: 1/5

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Cost to do a knock through

Price Range: £1325-£2025

Labour: 2 men, 3-4 days

Potential Problems: 2/5

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Cost to fit a Velux window

Price Range: £925-£1300

Labour: 2 men, 1-2 days

Potential Problems: 1/5

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Cost to fit guttering

Price Range: £585-£950

Labour: 1-2 men, 1-3 days

Potential Problems: 4/5

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Cost of pointing

Price Range: £150-£3500

Labour: 1-2 men, 1-5 days

Potential Problems: 1/5

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Cost to fit French doors

Price Range: £900- £1925

Labour: 2 men, 1-2 days

Potential Problems: 2/5

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Cost to point hip and ridge coping tiles

Price Range: £250-£450

Labour: 1 man, 1-2 days

Potential Problems: 5/5

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Cost to fit a central heating pump

Price Range: £140-£155

Labour: 1 man, 1-2 hours

Potential Problems: 4/5

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Cost to fit a light switch

Price Range: £195 - £440

Labour: 2 men, 1- 1.5 days

Potential Problems: 4/5

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For all job costs click on the appropriate section below:



all interior jobs


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all exterior (down) jobs


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all exterior (up) jobs


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