Any builders / roofers?

[Canary_Yellow]

Had two quotes for some work on my roof and struggling to reconcile them.

Quote 1: roofer went up there and took a look, and gave detailed run down of the work to be done.

A few different bits, none of it major. 1 day’s work for two people, £900

Quote 2 : inspected the inside of the loft, inspected the roof from ground level. Didn’t feel the need to go up there and look as whatever the issue, he thought it would be one day’s work, £480.

I’m a bit nervous that the second quote might end up being a bit more of a patch up job and less thorough, but equally, a bit concerned the first one is expensive.

Given the importance of a roof, I want this dealt with in one go and not end up with it being an ongoing saga!

Anyone got any thoughts? I suppose the obvious answer really is to make sure they’re both quoting for exactly the same thing.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Had two quotes for some work on my roof and struggling to reconcile them.

Quote 1: roofer went up there and took a look, and gave detailed run down of the work to be done.

A few different bits, none of it major. 1 day’s work for two people, £900

Quote 2 : inspected the inside of the loft, inspected the roof from ground level. Didn’t feel the need to go up there and look as whatever the issue, he thought it would be one day’s work, £480.

I’m a bit nervous that the second quote might end up being a bit more of a patch up job and less thorough, but equally, a bit concerned the first one is expensive.

Given the importance of a roof, I want this dealt with in one go and not end up with it being an ongoing saga!

Anyone got any thoughts? I suppose the obvious answer really is to make sure they’re both quoting for exactly the same thing.

Quote 1 may sound expensive but from what you've posted he sounds like he knows what hes doing, quote 2 is guessing.

Either get another quote or go with quote 1 is my advice.

 

[Val]

100% get a 3rd quote given the disparity of the first 2 but as Stu says, option 1 appears to have detailed more.

 

[Fish]

I'd be concerned by the 2nd quote, for 2 men on day rate paying their own CIS (tax) and NI would be £372 of that quote already without any materials and it could lead to the asking for more money as the job unfolds, or as you say, they could just bodge it!!

The first quote seems more realistic to me, especially if its a company and not just self employed man & van types, but the biggest question is, what about scaffold?

What is the extent of the work in the first quote, remove replace tiles/slate, felt/battens, is there any lead work?

I wouldn't touch the 2nd quote with not even going up to inspect correctly!

 

[Deleted member 21784]

I cheaped out on a roof repair once...through a guy my Grandad got me onto. Never again. Ended up getting the first guy back to fix the mess he left behind 6 Months later when it was discovered he had put poor quality tiles on the part of the roof that needed repairing

 

[IanM]

got 2 blokes up on the roof as we speak...coming back to redo par of something that they worked on last year... £500 worth to replace a gully and re-felt part of it.

Its been ok for months then iffy... done good work for other folk I know, but you've no idea what is what actually!

 

[Leftie]

Without saying what the problem seems to be and what each roofer intends to do to rectify said problem, it's impossible to answer your question.

 

[Tashyboy]

I spoke to a roofer last November who I have had before, he said it will be after Christmas. No probs, I did a temp repair meself. Spoke to him twice since, he came round eventually, had a quick look and said al be there next week. His calendar must be differant to mine coz he still has not turned up, that was three weeks ago.