On 14 Feb 2007 12:35:21 -0800, wrote:

Hi

The barge and fascia boards on the front of our 1930's Surrey house
are rotten and I plan to have them replaced with black uPVC. The gable
is 4m wide and the fascia stretch is 4.5m. A local firm has quoted
£1195 (inc VAT) to replace them and the soffits in black uPVC. Another
firm has quoted more than £1300. The first firm expects to complete
the work in a day. £1195 seems a lot of money for this. Please will
someone give me a sanity check and say whether or not this is
excessive?

The council are currently replacing the complete rooves including
felt, tiles, flashing, gutters and the facia on the council houses
here. I own mine (end-semi) and have been quoted £3500ish to have the
whole thing replaced by the same people.
It takes 2-4 men 4 or 5 days for the whole job. By this scale you are
being charged a lot of money, or have a very large house!