Mark wrote in message . ..
On 14 Jul 2003 12:30:24 -0700, (Steve Fisher)
wrote:

We've got dry rot under our stairs.

A company has been round and told us that all the floorboards in hall
will need replacing with treated floorboards. Plaster will need
replacing to height of 1 metre (up to Dado rail) by 3 metres wide. Two
air bricks will need installing.

The quote has come in at £3000 for a weeks work.

This seems fairly expensive considering the quote effectively covers

1) what the cost of floorboards are (hallway measures 2 metres by 6)
2) 2 people for 2 days to lay floorboards
3) install 2 airbricks (cover one exisitng air brick which is level
with pavement outside (this is where water has been coming into the
house)
4) the cost of a plasterer for a day and his material.
5) treating all new wood with dry rot prevention chemicals
6) finsihing work

Can anyone recommend any companies in North Manchester/Bury area which
deal in this type of work?

Regards

I'm no expert or even sure of this but if they are replacing the
woodwork that has rotted and fixing the problem causing it why treat
the new wood ? Or will any remaing traces of rot spread to the new
wood.

I'll do it all baring the plastering for a fiver. ;-)

Mark S.

Does the £5 cover travelling expenses or are they additional.