Cost guides
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Typical UK price ranges for popular trades and projects, so you can budget with confidence.
Builders costs
£150 – £350 per day
General building work, renovations and structural projects.
Extension builders costs
£1,800 – £3,000 per m²
Single and double-storey home extensions.
Loft conversions costs
£30,000 – £60,000 per project
Turn unused loft space into rooms.
Roofers costs
£200 – £300 per day
Roof repairs, replacements and new roofs.
Flat roofers costs
£80 – £120 per m²
Flat roof installation and repair.
Emergency roof repair costs
£150 – £500 per call-out
Urgent roof leak and storm damage repairs.
Plumbers costs
£40 – £80 per hour
Plumbing installation, repairs and maintenance.
Emergency plumbers costs
£80 – £150 per call-out
24/7 emergency plumbing call-outs.
Gas engineers costs
£60 – £100 per hour
Gas Safe registered engineers for gas work.
Boiler installers costs
£2,000 – £4,500 per project
New boiler supply and installation.
Electricians costs
£45 – £90 per hour
Domestic and commercial electrical work.
Emergency electricians costs
£90 – £180 per call-out
Urgent electrical fault call-outs.
EV charger installers costs
£800 – £1,500 per project
Home and business EV charge point installation.
Solar installers costs
£5,000 – £9,000 per project
Solar PV panels and battery storage.
Kitchen fitters costs
£1,000 – £3,000 per project
Full kitchen design and installation.
Bathroom fitters costs
£3,000 – £7,000 per project
Complete bathroom installation and renovation.
Tilers costs
£30 – £60 per m²
Wall and floor tiling for any room.
Plasterers costs
£150 – £250 per day
Plastering, skimming and rendering.
Painters and decorators costs
£150 – £250 per day
Interior and exterior painting and decorating.
Carpenters costs
£150 – £250 per day
Bespoke and general carpentry.
Joiners costs
£160 – £280 per day
Bespoke joinery and timber work.
Flooring fitters costs
£15 – £40 per m²
Carpet, laminate, LVT and wood flooring.
Landscapers costs
£150 – £250 per day
Garden design and landscaping projects.
Gardeners costs
£25 – £45 per hour
Garden maintenance and tidy-ups.
Fencing contractors costs
£80 – £150 per panel
Fence supply and installation.
Tree surgeons costs
£300 – £800 per job
Tree felling, pruning and stump removal.
Driveway installers costs
£50 – £120 per m²
New driveways in all materials.
Resin driveways costs
£60 – £100 per m²
Resin-bound and resin-bonded driveways.
Block paving costs
£60 – £110 per m²
Block paved driveways and patios.
Patio installers costs
£70 – £130 per m²
Patios in paving, porcelain and natural stone.
Drainage contractors costs
£80 – £200 per call-out
Drainage installation and unblocking.
Groundworkers costs
£180 – £300 per day
Foundations, groundworks and site prep.
Waste removal costs
£60 – £250 per load
Rubbish clearance and waste removal.
Handyman services costs
£30 – £50 per hour
Odd jobs and small repairs around the home.
Locksmiths costs
£60 – £150 per call-out
Lock fitting, repairs and emergency entry.
Glaziers costs
£80 – £200 per job
Glass replacement and glazing repairs.
Window fitters costs
£400 – £900 per window
Window supply and installation.
Door fitters costs
£150 – £1,200 per door
Internal and external door installation.
Damp proofing costs
£300 – £2,000 per job
Damp treatment and damp-proof courses.
Pest control costs
£80 – £200 per treatment
Pest removal and prevention.
Cleaners costs
£15 – £25 per hour
Domestic and end-of-tenancy cleaning.
CCTV installers costs
£300 – £1,200 per system
Home and business CCTV systems.
Alarm installers costs
£400 – £900 per system
Burglar alarm supply and installation.
Smart home installers costs
£200 – £1,500 per project
Smart home automation and devices.
Scaffolding costs
£500 – £1,200 per hire
Scaffold hire and erection.
Bricklayers costs
£180 – £280 per day
Brickwork, blockwork and repairs.
Stonemasons costs
£200 – £350 per day
Stone work, repair and restoration.
Structural engineers costs
£300 – £900 per report
Structural calculations and surveys.
Architects costs
£1,500 – £6,000 per project
Architectural design and drawings.
Planning consultants costs
£500 – £2,500 per application
Planning permission and applications.
Surveyors costs
£400 – £1,200 per survey
Property surveys and valuations.
Asbestos removal costs
£300 – £1,500 per job
Licensed asbestos survey and removal.
Insulation installers costs
£400 – £5,000 per project
Loft, cavity and external wall insulation.
Heating engineers costs
£60 – £100 per hour
Central heating installation and repair.
Air conditioning installers costs
£1,500 – £4,000 per project
Air con supply, install and servicing.
Gutter, fascia & soffit installers costs
£400 – £1,500 per project
Guttering, fascia and soffit work.
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