soffits and gutters

[spikeyhead]

Any idea how much for soffits and gutters for a pair of three bed semis? There's a total of about 40 yards required, with four corners, four downpipes and all brackets etc.

[sherman]

The price will depend on how low your top is and how high your skirt is when the salesman comes round to your house.

[anonymous-user]

I paid about £60 a metre for a good job using good products. Neighbour had his done by a 'travelling saleman' and ended up re-doing it himself, the only bit that was straight was the fall of the gutter!!

[Roy E6]

You can expect to pay between £60-£75 per metre. So about £3000 for 40 metres, thats full replacement with felt support boards.

[spikeyhead]

£3000?

that's way more than I was expecting, is most of that scaffolding charges?

[Pferdestarke]

Look for rainscreen cladding contractors in the area and ask if they can price it for you. You may get an opportunity to pay a few of their guys cash for a weekend installation using better quality cladding boards.

check out http://www.rockpanel.co.uk/applications/roofline

[CO2000]

I just had this done today on a detached house but about 40m in total, was just under 3k & no scaffolding cost.

Try Everest and be sitting down as it will be 2-3 times as much as a keen quote !

[Ledaig]

Do you know anyone in the trade?

The Brother's in law did ours at the weekend - probably just under 20m full replacement, 2 box corners, 1 downpipe (rear was done by neighbors), felt under trays and guttering....£270 using Eurocell product (oh and lots of beer )

[dirty boy]

Ledaig said:

Do you know anyone in the trade?

The Brother's in law did ours at the weekend - probably just under 20m full replacement, 2 box corners, 1 downpipe (rear was done by neighbors), felt under trays and guttering....£270 using Eurocell product (oh and lots of beer )

I used Eurocell fascia (golden oak effect) worked out at £8.60 per metre for the fascia, I didn't have any soffit, but it can't be more than the fascia. Assuming you're in white, i'd say £15 will be more than adequate.

If you work on £15 per metre for materials, you'll be looking at about £500 in material cost for fascias and soffits.

£500 fascia/soffits
£200 for guttering
£40 for end outlets
£40 for down pipes
£30 for brackets
£10 for polys

2 guys, 2 days work
£600 max

£1500 should be doable

Unless they need scaffolding

[Deva Link]

dirty boy said:

2 guys, 2 days work

Hmm...mines's a fairly standard detached house and it took 3 men and a lad 4 days and they had portable scaffolding for a side / end at a time. The gables gave them a bit of trouble as they couldn't separate the cementboard supporting the mortar from the top edge of the bargeboards.

A neighbour of mine (who'd not that long ago had a heart attack) did his himself with his missus helping, but he was at it for weeks.

[Ledaig]

Scaffolding can actually add a fair bit of time to the job. With 2 up ladders and 1 on the ground cutting etc, the gable end took 2 1/2 - 3 hours and probably about 4ish hours for each side.

[dirty boy]

Deva Link said:

Hmm...mines's a fairly standard detached house and it took 3 men and a lad 4 days and they had portable scaffolding for a side / end at a time. The gables gave them a bit of trouble as they couldn't separate the cementboard supporting the mortar from the top edge of the bargeboards.

A neighbour of mine (who'd not that long ago had a heart attack) did his himself with his missus helping, but he was at it for weeks.

So it's subjective to what's there already I suppose?

I had one guy fit my soffits, fascias and guttering in a day, including a dormer, but I had the scaffolding there already and he only charged £120 for his time (arrived at 8 left at 4) all materials were on site.

[CO2000]

Ledaig said:

Scaffolding can actually add a fair bit of time to the job. With 2 up ladders and 1 on the ground cutting etc, the gable end took 2 1/2 - 3 hours and probably about 4ish hours for each side.

Iffy doing it from ladders these days under the working at height regulations 2005
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg401.pdf

All fine until a fall..........

[Ledaig]

CO2000 said:

Iffy doing it from ladders these days under the working at height regulations 2005
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg401.pdf

All fine until a fall..........

Fair comment - but this was DIY rather than trade working and I'll be damned if any one tells me how far I can get up a ladder




BiL did the apex - I stayed at the eaves