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Contract price.

AnnaStezia · 2008-02-01 20:55:46

Is it possible to get fixed price contracts [Dublin] from contractors or is that old fashioned ? A neighbour of mine - very inexperienced in dealing with trades - got some building work done totalling around €25,000 finally. She was stupid enough not to get a written estimate on foot of a verbal indication of around…

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01-02-2008 9:55pm

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AnnaStezia

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Is it possible to get fixed price contracts [Dublin] from contractors or is that old fashioned ?

A neighbour of mine - very inexperienced in dealing with trades - got some building work done totalling around €25,000 finally. She was stupid enough not to get a written estimate on foot of a verbal indication of around €20,000 and got taken for a right gallop.:eek:

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#2 01-02-2008 10:16pm
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Very possible and very necessary. If the builder wont give you a written quotation then get someone else. You would also be well advised to get a contract also - there is thread in the last couple of days about that if you have a look at the main page.

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