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This invaluable guide to renovation and repairs, from property developer, building expert and television presenter Sarah Beeny, has been revised and updated for 2008 with all new pricing information. The book provides a break down of what is involved in any building task imaginable. Part one examines the job needed and how to find the right contractors for the job, how to estimate the time the job will take and how to calculate quotes. Part two reveals exactly how much you should be paying for work done. Every job is covered, from the simplest rewiring or emergency repair to large-scale building jobs, inside and out. In this latest edition Sarah includes even more advice on just how to keep a job small, how to avoid lengthy delays and ways to keep the cost of the project down. She looks at building regulations and planning permissions and provides a checklist of exactly which jobs you need to seek permissions for. Price the Job now also covers money-saving 'green' home improvements such as installing a water butt, insulating a loft and recycling old materials, and highlights just have much you can save in a year. Packed with Sarah's practical and straightforward advice, 'Price the Job' is an indispensable guide for anyone contemplating undertaking any type of building work in their home.
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Presenter of Channel Four's television series Property Ladder, Sarah Beeny is a successful property developer, with over ten years experience of running her own development and investment companies. Sarah divides her time between London and Yorkshire.
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Knowing in advance roughly how much a job will set you back - the amount a professional tradesperson is likely to charge, as well as the cost of materials - will help you decide at the outset whether you can afford to have the work done. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Knowing in advance roughly how much a job will set you back - the amount a professional tradesperson is likely to charge, as well as the cost of materials - will help you decide at the outset whether you can afford to have the work done. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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100 of 110 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Now here's a book that could really come in useful. Admittedly you have to put up with the occasional picture of Ms Beeny scowling threateningly at the camera (implied message to dodgy tradesmen: mess with me and you'll be talking two octaves higher for the rest of your days). And, yes, some of her estimates manage to be simultaneously both vague and strangely precise ("doorknob: £5 to £44"). Nevertheless, this compact little book -- small enough to slip between a builder's arse cheeks -- is bristling with tips that could save you a small fortune. Or at any rate take a good deal of the stress out of dealing with plumbers, electricians, tilers, carpet-layers, glaziers and the like. With immaculate logic Ms Beeny dissects each project into its component elements and pins a time and a price on each. Costings, of course, will vary between different parts of the country. And a few years hence they might well be out-of-date. But hey, it's a start. Let's hope they keep it regularly updated.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ok, so I am a simple chap and not very good at knowing if someone is diddling me so I bought this book to help me when I was recently getting in some people to do work at my house. It actually worked out really well and saved me a lot of time and money.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not really renovating a property, but I did buy a older place in need of a lot of smaller works. This book is being an absolute lifeline.
Yes, the figures are a little out of date, but it's so negligable it's not an issue. For me the bigger help is Sarah telling me what I should get for my money. For example that the carpet fitter SHOULD take up and remove the old carpet as part of the cost and that painter SHOULD take the time to prepare the surfaces, not claim it's not his job!
This book has really made me wise up, and saved me a lot of wasted time and money.
Yes, the figures are a little out of date, but it's so negligable it's not an issue. For me the bigger help is Sarah telling me what I should get for my money. For example that the carpet fitter SHOULD take up and remove the old carpet as part of the cost and that painter SHOULD take the time to prepare the surfaces, not claim it's not his job!
This book has really made me wise up, and saved me a lot of wasted time and money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Just the book you need.
If you are doing work on a house project this is the book you need. Shows you all the things you need to know and how to go about it. Very interesting.
Published 2 months ago by Florence Hubbard
Disappointing
I often watch Sarah Beeny's TV programs on property development and thought that a title "Price the Job" would help me to do just that by giving me a decent idea of the deeper... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Paul NN18
informative
I love Sarah Beeny's approach to building/renovations etc so was pleased with this little book. It kind of covers everything you need to bear in mind when taking on building work... Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Virgo
Sarah Beeny's Price the Job
I bought this book as a present for a couple starting to renovate/ extend a house.
The information given in the book is too basic, too vague and bring nothing new to somebody... Read more
The information given in the book is too basic, too vague and bring nothing new to somebody... Read more
Published 4 months ago by V. White
Great value. Very useful.
So pleased I bought this, as it'll be an excellent reference point for building projects. Recommend highly. Well laid out, with some great advice.
Published 5 months ago by MissBeaumont
If you enjoy the TV shows, worth a read
I bought this as I have been following Sarah Beeny's TV shows for years. The book was good, though I got more from her "property ladder" book than from this one. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Caroline from Surrey
Sarah Beeny's Price the Job 2008
A very comprehensive step by step approach to any job from loft extention to unblocking the toilet. Full explanations of all terms and job titles, who should do what and when, for... Read more
Published 19 months ago by ms sylvia j king
Only for the most inexperienced amateur
I'm a big fan of Sarah Beeny, you know - watched all the shows bought a couple of the books and thought this book would be the answer to my forthcoming loft conversion - how wrong... Read more
Published on 3 April 2010 by S. Burgess
Sarah Beeny's Price the job
This was a very basic guide to conversion & renovation. I thought the actual job price guides were too general to have much meaning as there were widely differing prices given... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2010 by Serendipity
paid for it self in less than a week
Very handy little book for saving you from being ripped of by your friendly trades man. The friendlier they are the more they are ripping you off. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by fab
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