Cost guides

What things cost, and why.

Ranges, not promises. Every guide says where its numbers come from and what moves them. The only way to know your price is to post the job and let trades see it.

Block Paving

How much does a block paving driveway cost?

£80 to £150 per square metre, laid

What a block paved driveway costs per square metre in the UK in 2026, what drives the price, what a properly built driveway includes and how to get an accurate quote.

Bricklayer

How much does a garden brick wall cost?

£1,200 to £2,400 per 6 metre by 1 metre single-skin wall

What a garden brick wall costs in the UK in 2026, what changes the price, what a good job includes and how to get an accurate quote from a bricklayer.

Electrician

How much does a house rewire cost?

£4,000 to £8,500 per three-bedroom house

What a full house rewire costs in the UK in 2026, what changes the price, what a proper rewire includes and how to get an accurate quote from an electrician.

Bathroom Fitter

How much does a new bathroom cost?

£5,000 to £13,000 per bathroom, labour and materials

What a full bathroom fit costs in the UK in 2026, what changes the price, what a proper bathroom installation includes and how to get an accurate quote from a bathroom fitter.

Heating Engineer

How much does a new boiler cost?

£2,000 to £4,500 per boiler, supplied and fitted

What a new gas boiler costs supplied and fitted in the UK in 2026, what changes the price, what a proper installation includes and how to get an accurate quote from a heating engineer.

Landscaper

How much does a patio cost?

£80 to £160 per square metre, laid

What a new patio costs per square metre in the UK in 2026, what changes the price, what a properly laid patio includes and how to get an accurate quote from a landscaper.

Bricklayer

How much does chimney repair cost?

£500 to £3,500 per chimney stack

What chimney repairs cost in the UK in 2026, from repointing a stack to rebuilding it above the roofline. What drives the price, what a good job includes and how to get it quoted.

Plasterer

How much does plastering a room cost?

£400 to £950 per average room, walls skimmed

What it costs to have a room skimmed in the UK in 2026, what changes the price, what a good plastering job looks like and how to get an accurate quote from a plasterer.

Bricklayer

How much does repointing cost?

£30 to £60 per square metre

What repointing brickwork costs per square metre in the UK in 2026, what changes the price, what a proper repointing job involves and how to get an accurate quote.

Bricklayer

How much does single-storey extension brickwork cost?

£6,000 to £15,000 per extension, brickwork only

What the brickwork on a single-storey extension costs in the UK in 2026, separate from the rest of the build. What drives the price, what a good job looks like and how to get it quoted properly.

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