Reasonable quote for changing 2 rads?

[R5yaxx]

Hi all,
We've sourced 2 new rads that we’re looking to get installed in place of our 2 existing ones and have been quoted £350 for a direct swap (including balancing and fitting TRVs that we are supplying) or £700 if we’d like the addition of the pipes being chased into the wall. I wanted to get the opinion of any plumbers/people in the trade to understand if this was in the right ballpark as it’s a little steeper than I was expecting but fully appreciate in the current climate that may not be the case. The radiators are single panel ‘designer’ style and are not like-for-like in size so there will be a small amount of amendments to the existing pipework. We're located in the Midlands and would really appreciate any advice/comments.
Many thanks
Rich

 

[exedon2]

Assuming they are recommended and you know work would be a good standard , snatch there hands off!

 

[R5yaxx]

Assuming they are recommended and you know work would be a good standard , snatch there hands off!

Clearly I’m out of touch with current costs! Do you have an idea what an average cost of this work might be?
Rich

 

[ShaunCorbs]

As there designer they take double the time to fit than stnd radiators I would agree price doesn’t sound too bad

 

[R5yaxx]

As there designer they take double the time to fit than stnd radiators I would agree price doesn’t sound too bad

Thanks for the reply, out of interest what about designer ones takes extra time in comparison to standard?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Mounting the brackets done right are fiddly and normally you have to flush them out due to normally having stuff still in from manufacturing

 

[R5yaxx]

Mounting the brackets done right are fiddly and normally you have to flush them out due to normally having stuff still in from manufacturing

Thanks, I really appreciate your help

 

[SimonG]

I'm doing 6 designer rads for 950.