Free download: The Renex Quote Checklist
Ask the right questions. Get the right quote.
Our free checklist takes you through the quoting stage with clarity: what to ask every builder, what a proper quote should include and the warning signs that mean walk away. So you choose the right person for the job, not just the lowest price.
- 8-page PDF, free
- Print it or use it on your phone
- Written by a builder, for homeowners
Why it matters
The cheapest quote is often the most expensive one.
A low quote isn't always a bargain. It's often a quote that leaves things out, and the gap gets filled later with extras, delays or work that has to be done again.
- 37%of adults in Britain have hired a builder who turned out to be unreliable or unqualified.
- 35%were hit with unexpected extra costs.
- 33%received poor quality work.
- 22%had their job left unfinished.
- £1,759lost on average by the 15% of UK adults who lost money to a builder in the last five years.
- £14.3bnlost to cowboy builders in Britain over five years.
Source: Federation of Master Builders survey of 2,051 UK adults, published July 2025.
What a cheap quote can hide
Where a low price usually comes from.
Things left out.
Skips, scaffolding, groundwork, making good and VAT missing from the price, then added once you've committed.
Guesswork priced as fact.
Vague provisional sums that look small on paper and grow once the work starts.
Cheaper materials.
A lower specification than you asked for, swapped in without a conversation.
Corners cut below ground.
Foundations, drainage and sub-bases are hidden once finished, and expensive to put right when they fail.
No cover if it goes wrong.
No insurance, no written contract and no guarantee, so the risk sits entirely with you.
Money before the work.
A large deposit up front, with payments that run ahead of the work actually done.
What's inside
Everything to check before you sign.
- The questions to ask every builder before you invite them to quote
- What a proper, itemised quote should include, line by line
- How to check insurance, references and past work
- Fair deposits and stage payments, and what to avoid
- The red flags that mean walk away
- A side-by-side table to compare three quotes
Looking for a quote?
Get a quote you can trust.
Get in touch with Renex today. Caleb will visit your home, talk through your project and give you a clear, itemised quote, with everything included and nothing hidden. No obligation, and nothing to lose.
