It's 1930's Red Brick, in not-great condition. They want to wire-mesh the whole bungalow, bell-beads etc.

We have waited until now, so that we can cherry pick the best time of year. In other words, they can say when THEY want to do it.

We spoke to this guy a year or so ago when he did some plastering for us (he has done most of the inside of our bungalow, for reasonable prices), he hinted at around £2.5k off the top of his head, so you can imagine our surprise when he comes back with £6500!!