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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101   
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Good job i got a van/ D1, the wife mentioned about going down the tip in the 110....yeh right
Got a deadline to meet as we want to be moved by the summer, new central heating and bathroom to do. Good job my latest contract is only 20 mins away  and it starts next week so plenty of room moving today. |
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5th Jan 2012 1:12pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 4990 
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Good luck TIG...I've still got the whole house to do
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5th Jan 2012 2:10pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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i have a plan, i want to move south,Devon actually.
So i will sell up here and rent, find a plot and get on |
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5th Jan 2012 2:15pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 4990
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Sounds like a blimmen good plan I would like to do the same but in Cornwall as it sooo cheap, one day when wifes job allows
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5th Jan 2012 2:27pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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ummm yes i have the same sort of issues but i generally ignore her! This was one of the precursors for buying the 110 in all honesty. |
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5th Jan 2012 2:31pm |
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| Paul_1978 Member Since: 08 Nov 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 384 
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Its an expensive game, I had the whole house to do after moving in October.
I nearly had a heart attack over the cost of carpet, £3000, got it down to £2600, £180 for a few blinds, christ! spend about £6k so far! |
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5th Jan 2012 2:36pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 4990
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We have had the same quote for carpet
 forget a new kitchen it's why we havn't been able to do anything to the house, just a lick of paint...wife not happy...thought she would have got used to it after ten years   |
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5th Jan 2012 2:40pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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well i have to do the central heating, i'll do all the importatnt bits and get a gas fitter to check and sign off. The bathrooms in need aswell. did the kitchen last year and the garage / drive needs finishing. were luck in the fact we bought at the right time here. I'm looking at Devon but if what we want comes up here....doubtfull thenwe'll stay. Not enamored with the secondary schools locally and as the kids are young nows the time. |
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5th Jan 2012 2:41pm |
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| Bodsy Member Since: 20 May 2010 Location: Shropshire Posts: 61 |
The Trick with Carpets is to get the carpet fitters to agree to fit the underlay, carpet and gripper rods, then buy the gripperrods & Underlay direct yourself for a fraction of the cost that carpetright etc charge.
i.e. carpetright (or whatever the nearest carpet franchise is) etc will charge 6.99 up to 10.99 sqm for Underlay. You can get the exact came underlay (and i mean exact) off the net for about £2 sqm. Gripper rods again a fraction of the price. It was cheaper for me to buy 100m of gripper rods than it was to buy 20m of their gripper. Might sound like penny pinching, but if your paying £3000 for carpet fitting (I assume all inc) then you should be able to save yourself some considerable cash! Obviously if you are doing the whole house, then that's an even bigger consideration! Most carpet fitters are used to this nowadays. One other tip is to get the best underlay that you possibly can as it's the underlay that makes a carpet last longer and feel softer Over on D3 |
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5th Jan 2012 3:55pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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no need for carpets thank whoever is the god of carpets! quite fancy one of these though http://www.splashdirect.com/Showers/Shower...p4326.aspx |
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5th Jan 2012 4:21pm |
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| Paul_1978 Member Since: 08 Nov 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 384
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Thats without underlay and grippers, just the carpet, over 100m2 of the stuff.
Have to pay for quality, so going for a 50oz British wool. Carpet right were just cowboys, got that impression stright away, went for a local lad whos done a sterling job so far. Hes don it at that price with new underlay in rooms like the living room and stairs where new stuff is required. |
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5th Jan 2012 4:53pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 4990
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Thanks for the tip Bodsy
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5th Jan 2012 5:08pm |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412 
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Got the garage conversion finished on Christmas Eve - all decorated and furniture made so my youngest could cut a ribbon on Christmas Day (It is a 4th bedroom for him when he is here and a study for me to use during the week.)
The room takes up most of the old single garage that was full of junk and I have a 4.5 ft deep workshop area left at the front. Need to do some decorating in the hall now where the new door went in. John http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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5th Jan 2012 5:29pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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just got me thinking of when we moved to Ireland in 2006 and built our house. It took exactly a year. Where the hell I got the energy/patience from I'll never know. I would never be able to do that again
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5th Jan 2012 6:31pm |
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