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« on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 13:40:20 » |
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We need to get a new bathroom fitted (and an en suite and a new downstairs toilet). I'm OK at some aspects of DIY, but have no expertise in this area so plan to get someone in to fit all the rooms and, perhaps, help with planning etc. I know this is not going to be cheap! We're in the early stages of getting our heads around what needs to be done, so my questions are fairly simple/basic: - Any helpful suggestions from anyone who has done this recently?
- Any dos or don'ts?
- Any good/bad experiences with different firms or suppliers?
I'm sure I'm going to be a lot more clued up about this in 6 months when the work is (hopefully) done, but right now I'm clueless so any advice that would help avoid obvious pitfalls would be very welcome. Many thanks, all.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 14:23:43 » |
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Personally I'd go out and buy the stuff myself (e.g. toilet, basin, bath/shower etc.) then get someone in to fit it.
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 14:28:24 » |
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DO NOT use Vine.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 14:40:13 » |
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Honestly mate - you can do it yourself and save yourself a packet - we were quoted £18k for two wetrooms - I did them myself for less than £3k - - the kitchen was quoted at £35k without corian worktops I did it for £15K with corian http://gallery.me.com/paul.rossiter#100092I did all the design and planning so if you like our style (very personal I know) PM me and I'll do it for a few beers
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 15:55:09 » |
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Is that your house??
Tis very very nice.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 16:28:45 » |
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Yes and thank you!
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 17:13:05 » |
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Yes and thank you!
Too posh to poop in though and it must echo a lot when you trump, with all those tiles
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 17:15:05 » |
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Grass cutting pays well I see. Nice gaff that
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 17:34:06 » |
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Grass cutting pays well I see. Nice gaff that
Haha, I was going to post something similar.
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 19:55:50 » |
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I wish!!!
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 19:57:17 » |
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It feels a bit stalkerish to say so, but I also rather like your house.
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 19:59:13 » |
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It's almost as if he only posted that link to show off his house 
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 20:00:47 » |
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Fair play though, t'is a wee bit special, can you adopt me triseros?
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 20:06:58 » |
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We need to get a new bathroom fitted (and an en suite and a new downstairs toilet). I'm OK at some aspects of DIY, but have no expertise in this area so plan to get someone in to fit all the rooms and, perhaps, help with planning etc. I know this is not going to be cheap! We're in the early stages of getting our heads around what needs to be done, so my questions are fairly simple/basic: - Any helpful suggestions from anyone who has done this recently?
- Any dos or don'ts?
- Any good/bad experiences with different firms or suppliers?
I'm sure I'm going to be a lot more clued up about this in 6 months when the work is (hopefully) done, but right now I'm clueless so any advice that would help avoid obvious pitfalls would be very welcome. Many thanks, all. Depends on what you want. If you just want a simple, no thrills/fuss bathroom etc. then it can be done fairly low cost. If you want more, you pay more.........  actually,that sounds pretty bleeding obvious  A couple of years ago I bought a white suite of bath, pedestal hand basin and a bog (and a ladder towel rad) and I am pretty sure it was under a grand. I bought some reasonably expensive tiles and fitted them myself; I found they lifted the look of the bathroom.
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 20:42:36 » |
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Thanks fellas. I know it all sounds fairly obvious...but it's just difficult to know where to start when you've not done this sort of thing before.
Triseros - nice house, by the way.
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