Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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A lot to be said for that strategyrick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.- Genesis Croix de Fer
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I got my kitchen half price and the fitting was on offer at 50% too so it was a no brainer and a good decision too as I was flat out on PPP.veronese68 said:
Same here, it's really not difficult. Going to rejig ours in the not too distant. Worktops are the only thing that might need a specialist depending on what material we go for.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I did want a hockey stick joint in the worktop and the fcukers didn't do it for me which means a bit of warping had to be dealt with plus G clamp plus underside brace.
North American Walnut worktops - stunning and have held up well with tri-annual oiling.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
On a similar note for me completing the US states no outlines minefield on Sporcle in the order they come up.orraloon said:Completing my usual morning with the coffee wake up the brain Sudoku puzzle in strict numerical sequence, i.e. all the 1s, then all the 2s et al. Ok, it was an easy one but still, have never done that before. Positive omen for a sunny day.
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That's what we did, DIY isn't my thing and even if I did it there would be imperfections and having patched up the previous kitchen for about 20 years just wanted the new one to be perfect. I'd have also still needed to hire an electrician, gas fitter and plumber anyway. We didn't use Wren's fitters but a builder who had done kitchens for friends and he also redid our garage conversion after we'd had a major roof leak.rick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.
We didn't move out but moved everything into the conservatory and set up our camping stove out there0 -
Kitchens take 3 weeksrick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.0 -
Ours took just over a week including the walls being skimmed and floor being tiled (with two days where the builders didn't show up). It is a small kitchen though.surrey_commuter said:
Kitchens take 3 weeksrick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.0 -
Are you getting an Aga?0
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??? Ours took 3 days and that included getting the floor tiled. It was measured up in advance though.surrey_commuter said:
Kitchens take 3 weeksrick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
For clarity DIY kitchens is a brand. They are ready made units. Just very cheap and decent quality. You don't get the expensive show room and modelling service.0
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Mine took 3 weeks and have had conversations with people since and I have been very close with 3 weeks.pblakeney said:
??? Ours took 3 days and that included getting the floor tiled. It was measured up in advance though.surrey_commuter said:
Kitchens take 3 weeksrick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.
I honestly don’t know how you can dismantle an old kitchen, make good, do the electrics, gas and water, install and do the tiling etc in 3 days.
Whoever did yours should learn to drag it out so they can charge more.0 -
Replacement kitchen so little impact on electrics, gas or water.surrey_commuter said:
Mine took 3 weeks and have had conversations with people since and I have been very close with 3 weeks.pblakeney said:
??? Ours took 3 days and that included getting the floor tiled. It was measured up in advance though.surrey_commuter said:
Kitchens take 3 weeksrick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.
I honestly don’t know how you can dismantle an old kitchen, make good, do the electrics, gas and water, install and do the tiling etc in 3 days.
Whoever did yours should learn to drag it out so they can charge more.
My chippie has had loads of follow up work and referrals.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Mine took 3 and a half days but nothing to remove first.pblakeney said:
Replacement kitchen so little impact on electrics, gas or water.surrey_commuter said:
Mine took 3 weeks and have had conversations with people since and I have been very close with 3 weeks.pblakeney said:
??? Ours took 3 days and that included getting the floor tiled. It was measured up in advance though.surrey_commuter said:
Kitchens take 3 weeksrick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.
I honestly don’t know how you can dismantle an old kitchen, make good, do the electrics, gas and water, install and do the tiling etc in 3 days.
Whoever did yours should learn to drag it out so they can charge more.
Mine has had loads of follow up work and referrals.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
We had to have the kitchen basically installed before they could measure for the worktops.0
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The correct way to do it. Allows for any out of square/parallel/plumb variations. Making the worktop to the theoretical dimensions of the cabinetry it covers often ends up with uneven overhang and gaps to be filled when installed.kingstongraham said:We had to have the kitchen basically installed before they could measure for the worktops.
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It’s in the contract it takes 5 working days and I don’t pay any more if it takes longer.surrey_commuter said:
Mine took 3 weeks and have had conversations with people since and I have been very close with 3 weeks.pblakeney said:
??? Ours took 3 days and that included getting the floor tiled. It was measured up in advance though.surrey_commuter said:
Kitchens take 3 weeksrick_chasey said:
Absolutely not that way inclined.pangolin said:
I DIY'd ours. Perfectly doable if you're that way inclined. Kids do make it tougher though.rick_chasey said:So the kitchen I am replacing is obviously DIY and that is why it is not only falling apart but unrepairable.
I intend to hand over money, live somewhere else for a week and return to a new kitchen.
I honestly don’t know how you can dismantle an old kitchen, make good, do the electrics, gas and water, install and do the tiling etc in 3 days.
Whoever did yours should learn to drag it out so they can charge more.
So it’s up to them. I’m staying at my parent’s house who hopefully will have gone on holiday.
But piping etc isn’t moving0 -
🤪🤪🤪shirley_basso said:Are you getting an Aga?
Cannot remotely see the appeal of an aga. They make no sense.0 -
The main benefit is so you can tell people you have an agarick_chasey said:
🤪🤪🤪shirley_basso said:Are you getting an Aga?
Cannot remotely see the appeal of an aga. They make no sense.0 -
…and you will. Repeatedly. 😉elbowloh said:
The main benefit is so you can tell people you have an agarick_chasey said:
🤪🤪🤪shirley_basso said:Are you getting an Aga?
Cannot remotely see the appeal of an aga. They make no sense.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
It's similar in that way to being vegan.0
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My ex boss bought an aga and they went to cooking courses and the whole 9 yards to get the most out of it.elbowloh said:
The main benefit is so you can tell people you have an agarick_chasey said:
🤪🤪🤪shirley_basso said:Are you getting an Aga?
Cannot remotely see the appeal of an aga. They make no sense.
I’d love to enjoy cooking but I just don’t.0 -
Most kitchens (certainly in my price range) seem to just come with standard lengths of worktop - 3m in my case from memory - and they get cut down during fitting.Wheelspinner said:
The correct way to do it. Allows for any out of square/parallel/plumb variations. Making the worktop to the theoretical dimensions of the cabinetry it covers often ends up with uneven overhang and gaps to be filled when installed.kingstongraham said:We had to have the kitchen basically installed before they could measure for the worktops.
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See also F&B paint.elbowloh said:
The main benefit is so you can tell people you have an agarick_chasey said:
🤪🤪🤪shirley_basso said:Are you getting an Aga?
Cannot remotely see the appeal of an aga. They make no sense.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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Going over several climbs today.
1.68 kms average 11.4%
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5.09 kms average 8.4% which included 1.55 kms average 12.3% and I saw 27%.
No point in planning a Dolomites trip if you can't manage these tiddlers.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Vaccines gotta have the desired effect both here and in Italy first though...pinno said:
And being able to get a slot...The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
pblakeney said:
Good luck. I just booked the hotel for the overnight stop on the way to my mountains in July... just six weeks away now, so fingers very much staying crossed it doesn't all go t... I mean, pear-shaped.0 -
I'm not being overly optimistic. 🤞🤞🤞briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:
Good luck. I just booked the hotel for the overnight stop on the way to my mountains in July... just six weeks away now, so fingers very much staying crossed it doesn't all go t... I mean, pear-shaped.
My plans are for 2022.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
pblakeney said:
I'm not being overly optimistic. 🤞🤞🤞briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:
Good luck. I just booked the hotel for the overnight stop on the way to my mountains in July... just six weeks away now, so fingers very much staying crossed it doesn't all go t... I mean, pear-shaped.
My plans are for 2022.
Ha. Well, you'll have lots of looking forward to it...0 -
Too long. I'd be champing at the bit like a mad thing.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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...like a Bulldog chewing a wasp?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0