POLL: Thoughts on bespoke bricks and mortar?
Emmeline Westin
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Comments (78)TRADESMEN. It's a miracle when one bothers to quote at all ... as such, I now build walls, can plaster, and drive a digger lol... I tile, fit carpets, fitted the kitchen, all with only half of one of my lower spinal discs left. By the time you get a quote back, its more often a month or more down the line and have already hired a couple of lads on a daily rate doing things how you dictate after weeks of research. I hired a roofer to replace my cast iron guttering with aluminium ones, he put up new soffits and fascias BADLY, ran off to assume weigh in my old gutters and ran off with the money for my new ones - steep learning curve there, and a CCJ is no use getting my money back. I purchased a kitchen, it turned up in bad shape, then commenced over 8 months to get to court for my money back... Hired a tree co to remove a load of trees overhanging the house and clear the boundary... an old man cried about a tree that wasnt his anyway so the tree folk abandoned the job. Thankfully I have a great electrician and a reliable plumbing company, but only call them for either gas or. heavier electrical work.... the husband does to electrics and plumbing but he hates it and we do get it checked. I keep trying to find a good builder though. Everything takes so long and its physically and mentally draining on me.... I would MUCH rather have someone I can trust but no luck yet....See MorePass on your renovation tips please!!
Comments (18)Hello Dub M, Lovely good to know, there are a lot more than just those two ideas though, so just like you would, I do a lot of research as part of my services include procurement..I'm always looking for something interesting and innovative. Yes you have it absolutely right... You need to look at the house as a whole and get a feel for what you want the bones to look like, the colours and the fixtures and fittings including the furnishings.. For sure keep things in mind, and when you get in the space that's when you can start to flesh out ideas when you're near to completion of works.. .. (Kitchen and bathroom aside as they will need your more immediate attention.. Colours and flooring are best looked at as one and that doesn't mean they have to match.. From there you can work in the rest... It's how I do it anyway.. Furniture too but the first two are very important and have to be complimentary. It's an exciting time and so your ideas will continue to evolve as you see the space around you becoming more complete.. There are so many ways you can do things so absolutely start keeping notes on things you like.. : ))...See MoreFireplace challenge
Comments (24)If you want to try working with the fireplace still in situ, I'd definitely remove the chunky hearth bit with its ugly ramparts and replace with a slab of granite or similar. If you also remove the flared top bit, you could then try framing it all with a wooden surround, as in Dolly's first pic, or like Minnie's pic, just replace with a simple mantel. I actually like the yellow wall paint but the band of white above the picture rail is very jarring and makes the fireplace look even squatter. We decided we couldn't live with the hideous brick fireplace in our new home and so we removed it, re-plastered the wall and made way for a big sofa instead. However, there isn't a chimney breast in our room as the chimney is external, so we were able to turn the room around. Good luck and I hope you love your end result!...See MoreWallpaper stripping in old Devon cottage
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