Daydream fund challenge part 4

rhiwfield

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

morning all,
talking about the dreaded lurgy, haven't been right for the last day or two, like I am on the brink of a cold, throat is starting to hurt,

I am way behind on my ebay listings, so really do need to do a final push for those pre- Christmas ebay sales.

I am in two minds to phone the auction house up and see if we can put things in the next auction next week, or if it is too late??
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CTC, when we put stuff in last year I think it was about 2 months before they were auctioned.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

rhiwfield wrote: »

CTC, when we put stuff in last year I think it was about 2 months before they were auctioned.

Ye, he said they are normally booked into the next or next but one auction.


what a poo Davesnave will the builders merchants do some sort of compensation?? re- the proper ones FOC and a credit for something else??

Davesnave

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

e sort of compensation?? re- the proper ones FOC and a credit for something else??

Oh yes, it's their fault, but the builder hasn't built sound-deadened walls before, so he didn't know what they looked like either!

It's the blind leading the blind here! :rotfl:

Just had the survey done for the free insulation. The guy who did it was originally a plasterer, so he was very keen on seeing what we are up to here. Installation isn't till mid January, though! :eek:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Davesnave wrote: »

Oh yes, it's their fault, but the builder hasn't built sound-deadened walls before, so he didn't know what they looked like either!

It's the blind leading the blind here! :rotfl:

Just had the survey done for the free insulation. The guy who did it was originally a plasterer, so he was very keen on seeing what we are up to here. Installation isn't till mid January, though! :eek:

send a letter to santa for thermals ... think you might need them, especially if we don't have another mild winter..


sound deadened walls!!! I think all new houses should be built with these.. been home all day at house1, and next door are getting worse and worse... no wonder some people just lose the plot with noisy neighbours!!!


maybe I should apply for a holding number for a 'pet pig' in the garden... now that would be fun and games lol..( I wouldn't as it would be cruel for a pig to put up that racket all day and night)

alfie_1

hi all...... CTC... get to the docs !! my friends cold turned to a bad cough and shes been put on heavy duty antibiotics as she has a chest infection bordering bronchitus with the threat of neumonia !! and she had to be persuaded to go..... [sound familiar] been a dark dank day here... got my car back today all done. not bad for "mercB", a full service etc £178 and they did thier safety recall checks etc PLUS i asked them why my indicator didnt "make a noise" when on so they fixed that too. i left a bag of liqorish allsorts in the courtesy car by mistake so i hope they find them..... my likkle dog visitor is doing really well, much more confident, im just forseeing a bit of a problem when he goes home , im hoping other one doesnt get miffed hes back !! tomorow evening is "lights on" in lymington so im doing my bit by dressing up as a rabbit [with tinsel] and pointing folks towards the antiques/collectables shop where mince pies/mulled wine are, in aid of RNLI... ok , ive gotta eat... CTC...DOCTORS....

Better_Days

Davesnave wrote: »

Hmmm.....the builders' merchants sent £160 worth of acoustic bars to us which aren't that at all, so now the builder has to rip all of them out. :mad: :doh:

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Oh dear Dave sounds like it is going to be messy. The waste of time and hassle sorting out things like this can make you wish you'd never bloomin' started.

It is appears to be the day for 'mistakes' :mad::mad::mad:
Installer and his mate have just spent hours fitting the top and bottom trims to the units in the utility.

This is how the trims are fitted at the bottom of the wall units in the kitchen


And this is what the bloomin' idiots have done in the utility


It looks like a complete dogs breakfast in the utility

Mr BD is as angry as I've seen him for years. He has followed the installer home with photo's to ask what an earth they thought they were doing.

Sorting this out will result in more delays as more trim will have to be specially ordered. The last bit of the kitchen was finally finished today - after 5 months. The utility was started in September. The installer didn't order enough doors and is also short a side panel - so they are on back order too. He only had to order 6 doors and one side panel and he couldn't even get that right :mad::mad::mad:

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Better_Days

Lock up your credit cards

It's Black Friday ;););)

Come on, own up, who was queuing outside Asda at midnight :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

My confession is that I bought a knife set for Mr BD for Christmas - he has been saying for a while that he wanted one so I got him this for £25 on 'Black Friday' week:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Master-Class-Argon-Acacia-Knife/dp/B00JJM09RY

And on the Black Friday theme
This is madness at Tesco's for TV's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEF3zfvt1Bc

Davesnave

Oh dear, Better Days, your installers don't seem to be the brightest buttons in the box, do they? :eek: To mess-up, when they already have finished units to look at......words fail me!

We have no great problem if the correct sound isolation bars can be delivered fairly swiftly, but without them, we can't put any plasterboard up.

We're doing especially heavy, well insulated, stud walls, because they're quicker and less messy than blockwork, but they'll feel similar. It's also much easier to run wires and pipes in them. As we're getting the materials cheaply, it won't add hugely to the overall cost of the build - maybe £1k.

Didn't sleep too well, despite being warmer. I think the image of alfie dressed as a rabbit is troubling me! :rotfl:

Better_Days

Davesnave wrote: »

Oh dear, Better Days, your installers don't seem to be the brightest buttons in the box, do they? :eek: To mess-up, when they already have finished units to look at......words fail me!

The installer had the gall to tell Mr BD that he thought we wanted it like that - but of course didn't bother to ask :mad::mad::mad:

My only consolation is that there is still a lot outstanding on the bill, so there will be room for negotiation when we sit down with the installer to talk about it. And to add insult to injury it appears that the installer expects us to pay extra on top of his quote for his mate to do the trims. As far as I'm concerned he has subcontracted the work out and he should bear the cost. Oh and he expects us to pay extra on top of the quote for the plumbing in the utility too. Absolutely ridiculous. And this isn't even taking into account what he thinks he is charging us for rectifying his mistakes.

Googled sound insulation bars - never heard of such things - and apparently they eliminate 'nail popping' - sounds painful Still pretty mild, so you shouldn't be too chilly today, even though your upper stories are 'al fresco' atm.

How are you CTC today?

Davesnave

Your knives and talk of Black Friday made me Google to see what ours might have cost if we'd bought them now, instead of back in the summer. I remember, I grumbled that we'd have been better waiting till the post Christmas sales....:o

I got a pleasant surprise. These are the ones:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/W%C3%BCsthof-CLASSIC-Knife-block-Bbeechwood/dp/B0000AI40F/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1417166321&sr=8-5&keywords=wusthof+knives+classic

If they'd been that price we'd not have even considered them, but a local cook shop was having a promotion, so we bought ours at what they said was 1/2 price.....£100!:j

It just shows that buying locally can be OK, or that someone is making a heck of a profit!

Edit to add: Posh knives are all very well, but we have a couple that receive just as much use....50p each in South Molton Recycle!:rotfl: