Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

ladysummerisle

beanielou said:

ladysummerisle said:

Dare I ask how much kitchens cost these days? I’m slightly afraid to ask. I need a new bathroom asap but have yet to pull the trigger. The kitchen is another on a long list after mortgage “freedom”. That and a million other things that need attention  🤦🏼‍♀️

It very much depends on what you want. I went fairly basic. No fancy dancy lightening or replacement appliances. ts. The bill for Howdens was £8k. 

The fitting including all electrical work & plumbing & removal of old kitchen & floor & disposal was much more than I had anticipated & then of course the VAT is not cheap. 

Thanks @beanielou - it’s really useful to have an idea, though let’s be honest, prices everywhere make me wince these days!

edinburgher

Happy new kitchen - do you have a favourite part/feature?

We have also had a part replaced by Shark and in fairness to them, they were pretty reasonable (ours was a cracked joint on a collapsible product, so quite straightforward). My favourite silly customer support story had to be when I phoned Sage/Breville because our original coffee grinder was broken. They asked me to hold the phone next to the grinder as it failed to operate

beanielou

edinburgher said:

Happy new kitchen - do you have a favourite part/feature?

We have also had a part replaced by Shark and in fairness to them, they were pretty reasonable (ours was a cracked joint on a collapsible product, so quite straightforward). My favourite silly customer support story had to be when I phoned Sage/Breville because our original coffee grinder was broken. They asked me to hold the phone next to the grinder as it failed to operate

I love the larder cupboard a lot. I also like having two sets of big drawers. 

You could not make it up 😂😂

beanielou

In less than good news I had my gutters cleaned and a tile replaced on the roof. It turns out unfortunately that I need work done on the ridge tiles and something else. There is water leaking in to the loft. The quote is £1,200. Then of course the VAT. Could really just cry. 

edinburgher

Oh lawd beanie, I'm really sorry to hear that. What is the "something else"? Granted my experience of ridge tiles is nearly a decade old, but that quote's 8x what we paid for a few ridge tiles and some general tile fixing when we moved in during 2015.

lucielle

Oh heck. Hope you get it sorted. 

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milann

Oh no….just what you could do without. Is it worth getting a different quote or is a trusted previous worker. 

beanielou

milann said:

Oh no….just what you could do without. Is it worth getting a different quote or is a trusted previous worker. 

A trusted worker. 

beanielou

Morning. Feeling out of sorts. Am pondering going to a group for the disabled this afternoon. Still not sure what I feel about a whole group of disabled people and other people there who also have CP.  Had a sound bath at the woman’s group last night. Dident sleep well last night. 

My maw’s birthday tomorrow & we are going out for lunch. Can’t believe it’s 3 years since the big celebrations. 13 years this month since my dad died.  How I miss his wisdom. 

yuanzhi

beanielou said:

In less than good news I had my gutters cleaned and a tile replaced on the roof. It turns out unfortunately that I need work done on the ridge tiles and something else. There is water leaking in to the loft. The quote is £1,200. Then of course the VAT. Could really just cry. 

beanielou said:

In less than good news I had my gutters cleaned and a tile replaced on the roof. It turns out unfortunately that I need work done on the ridge tiles and something else. There is water leaking in to the loft. The quote is £1,200. Then of course the VAT. Could really just cry. 

Beanie, you should be able to claim the VAT back at the least also with your new kitchen. i am getting my dad's bathroom redone and the company had a form to fill in to claim the vat back due to my dad being disabled, i just had to write on the form what his disabilities were and sign and date it