Learning to walk before I run

edinburgher

@Karmacat - that's for respraying all doors, plinths and surrounds inside and out. They remove all the doors and spray them offsite and spray the rest in situ. They are sanded, primed, sprayed and then sanded again and from all the photos we've seen, it really lifts the look of a room.

Not sure about the doors, in retrospect it's just one delaminated door and a door on an integrated dishwasher door where the screws/bracket has failed and will need these replaced. As it's less than half the cost of replacing the doors, I don't think that's unreasonable. The units are pretty much structurally sound, it's just a tired looking kitchen with some unfortunate colours that needs an update. As our appliances are still fine, it's a lot cheaper than a new or refurbished kitchen. Looking at Magnet/Wren (for example), we'd spend at least £5,500-6,500 for a new kitchen from their cheapest ranges. We'd also need to have the splashbacks removed and retiled, which would add to the cost.

I'm not sure that comparing the cost of a glazier in England and kitchen repainting in Glasgow works as a concept?

£100 paid off CCs - thank you to the kind unknown who used my Chip referral link from the other day 

Suffolk_lass

You can't blame me for trying. Here in our 1.5 story (first floor windows at knee height on the walls or cut into the thatch for the bedrooms) we have no chance and I can but dream of a roof terrace 🤷 

Karmacat

edinburgher said:

@Karmacat - that's for respraying all doors, plinths and surrounds inside and out. They remove all the doors and spray them offsite and spray the rest in situ. They are sanded, primed, sprayed and then sanded again and from all the photos we've seen, it really lifts the look of a room.

Not sure about the doors, in retrospect it's just one delaminated door and a door on an integrated dishwasher door where the screws/bracket has failed and will need these replaced. As it's less than half the cost of replacing the doors, I don't think that's unreasonable. The units are pretty much structurally sound, it's just a tired looking kitchen with some unfortunate colours that needs an update. As our appliances are still fine, it's a lot cheaper than a new or refurbished kitchen. Looking at Magnet/Wren (for example), we'd spend at least £5,500-6,500 for a new kitchen from their cheapest ranges. We'd also need to have the splashbacks removed and retiled, which would add to the cost.
That sounds great, and environmentally very sound too  

I'm not sure that comparing the cost of a glazier in England and kitchen repainting in Glasgow works as a concept?

It absolutely doesn't the number is roughly the same, and that's about it as far as my brain works at the moment  

edinburgher

Woohoo - another wee £25 prize in the March PB draw - £125.58 paid off CCs

*Edit: updated because 58p from TeeCB and it all helps!

badmemory

Me too!  My friend actually won £75 & he has less than me, I'm not jealous honest!  I told him he should thank me because I talked him out of cashing some in on Monday!

edinburgher

badmemory said:

Me too!  My friend actually won £75 & he has less than me, I'm not jealous honest!

We're up to £50 now - Mrs E had a win as well 

edinburgher

Another £50 paid off CCs.

FIT payment of just over £30 received - be still my beating heart! £20 paid into my SIPP (U.S. Equity Index Fund - Accumulation), £25 after gummint largesse. £10 paid to charity.

*Edit: cashed in £5,000 of PB to pay towards debts. Will be available by next Tuesday - PB are dinosaur money

savingholmes

Well done on the PB and your investments

edinburgher

£100 paid off CCs, £16.87 OPed and £16.87 added to ISA. Looking forward to the weekend 

Alchemilla

Hmmm. I'd like my kitchen units painted.