Advice on moving house & new stuff

volks400

new here in glasgow moving back frm canada.
im moving into my new house in 2 weeks time and i have to buy everything from kitchen stuff to room stuffs. i did a bit of survey to buy fridge,washing machine,gas cooker and found currys to be good in prices. there delivery costs are ok but they are cgarging 90 pounds per appliance to setup (fitting pipes etc)in kitchen like washing machine and cooker. any advice to what should i do regarding fittings.
the women who lived in the house has removed the carpet from the stairs and has left the underlay on the stairs.all the other rooms have woods which im going to keep. what should i do with the carpet fitting on the stairs. i checked with carpet shop and they will charging something around 150 pounds. any suggestions??? is it easy to fit the carpet on the stairsby myself.(havent done it bfr)
thirdly any recommendations on buying beds and sofa sets and dining table.im not looking for anything expensive but stylish and reliable.i have 2 kids aged 2 and 5 and will be looking for bunkbed for them.

TheChillPill

The washing machine fitting should take no longer than 5 minutes and very easy to do yourself (I did mine, and I'm generally hopeless with things like that) - assuming the plumbing is already in place (I doubt currys would do plumbing anyway).

Likewise for the cooker, very easy to do - unless it's gas, and again I doubt that is a thing currys would do (might be wrong here, but it would surprise me).

My advice would be to ditch the installation charges, in the worst case you'll find a local specialist that will do them cheaper than £90 each if necessary.

Carpet fitting seems expensive aswell - I only paid £20 per room for mine, although I was buying carpet at the same time. Personally, unless you're handy with things like that, carpet fitting it something I wouldn't dream of trying myself. You'll find a local fitter will do it much cheaper though - a staircase can usually be done in under an hour.

Furniture - try ikea, decent stuff and good prices.

Kazzea

Homebase sometimes has some nice bunks also look in Argos for your bunks

Also to get 5% off at currys (when ordering online) quote the code in the following link http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=745856#post745856 (I can't post codes in this thread)
Also look at some of the cashback sites - I think greasy palm are doing 5% cashback if you go through their link to buy at currys (so that would save you nearly 10%)

Welcome back to Scotland

Kazzea

You can look at Ikeas stuff online but can't order it that way - your nearest shop is beside Braehead shopping centre - its great for furniture - bedsteads/cupboards etc etc

cozzie

I find that the best way for decorating/furnishing is to imagine how you want the room to look and spend time seeking out that furniture etc at the best price rather than just buying the cheapest items you can.

Have suggested this to a few friends who took it on board and they found they tend to have more pride in their new homes and therefore look after the furniture more than if they just bought cheap and cheerful.

It does take slightly longer to get everything together, but, I spent years doing "cheap and cheerful" and found that I wasn't actually getting anywhere with the house as I had to keep replacing and fixing things because I didn't really care about them.

psilocybe

cozzie wrote:

I find that the best way for decorating/furnishing is to imagine how you want the room to look and spend time seeking out that furniture etc at the best price rather than just buying the cheapest items you can.

Gotta agree there. I just moved house on the 1st July and the last house was never thought out correctly, you gotta think what look you want and what order you want it in or you may end up re-buying something cos it doesnt fit in with the general theme. We kinda looked at what had long term appeal also.

ben500

For electrical and kitchen appliances try Comet

http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/?Krypto=7oV2XINX5IF0EktZvPqHCkyymK793%2BBn

Thats their auction site be careful you don't overspend here as sometimes the prices can go really Mickey Mouse.

Argos site search for clearance still many household bargains to be had there.

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=3801&langId=-1&searchTerms=clearance

If you want a new pc then best prices are usually to be had on the Dell site

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/default.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=gen

better still if you don't mind waiting for it then keep a keen eye on the factory outlet site many a bargain to be had for the patient one.

http://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDispatcher?country=GBR&target=InventoryPage&lob_constraint=DIM

beware your buyers rights are affecting when using the factory outlet site.

Boots clearance for smaller items

http://www.boots.com/shop/category_new_template.jsp?classificationid=1031984

Kingsize bed for £92 @ bargain crazy

http://www.bargaincrazy.com/bcrazy/product.asp?brand=bcrazy&cat%5Fid=0&sku=1037806&link%5Fid=&extra=&pp=Y&mscs_sid=NL52GBQ6JSRR8M84LRD4WRJFW64H0KAE

lots and lots of household items at reasonable prices at bargain crazy site well worth a look

hellofreebies

my advice would be....

1. take the warranty they offer with the appliances...if you buy all appliances from one shop you should get a very good discount and especially if you accept the wrarranty they offer.....just remember to cancel the warranty within the 7 day cooling off period...as you can always source cheaper companies offering the same thing..eg. domestic and general.

2. I would opt for proffessional fitting on the stairs and buy the best you can afford...other rooms you can budget on as the stairs is usually the most expensive to fit due to the work involved...i would tempt fitting the bedrooms myself but the stairs need to be done proper to last. (carpet right and allied carpets are very reasonable..with allied i think they include the fitting within the price of the carpet).

3. Also remember there is nothing wrong with good quality second hand furniture as they really dont make them like they use to and you may find something really unique..ikea is great but you have to pay for delivery or take it home yourself then you may as well scan the classified adverts in your local paper....recycling is the key here.

I wish you well in your new home...x

volks400

thanks everyone you been awesome

hellofreebies

one other tip i wished i was given is to choose your pile for your stair carpet wisely....i regret the carpet i bought when i moved in...although it was good quality with thick lush pile..i find hoovering it a tedious chore as i have to suck and scrape the pile back up with the small hoover attachment...it comes up lovely like new but its damn back breaking work and really wished i had bought a loop pile as its easy to hoover and doesnt flatten.