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Taking Out A Fitted Cupboard How Much Damage/cost?
victory
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In the living room to our new house there is a monstrous ghastly fitted to the walls about 3 foot high ,covering 3 sides of the living room walls, a dark wooden entertainment centre, where the previous owner put her tv/dvd/storage /hid the electrical cables unit,intergrated within it is the fire/fire surround.....do we just take a hammer to it and hope for the best?:rolleyes:
My OH is worried that seen as it is fitted the walls will come away with it and we will end up needing a plasterer to fix it? THe floor is laminated so we will need to buy some more of that as there is none underneath it so they obviously laminated after they put the fitted unit in.....so that is an expense, also the fire surround would be another expense.....
What is the safest/cheapest easiest way to get rid of it ourselves? Or should we let a professional take over? If so which one? A painter and decorator? A builder? An odd job man? How much would he charge? Should we just hammer it?:rolleyes:
My OH is worried that seen as it is fitted the walls will come away with it and we will end up needing a plasterer to fix it? THe floor is laminated so we will need to buy some more of that as there is none underneath it so they obviously laminated after they put the fitted unit in.....so that is an expense, also the fire surround would be another expense.....
What is the safest/cheapest easiest way to get rid of it ourselves? Or should we let a professional take over? If so which one? A painter and decorator? A builder? An odd job man? How much would he charge? Should we just hammer it?:rolleyes:
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A painter and decorator? A builder? An odd job man? Should we just hammer it?:rolleyes:
Until the entertainment centre has gone , there is no way of telling what who you need.
My guess if you CAREFULLY
remove it ( wont be such fun) you might not need anyone.
Any way why spend money on a job you can easily do.
Lets hope a little work. small amount of polyfiller is all you need.
use a screwdriver BEFORE a hammer0 -
If you look carefully you will see screw heads in the timber. Unscrew and get someone to support the timber so that it doesn't fall and rip the wall out. Fill any holes with a good quality filler (Tetron) and sand once dried. Removing it i a lot quicker than installing. In terms of the laminate floor: you will be lucky to match it. There are numerous brands and styles on the market and they don't all go together. Its like trying to put the brake pads from a ford fiesta in to a Renault clio. They all do the same thing but are not compatible.Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.0
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