Yeah that's it... normally over lay PVC and then refit existing guttering so you end up with a bunch of leaks.
Thanks. And thanks @the-evaluator and @Bug One . Being slightly OCD about doing things "properly" and talking about electrics had me thinking maybe we should actually replace the backboxes to earth them as well. Not necessary. We've done the first bedroom (well actually yesterday), and just finished ripping out the carpet in there ready for the decorators. Now need to move everything out of the office/box room to change the sockets and remove the carpet there as well. Making use of the skip we have for the guys doing the front garden/wall/path. Progress at least!
We will need him to run wires for our Nest cam in the porch, and hide the existing wires going to the porch light etc.We’ve just pulled all the old carpet and underlay out from both (two) first floor bedrooms and the bottom stairway. I’m knackered.
How much has your total refurb cost? You seem to have a fully employed team for months nowOh we also finished replacing the other sockets. So now we just need our flippin decorator to turn up and get going! There’s light at the end of the tunnel, we just still don’t know what we’re doing with our bedroom fireplaces
What do I win?
Take it from me that isn't light at end of tunnel it's someone with a torch who is going to find you more work. It never stops till you have knocked last nail in- then for some stupid reason you sell up and start again. Mark my wordsWe’ve just pulled all the old carpet and underlay out from both (two) first floor bedrooms and the bottom stairway. I’m knackered.
There was a heck of a lot of cleaning/hoovering to do. Honestly I do t know if it’s the underlay that had disintegrated or it’s just dust (looked quite yellow) but there were literally mini beach piles of dust/sand on it. Making use of the skip we have at the moment.
Using a hammer and a jimmy bar to pull up the grippers was noisy and fun
Oh we also finished replacing the other sockets. So now we just need our flippin decorator to turn up and get going! There’s light at the end of the tunnel, we just still don’t know what we’re doing with our bedroom fireplaces
Was underlay really that expensive back I'm the day? I got some good 12mm stuff and it's maybe 40 quid for a room, or roughly 10% of the cost of the carpet. My man job today was manhandling a large wardrobe downstairs while the kids watched, the downside of solid wood is its a lot heavier than chipboard and mdf. Also got new tyres on the front so a mam job fir someone else (although they managed to not only put the wrong pressure in, but set them differentlyWhat do I win?
Pulled from under the carpets of grandparent in laws. They were mega cheap and used newspaper to line under their carpets instead of underlay. Different wallpaper on each wall because they bought ends of rolls! That sort of thing.
).It was less so about the underlay; it was used to prevent draughts.Was underlay really that expensive back I'm the day? I got some good 12mm stuff and it's maybe 40 quid for a room, or roughly 10% of the cost of the carpet. My man job today was manhandling a large wardrobe downstairs while the kids watched, the downside of solid wood is its a lot heavier than chipboard and mdf. Also got new tyres on the front so a mam job fir someone else (although they managed to not only put the wrong pressure in, but set them differently
Err let’s let’s keep it vague and say well over six figures. But that’s a loft conversion for an extra bed and bath, new roof, rear ground floor structural work (not an extension, but opening it out and requiring steels etc), new kitchen (with windows and doors), a few other sets of windows, two new bathrooms, decoration throughout, new carpet throughout, new front wall/gate/garden/path, new front door.How much has your total refurb cost? You seem to have a fully employed team for months now
Was underlay really that expensive back I'm the day? I got some good 12mm stuff and it's maybe 40 quid for a room, or roughly 10% of the cost of the carpet. My man job today was manhandling a large wardrobe downstairs while the kids watched, the downside of solid wood is its a lot heavier than chipboard and mdf. Also got new tyres on the front so a mam job fir someone else (although they managed to not only put the wrong pressure in, but set them differently
For them it was a case of, as cheap as you can go, do that. They had struggled during the war, lost family members to malnutrition and stuff (Dutch grandmother). So even though they were comfortable financially they were frugal to the extreme. All the loft conversion, modifications etc were DIY jobs with minimum materials. It's been quite fascinating taking it all apartWas underlay really that expensive back I'm the day? I got some good 12mm stuff and it's maybe 40 quid for a room, or roughly 10% of the cost of the carpet. My man job today was manhandling a large wardrobe downstairs while the kids watched, the downside of solid wood is its a lot heavier than chipboard and mdf. Also got new tyres on the front so a mam job fir someone else (although they managed to not only put the wrong pressure in, but set them differently
