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luvgonzo said:
I generally pay people to come and do it properly but have to endure **** like today now and then.
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I'm the same Luv. Although I generally then have to keep checking they're doing it the way I want and become a complete pain in the arse until I end up in an argument with the bloke doing it lol.

I think I'm going to get to a point where I say fck it and just let the kids have a go at it. They're in their late teens, why not :bandit:
 
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Treble said:
I'm the same Luv. Although I generally then have to keep checking they're doing it the way I want and become a complete pain in the arse until I end up in an argument with the bloke doing it lol.

I think I'm going to get to a point where I say fck it and just let the kids have a go at it. They're in their late teens, why not :bandit:
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yeah just let them loose mate after all whats the worse that could happen <whistle>

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Treble said:
I think fixing something rather than improving something gives some satisfaction. I'm getting to an age where there is no enthusiasm for doing any home improvements <laugh>
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I reached that point a decade back, whilst painting beams in our kitchen during a weeks supposed ‘holiday’. I vowed it’d be the last decorating I’d do, and it was.
 
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Pretty sure that when this geez does our halls stairs and landings next week I'll be having him back to do everything in the future.

Assuming he does a good job of course.

Got my way on this essentially, I did the stripping and ****ing about but someone else can do the plastering and finishing.

If it works as well as I plan, hopefully I've extricated myself from decorating forever.
 
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Chief said:
Pretty sure that when this geez does our halls stairs and landings next week I'll be having him back to do everything in the future.

Assuming he does a good job of course.

Got my way on this essentially, I did the stripping and ****ing about but someone else can do the plastering and finishing.

If it works as well as I plan, hopefully I've extricated myself from decorating forever.
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I'm not bad at DIY but draw the line at ****ing wallpapering. The Mrs does that as that's her trade.
 
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Tobes said:
10% rule.

Less than 10% of the bits left when you’ve done and it’s sound.
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They always lob in a few extra washers and bolts, so I reckon half of that 10% is just surplus anyway.
 
Blueman said:
I'm not bad at DIY but draw the line at ****ing wallpapering. The Mrs does that as that's her trade.
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There is absolutely zero fkin wallpaper in my house. Walls are made of granite so it's never happening.
 
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Blueman said:
I'm not bad at DIY but draw the line at ****ing wallpapering. The Mrs does that as that's her trade.
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The decorator has pulled out. Vertigo for **** sake! What bleedin decorator has vertigo, they're up ladders all day?

I just know she wants the ground floor bit done for Christmas so I will end up papering that ceiling myself.

Will have to find an alternative for the higher stuff though, **** that.
 
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