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I should be a painter!!!
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:36 pm
by dxg
Who wants to guess what I've just been quoted to paint my house. We're talking about a tiny wee 2 bed semi. Nothing fancy. Timber garage doors. 2 storeys. 2 doors, 3 timber windows (rest are pvc).
Any guesses??
(I've only just recovered from the shock)
Deek
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:40 pm
by polo2k
im guessing it ends in 3 zeros and starts with a 2
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:47 pm
by dxg
Nah, not quite - £835, though.
That's four month's worth of saving for a GTI down the drain...
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:06 am
by dub envy
surely you aint gonna fork out all that to paint it???
if you have no ladders hire some. paint is cheap (well cheaper than 800 quid!!) and paint it yourself.
will only take a weekend...
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:53 am
by dxg
It's in a really bad way though - a lot of timber needs cutting out and replacing - everything needs striping right back. I don't think it's been painted for many, many years.
Unfortunately, I just don't have the time to do it myself. I wish I did.
You can tell painters are rolling in it round this way as this is the only one that I could actually get out to give a quote -- the others made (in one cases several) appointments and never bothered to turn up.
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:59 am
by des_pd_ tdi
Sounds expensive but you have timber frames, if it's done properly the painters would need to strip it back - undercoat - topcoat, not an easy job I've done it and it's painfully boring - even if your getting paid.
Personally I'd do it myself as I know I'm gonna do a good job, plus your investing in your house so you're going to get the return in value when you come to sell - but loose a few G as you drive your GTi out the showroom.
However, shop around for the best quote and always go on friends recommendations and make sure you see receipts for the materials used, they may tell you they've used Dulux but actually slap B&Q's finest on the window frames.
Des
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 10:27 am
by dub envy
as we used to tell the painters & decorators at college.. if you can urinate, you can paint.
edited by POLO2K to remove and replace a word with urinate
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:29 pm
by des_pd_ tdi
The edit kinda takes away the meaning
Why do we have to be so clean - it's like being back at Nursery
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:44 pm
by dub envy
dub envy wrote:as we used to tell the painters & decorators at college.. if you can urinate, you can paint.
edited by POLO2K to remove and replace a word with urinate
well that don't ryhme......
not bein funny, but it was hardly offensive language....
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 6:03 pm
by polo2k
yes but imagine if you had a kid and they came home and started to swear. how would you feel? you have to remember that theis forum is in the public domain. so we have a choice. we can either put an age limit on the site that would need some kind of verification (i.e. credit card) or you can use your imagination as to what i replaced with the word urinate