Bathroom sinks

The mistake I made was to order a semi recessed sink without the cabinet underneath and this has led to no end of problems. The cabinet it came with was not to my liking and I thought it would not be too difficult to get the builder to make something up for me. Wrong! My builder does not employ carpenters so he can only get a mdf cupboard put together which again might not achieve the look I am trying to achieve.
On top of that, I would have to order the work top separately and the colours would have to coordinate with the tiles and pebbles I'd ordered for the rest of the bathroom. I knew I had a problem.

Not wanting to hold up on the completion of the bathroom, I found a cheap but effective solution without compromising on style or quality. Take a look at Ikea's ceramic sinks and some of their fairly good quality cabinets. They come with soft close draws, water resistant cupboard doors in high gloss and carry a 10 year guarantee!

Kitchens and bathrooms

Very annoyingly, we have a two week delay on the kitchen now because the kitchen designer miscalculated the amount of panels we needed. This means that the kitchen work top people had to be put off, Russ the fitter can't finish his job and we can't use our kitchen! It's not good and I am not very happy about it. The kitchen company have promised to do all they can to hurry the process a long and have promised to throw in a few things to keep me sweet. It still doesn't make up for being able to move in and use my kitchen.We also have a delay in the bathroom as the fitters have discovered a few scratches in the tub. This has to be ordered and fitted before the tiler can get on with his job. As soon as we have a bath/shower, a loo and a sink in place we are ready to move in.

Problems with kitchens

Our kitchen was delivered far too early and it's only now we are finding out about all the missing bits. Never pay the full amount until you know it's all there. Luckily for us, they delivered the whole lot before we had paid for it.

The Big Lunch - Street Party

What a wonderful event we had on Sunday with the Big Lunch street party held on Ramsden Road. Not only did the event raise money for charity but it was the perfect opportunity to get to know the neighbours.
Shame about the rain but it didn't stop people coming out to enjoy some delicious home cooking and splashing around in the puddles.

Reduce, reuse and recycle...

...the mantra of an eco person.

I am doing my bit by ebaying all my old kitchen appliances, windows, furniture and even vintage wallpaper left behind in the house. I am making money and feeling good knowing that someone else is making use of something that otherwise could have gone into land fill. Everyone should try this, you will be surprised at what you will find for sale on ebay.

The tiler takes over

Gerrardo the Italian tiler was not happy with the state of the floor when he came this morning. It is not level and does not level up with the new door that has been fitted. The concrete will have to be shaved off to rectify this situation - back to Kevin and his men then.