| DIY or ask a man to help?
Posted: 5/9/2008 2:59:13 AM | Next Monday my mate is replastering my bathroom - and she's gonna show me how to do it too so that'll be something I can do for myself in future.
In return I'm showing her how to do some paint effects she wants in her living room and giving her a hand to paint the ceiling.
Had a nightmare a couple of weeks ago fixing the bog after I couldn't get a plumber out to it (they told me the soonest they could help was in 3 days time - who wants a house stinking of sewage that long?). It took me a whole day whereas an expert would have probably taken 15 minutes (unless trying to rachet up the bill!), but I managed it.
If I can afford, and they are available, it though I prefer to go out for the day and leave an expert to just get on with it. Sadly reliable/honest tradesmen in London are short supply, you have to take the time to weed out the cowboys.
I always get an expert in to deal with gas and electrics - I don't have a death wish. Bodging a paint job just looks bad but bodging electrics could be lethal. | |
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