D.I.Y

[Ann1]

I have just come from a very harrowing trip to B & Q!! Nothing untoward happened..................................apart from the fact that Mr Ann was with me!! To say he dislikes DIY is wildly underestimating things!!!! Next weekend we're having a new bathroom put in, so yesterday we went to pick some tiles, had a word with the guy whose doing it, then went to order and pay for them today. So I suggested going to B & Q to get a mirror tile (to replace the mirror I've got there now. So after a bit of teeth grinding by Mr Ann, off we went. Had a look for A mirror tile, with marked lack of success, they only sold them in packs!!!

So I said whilst we were there we might as well get some Emulsion for the ceiling and gloss for the woodwork. You'd think I'd asked him to strip naked in the middle of the shop!!!! So we hit the paint section (have you seen the price of paint?? ) got emulsion, but tempers were starting to fray, and Mr Ann reckoned we had gloss somewhere (with emphasis on somewhere : it'll probs have a 2" thick skin if not dried up altogether!! The guy in the mirror section legged it, he thought we were going to have a "domestic"!!!

Got in the car, driving down the Coast Rd, and I said I'd forgotten to get a bolster chisel - car wobbled and I shut up!!!!! Passed a tile place in Norham Rd and I said we should try there for a mirror tile, the teeth grinding was now audible, and we sailed straight past!!! It was suggested I go there on my own (cleaned up for the purposes of the forum )

Mr Ann has now gone for a walk, so I suggested he goes and gets a large paintbrush for the ceiling - the noise of the front door is still reverberating around the estate!!!! And I still haven't got my mirror tile!!!

[Pollypeterborough]

[Ann1]

Yep, that's about right Pol

[Pollypeterborough]

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[skintagain]

B&Q are well overpriced, Asda do white and magnolia emulsion and white gloss and it's as cheap as chips, they also do paint brush kits and paint rollers, or try a little DIY store they are far cheaper than B&Q.

[Ann1]

I've done a whole room with those shelf thingios, in a house I had in Wales, we had a spare room (too small really for a bedroom) and I had thousands of books, so I got those metal things and put up shelves. I was sick of asking my ex to do it, so got meself a leccie screwdriver and off I went And they were straight!!! They are quite practical as you can move the arms to the height you want!

[Ann1]

The tub of emulsion was only £2.44, I searched till I found the cheap stuff. Mr Ann did actually dig out a tin of gloss, but the lid is rusty, so I don't hold out much hope of the paint being any good!!!

[Deleted]

I once ask someone if there's a B&Q in Newcastle they said - there an N and an E and a W but I don't think ant B and Q's.

[nicknackpaddywhack]

Jan 25, 2011 16:12:10 GMT 1 Ann1 said:

The tub of emulsion was only £2.44, I searched till I found the cheap stuff. Mr Ann did actually dig out a tin of gloss, but the lid is rusty, so I don't hold out much hope of the paint being any good!!!

Ann when it comes to paint you only get what you pay for
You buy the cheep stuff and it will take 4 or 5 coats to get a decent Finnish and the more coats the longer it will take to dry whereas if you get a good brand it will take 2 coats and less
time....Personally i would not put emulsion in the bathroom it
will just crack and lift far better get a purpose made paint
like Dulux bathroom yes its more expensive but it takes less
time and the finish will last a lot longer then emulsion

[Ann1]

I saw that Dulux Bathroom stuff Nick, it was 25 quid a tin!!!! It's alright, I'm not doing it anyway - Mr Ann is I'll spend the day somewhere else I think!!!

[Fairscup]

Your account of the trip sound vaguely familiar. I can't think why

[Ann1]

Ah ha, someone else with an aversion for DIY then Fairs?

[Jazz]

I must take after my Dad for DIY!
Two examples being:-(1) When measuring the width of the window for curtains he balanced precariously on a tall stool to reach the top of the window until "me Mam" patiently pointed out it was the same width at the bottom as at the top!
(2) When a new carpet had been fitted to their bedroom the door wouldn't shut very well. "We'll have to trim something off the bottom of the door" "me Mam" states. "Aye, right" says "me Dad" & off he goes to get a large saw (the sort for cutting trees down!) & promptly starts, on bended knees, trying to saw about a quarter of an inch off the bottom of the door! "No, we have to take the door off & use a plane!" screams "me Mam"..........any job that needed doing around the house, the first tool in evidence was always the faithful hammer!

[Shadow]

Jan 25, 2011 16:38:14 GMT 1 @nicknackpaddywhack said:

Ann when it comes to paint you only get what you pay for
You buy the cheep stuff and it will take 4 or 5 coats to get a decent Finnish and the more coats the longer it will take to dry whereas if you get a good brand it will take 2 coats and less
time....Personally i would not put emulsion in the bathroom it
will just crack and lift far better get a purpose made paint
like Dulux bathroom yes its more expensive but it takes less
time and the finish will last a lot longer then emulsion

Ive found that to be true nick.When we moved in here at first we bought very cheap stuff and it was a nightmare -coat after coat cos it was almost like water.I then bought a more expensive paint and found it vastly different-one or two coats and a lovely finish

[Ann1]

By the time we'd paid for the tiles, we were lucky to be able to afford a bloody brush, never mind expensive paint!!!!! And I still have to buy flooring and that soddin' mirror tile!!!