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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: The Sheriff on 06 October 2014, 13:14:58
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My fault, for being lazy in the first place. I had to remove the toilet pan to remove the wooden floor I had laid a couple of years back. Of course, the steel screws I used to fix the toilet had rusted solid and I very quickly rounded off the heads trying to remove them. Anyway, long story short, after about an hour of rocking the bog back and forth, forcing implements underneath whilst closing my eyes and waiting for the "CRACK!!!", I got them out and did the job.
Are you ready for this? I couldn't be arsed going for brass or anodised screws, so I've used steel ones again ;D
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Screws rusted because you dont piss in in the bowl and its goes down the sides ;D
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You have no idea the work that is involved when moving out of social housing, Lizzie. All the work I have done over the last thirteen years has to be undone. I have to turn it back into the shithole I moved into, or they will do it and charge me a fortune.
Light fittings removed and replace with pendants, carpets (only a year old) skipped, laminate flooring skipped etc, etc.
They can fick off if they expect me to remove all the tiling and worktops etc.
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Screws rusted because you dont piss in in the bowl and its goes down the sides ;D
Yes. And?
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You have no idea the work that is involved when moving out of social housing, Lizzie. All the work I have done over the last thirteen years has to be undone. I have to turn it back into the shithole I moved into, or they will do it and charge me a fortune.
Light fittings removed and replace with pendants, carpets (only a year old) skipped, laminate flooring skipped etc, etc.
They can fick off if they expect me to remove all the tiling and worktops etc.
A woman I know spent £6000 on a beautiful new kitchen for her council house. Eighteen months later she moved and left it in situ. :-\
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My fault, for being lazy in the first place. I had to remove the toilet pan to remove the wooden floor I had laid a couple of years back. Of course, the steel screws I used to fix the toilet had rusted solid and I very quickly rounded off the heads trying to remove them. Anyway, long story short, after about an hour of rocking the bog back and forth, forcing implements underneath whilst closing my eyes and waiting for the "CRACK!!!", I got them out and did the job.
Are you ready for this? I couldn't be arsed going for brass or anodised screws, so I've used steel ones again ;D
Should have used NO Nails ::) :P :P
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You have no idea the work that is involved when moving out of social housing, Lizzie. All the work I have done over the last thirteen years has to be undone. I have to turn it back into the shithole I moved into, or they will do it and charge me a fortune.
Light fittings removed and replace with pendants, carpets (only a year old) skipped, laminate flooring skipped etc, etc.
They can fick off if they expect me to remove all the tiling and worktops etc.
Ah, now I see Steve! Yes, I have seen that around these parts with council property. A friend of mine moved and they had done their home up to a lovely standard. But the council insisted that they had to take up all their carpets, change the lights back to the standard ones, take down all the lovely curtain tracks, curtains and blinds, etc, etc! The council made it clear that if they didn't, charges running into hundreds of pounds would be applied! I know this is not an isolated case and it is now standard council and housing association policy. It is just bloody stupid!! >:( >:( >:(
So my sympathies to you Steve! :y
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You have no idea the work that is involved when moving out of social housing, Lizzie. All the work I have done over the last thirteen years has to be undone. I have to turn it back into the shithole I moved into, or they will do it and charge me a fortune.
Light fittings removed and replace with pendants, carpets (only a year old) skipped, laminate flooring skipped etc, etc.
They can fick off if they expect me to remove all the tiling and worktops etc.
Ah, now I see Steve! Yes, I have seen that around these parts with council property. A friend of mine moved and they had done their home up to a lovely standard. But the council insisted that they had to take up all their carpets, change the lights back to the standard ones, take down all the lovely curtain tracks, curtains and blinds, etc, etc! The council made it clear that if they didn't, charges running into hundreds of pounds would be applied! I know this is not an isolated case and it is now standard council and housing association policy. It is just bloody stupid!! >:( >:( >:(
So my sympathies to you Steve! :y
I have paid my rent up till ten days after we move. So, I will be returning for a day with a large skip. :(
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You have no idea the work that is involved when moving out of social housing, Lizzie. All the work I have done over the last thirteen years has to be undone. I have to turn it back into the shithole I moved into, or they will do it and charge me a fortune.
Light fittings removed and replace with pendants, carpets (only a year old) skipped, laminate flooring skipped etc, etc.
They can fick off if they expect me to remove all the tiling and worktops etc.
Ah, now I see Steve! Yes, I have seen that around these parts with council property. A friend of mine moved and they had done their home up to a lovely standard. But the council insisted that they had to take up all their carpets, change the lights back to the standard ones, take down all the lovely curtain tracks, curtains and blinds, etc, etc! The council made it clear that if they didn't, charges running into hundreds of pounds would be applied! I know this is not an isolated case and it is now standard council and housing association policy. It is just bloody stupid!! >:( >:( >:(
So my sympathies to you Steve! :y
I suppose it depends on how enlightened the council is, Lizzie.
It's crazy to rip out a virtually brand new designer kitchen and then replace it with something made of chipboard.
Why are you moving out, Steve?........Stress...Stress....Stress. ;D
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You have no idea the work that is involved when moving out of social housing, Lizzie. All the work I have done over the last thirteen years has to be undone. I have to turn it back into the shithole I moved into, or they will do it and charge me a fortune.
Light fittings removed and replace with pendants, carpets (only a year old) skipped, laminate flooring skipped etc, etc.
They can fick off if they expect me to remove all the tiling and worktops etc.
Ah, now I see Steve! Yes, I have seen that around these parts with council property. A friend of mine moved and they had done their home up to a lovely standard. But the council insisted that they had to take up all their carpets, change the lights back to the standard ones, take down all the lovely curtain tracks, curtains and blinds, etc, etc! The council made it clear that if they didn't, charges running into hundreds of pounds would be applied! I know this is not an isolated case and it is now standard council and housing association policy. It is just bloody stupid!! >:( >:( >:(
So my sympathies to you Steve! :y
I suppose it depends on how enlightened the council is, Lizzie.
It's crazy to rip out a virtually brand new designer kitchen and then replace it with something made of chipboard.
Elf and safety. Most councils still believe the shite. Mine is a housing association, btw, but same difference.
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Bass will corrode too s/s is the correct ones to use, I always use them when I fit bathrooms. :y :y :y
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Bass will corrode too s/s is the correct ones to use, I always use them when I fit bathrooms. :y :y :y
Yes. Stainless steel sounds good. The other ones sound a bit fishy to me.
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You have no idea the work that is involved when moving out of social housing, Lizzie. All the work I have done over the last thirteen years has to be undone. I have to turn it back into the shithole I moved into, or they will do it and charge me a fortune.
Light fittings removed and replace with pendants, carpets (only a year old) skipped, laminate flooring skipped etc, etc.
They can fick off if they expect me to remove all the tiling and worktops etc.
A woman I know spent £6000 on a beautiful new kitchen for her council house. Eighteen months later she moved and left it in situ. :-\
Surely if you can afford to spend £6000 on a new kitchen then you really shouldn't be in social housing?!
The whole thing sounds crazy to me, why would you be charged for improvements made to the property?
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Sounds like you did a crap job. :)
Its not my worry, I'm moving. :P
What, you haven't taken up the floor Steve to move it to your new home?!! :o :o :o
You tight sod!............................ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
You have no idea the work that is involved when moving out of social housing, Lizzie. All the work I have done over the last thirteen years has to be undone. I have to turn it back into the shithole I moved into, or they will do it and charge me a fortune.
Light fittings removed and replace with pendants, carpets (only a year old) skipped, laminate flooring skipped etc, etc.
They can fick off if they expect me to remove all the tiling and worktops etc.
A woman I know spent £6000 on a beautiful new kitchen for her council house. Eighteen months later she moved and left it in situ. :-\
Surely if you can afford to spend £6000 on a new kitchen then you really shouldn't be in social housing?!
The whole thing sounds crazy to me, why would you be charged for improvements made to the property?
Many people in social housing enjoy a good lifestyle........and why not. :y
Many a BMW or Merc sits outside a council house.
I agree with you about 'ripping out' any improvements to the property though.......Crazy. The council should be grateful that they don't have to spend money.
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The point about the cost of the kitchen is a valid one, I suppose. Two things come to mind:
1. Folk move into social housing when it's needed and, as their situation improves, stay there. A secure tenancy is not to be sniffed at these days.
2. Some people would be silly enough to go into debt for a nice, fitted kitchen. Doesn't necessarily mean they can afford it.
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The point about the cost of the kitchen is a valid one, I suppose. Two things come to mind:
1. Folk move into social housing when it's needed and, as their situation improves, stay there. A secure tenancy is not to be sniffed at these days.
2. Some people would be silly enough to go into debt for a nice, fitted kitchen. Doesn't necessarily mean they can afford it.
Without wanting to cause a stir (and having no experience of social housing) shouldn't it be the case that as the situation improves people move out? If not for any other reason to free up property for those who still have a 'situation' causing them to need the help?
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If not for any other reason to free up property for those who still have a 'situation' causing them to need the help?
Such as the immigrants :-X :-X :-X
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The point about the cost of the kitchen is a valid one, I suppose. Two things come to mind:
1. Folk move into social housing when it's needed and, as their situation improves, stay there. A secure tenancy is not to be sniffed at these days.
2. Some people would be silly enough to go into debt for a nice, fitted kitchen. Doesn't necessarily mean they can afford it.
Without wanting to cause a stir (and having no experience of social housing) shouldn't it be the case that as the situation improves people move out? If not for any other reason to free up property for those who still have a 'situation' causing them to need the help?
To many people a council property is not merely 'a house' .....but their home. People sometimes get attached to 'their home'. :y
You make a valid point though.
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If not for any other reason to free up property for those who still have a 'situation' causing them to need the help?
Such as the immigrants :-X :-X :-X
Worked on a building site recently and 12 houses were bought and paid for off plan,they were occupied as soon as they were finished,nothing odd there except they were in the middle of the site,normaly they are either start or finish.
Each house was rented...not going to say nationality but wasn't UK...Back handers involved without doubt. ::)
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Local Council have to warranty everything in the property if 'rented' by a HA tenant.
Should a solid oak door fall off a kitchen cupboard, they would have to fix it, or replace with new. Very expensive.
Much cheaper to bang on a B&Q special.
Same principle with flooring....... You rip or tear a bit of vinyl, it can be replaced cheaply and easily but if you upset a bit of hardwood flooring and it'll cost a fortune to correct.
I echo comments above though, if you can afford £6k on a kitchen, you shouldn't be in that type of housing.