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Apr 7, 2006 13:38:09 GMT
Post by AngelaG on Apr 7, 2006 13:38:09 GMT
I've just completed on a house today. My first venture on the housing ladder.
Lots of decoration to do now, so if I'm a bit quiet you know why!
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Apr 7, 2006 13:43:30 GMT
Post by nkudahc on Apr 7, 2006 13:43:30 GMT
 congratulations! decorating is a lot harder than it sounds, i'm working on finishing my basement right now and am having a terrible time trying to decide what colors to make the bathroom. |
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Apr 7, 2006 13:51:12 GMT
Post by pasmith on Apr 7, 2006 13:51:12 GMT
Cool. I bought a bungalow "in need of modernisation" a few years back. There's still stuff that needs doing!  If you're plannng any major DIY...work out how long you think it will take and then add at least half again. Especially if you need to prepare what you're doing (cleaning, stripping walls, etc). Or better yet pay someone to do it if you can. |
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Apr 7, 2006 16:46:58 GMT
Post by Aefibird on Apr 7, 2006 16:46:58 GMT
Congratulations! Welcome to the "wonderful" world of home ownership.
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Apr 8, 2006 0:10:21 GMT
Post by subzero72 on Apr 8, 2006 0:10:21 GMT
congrats
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Apr 10, 2006 8:48:23 GMT
Post by andym on Apr 10, 2006 8:48:23 GMT
Cool...congrats! |
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Apr 10, 2006 9:14:33 GMT
Post by AngelaG on Apr 10, 2006 9:14:33 GMT
Just so you all know, I HATE woodchip. Stripping woodchip ingrained with years of tobacco is a hideous job, and not good on the old lungs at all. However as I refuse to have it on my walls, strip it I must.
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Apr 10, 2006 9:29:26 GMT
Post by andym on Apr 10, 2006 9:29:26 GMT
Woodchip is EVIL!
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Apr 10, 2006 16:21:07 GMT
Post by nkudahc on Apr 10, 2006 16:21:07 GMT
what is woodchip?
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Apr 11, 2006 7:45:32 GMT
Post by random on Apr 11, 2006 7:45:32 GMT
You should have a decorating party. Invite lots of friends round (could be a problem) make them do a bit of decorating, the promise of lots to drink works wonders. Get it the right way round decorate then drink, otherwise who knows what might happen.
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Apr 11, 2006 8:10:31 GMT
Post by AngelaG on Apr 11, 2006 8:10:31 GMT
You should have a decorating party. Invite lots of friends round (could be a problem) Harsh! Anyway, I'm going to be utilising a couple of my students to help me out. ;D |
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Apr 11, 2006 8:18:53 GMT
Post by andym on Apr 11, 2006 8:18:53 GMT
Wax on Wax off! ;D
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Apr 11, 2006 8:24:08 GMT
Post by AngelaG on Apr 11, 2006 8:24:08 GMT
Woodchip is an evil invention, used a lot back in the 50's and 60's and possibly even later, before good taste was invented. Basically it's a thick wallpaper with bits of wood in it to create a hideous bumpy effect. Nothing clings better to a wall than old woodchip, so even if you have a steamer (as I do) it still only ever comes off in teeny weeny bits, thus making a relatively minor job into a huge time-consuming, boring and hard task. I've now spent 3 days attached to a steamer, and I think I've developed a 40 a day habit purely by inhaling old tobacco tainted steam. |
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Apr 11, 2006 12:23:41 GMT
Post by nkudahc on Apr 11, 2006 12:23:41 GMT
 sounds gross. so what will you do when it's all gone?
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Apr 11, 2006 13:53:28 GMT
Post by AngelaG on Apr 11, 2006 13:53:28 GMT
Cheer!
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congratulations!
sounds gross. so what will you do when it's all gone?