Ben J
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Looks a lovely house Nic. I like the colours too.
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--ToM--
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Grey carpets a winner a bit like brown, just looks dirty when it isn't so in a few years when it's hanging you can get away with it lol
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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Yeah cream is a big fuckin no.
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Nic Barnes
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Long night of packing ahead. Already done about 10 boxes ffs. Kitchen nearly packed, dining room stuff that can be packed is packed. Carry on for a bit then game on tomorrow. Have to finish by wed morning for the movers coming.
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--ToM--
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You need bigger boxes it'll take forever to move house using boxes not much bigger than a shoe box mate
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Nic Barnes
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They're 20" alloy boxes. Free.
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Nic Barnes
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Well most are 20". Pack stuff quite well tbh. Not overloading boxes with too much weight. Easy to stack up. Also using inner tube boxes from my work. It's all tyre industry related.
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big eck
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That looks decent actually. It'll be for the living room. Gonna go real wood for our hall and kitchen/dining area. I'll show her these pics as well to give her an idea on what the carpet will look like. If you can get one with natural light on it would be very helpful. Don't wanna put you out as you'll probably be quite busy just now.
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DaveyLC
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Bedroom and living room final coats done
Curtains in the bedroom.
Green room
Living room and curtains and fire.
Quite hard to photo the colour of that room.
What the actual fuck are you doing? RUINED
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Marc
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What the actual fuck are you doing quoting all that?!
Nic, I was stripping paper the day I got the keys
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VrsTurbo
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Those rads just lift off the wall so you can paint behind them
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Ben J
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Yeah Nic...You've ruined the house. Painting walls and putting curtains up....
[Edited on 16-12-2015 by Ben J]
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by VrsTurbo
Those rads just lift off the wall so you can paint behind them
did wonder that, got a micro roller to do it and brushed the rest though which was annoying
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Nic Barnes
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Everything moved in, just sorting through it all now. Then to bed as im off to watch Star Wars at midnight. Thumbs up.
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Ian W
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House is looking brilliant, great work on the bold colours, I did something very similar with mine and got a lot of funny looks when I told people my plans but once it all came together it looked fantastic.
If you have much more painting to do then practice cutting in on the edges, you will save so much time and money not having to faff with the shitty frog tape
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Ellis
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Where did you bring your house from Nic?
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by Ian W
House is looking brilliant, great work on the bold colours, I did something very similar with mine and got a lot of funny looks when I told people my plans but once it all came together it looked fantastic.
If you have much more painting to do then practice cutting in on the edges, you will save so much time and money not having to faff with the shitty frog tape
dining area wall may be the only other bit of painting to be done.
I think a house should reflect the personality of the people living there. Shouldn't be afraid to be yourself and have things the you want them
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3CorsaMeal
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Looks like the set of a kids tv show now.
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Nic Barnes
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Halifax sent a parcel. Very nice of them. That's who the mortgage is through. I bank with them also, and they had the best rates.
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Dom
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Nice welcoming packaging that. What's in the box?
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Nic Barnes
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Mini tool kit which is cool. Unexpected touch really. Need to unpack the tv and make the bed then tbh that will do for the day. Can't be arsed much more.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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that takes me back! They sent us a parcel also. Quite a nice, unexpected gesture.
Are you getting virgin/sky/bt installed?
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Nic Barnes
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Coffee table and tv stand.
No Ben, not going to bother with any of them. Just need freeview really, a recording box for that. Don't much watch tv, got an android box for films etc and sports so that should do. Looking for a new tv after new year.
Edit, have bt vision now but may not renew. Hoping the box will still work as its one of the old ones........probably won't.
[Edited on 16-12-2015 by Nic Barnes]
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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that plug/socket looks fucking terrible
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Dom
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quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
that plug/socket looks fucking terrible
It'll be behind the TV (unless talking about the one near the fire), so you won't see it. Tbh, the VDSL ("fibre") modem/router would be better somewhere a bit more central to the house for WiFi coverage but at least it's out the way and not in the hallway on show like most builds.
Nic - Freeview PVR functions + standalone on-demand services should continue to work on BT Youview boxes without a subscription; you just lose the BT subscription channels and BT on-demand services.
You can always buy BT branded boxes off eBay/Gumtree for little money (the unbranded Humax boxes hold there value unfortunately), you just have to put up with the BT branded GUI/tv guide etc.
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