Removing carpets - Easy or difficult? Doing it by myself and have one day to strip 4 rooms, stairs, entrance hall and landing. Been told a sharp knife and a good pull will rip up the carpets.
Gas Fire - Got an old gas fire which needs removing. How much will a plumber charge? Had a mate lined up for this but he is uncontactable at the moment and i need it done tomorrow/Saturday. Its not actually fitted into the wall, its pretty old and i am presuming attached to the wall via a bracket and the piping. Will teh wall need plastering once removed? Or will a small hole where the piping was be the only gap?
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Gas Fire Removal/Carpet Removal
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Cambs Iron
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Re: Gas Fire Removal/Carpet Removal
Ripping up carpets is piss easy, moving the furniture around is the pain.
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Re: Gas Fire Removal/Carpet Removal
Just did the carpets in my new house - it was empty when I did it mind. Couple of hours tops although getting the staples from the underlay out of the parque flooring was a bitch. Inha to get the gripper rods up too which was a pain. Oh an then the tiles that were laid inthe original lino which had melted into the floorboards.
Carpets easier - other stuff shocking.
If you need the fire out I think you should get a pro in to disconnect it properly.
Who knows what behind will have - you could be in for a surprise or two
Carpets easier - other stuff shocking.
If you need the fire out I think you should get a pro in to disconnect it properly.
Who knows what behind will have - you could be in for a surprise or two
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Cambs Iron
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Re: Gas Fire Removal/Carpet Removal
It was attached to the back boiler, which was ancient. Got my mate (corgi registered) to remove the fire and he said he had never seen a boiler like it. He advised we get a new boiler, £3500 later we have a new boiler installed in the loft.WHID to deserve this? wrote:If you need the fire out I think you should get a pro in to disconnect it properly.
Who knows what behind will have - you could be in for a surprise or two
Carpets all came up very easily but the lino in the kitchen was a nightmare. Ended up pouring boiling water on it to loosen the glue and its actually worked pretty well.
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Re: Gas Fire Removal/Carpet Removal
3.5 bags of sand for a boiler :lol: I hope that was for the full system rads etc?
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Yeh it was. He is a mate so i trusted he wasn't going to rip me off!!RichieRiv wrote:3.5 bags of sand for a boiler :lol: I hope that was for the full system rads etc?