djgritt
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We also declined a fair few garden options due to their stupid costs - our shed was a standard inclusion item though so that saved us having to buy one.
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Ben G
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That looks splendid mate. What size is it? Looks decent for keeping bins/bikes/random stuff in. I'd definitely paint it though.
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Nic Barnes
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10x6 with doors on the long side obviously.
I've done a coat of wood stain on it. I'm really not sure about painting it. What sort of colour would you mean exactly?
[Edited on 24-01-2016 by Nic Barnes]
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by djgritt
We also declined a fair few garden options due to their stupid costs - our shed was a standard inclusion item though so that saved us having to buy one.
it's the problem when you look round the show homes. Don't actually realise how much of it is extras.
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Nic Barnes
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Bought some book cases today. Will build them after tea.
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Ian W
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Look the same as ours, we have the red one in the spare room with the box inserts, great for storage
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Nic Barnes
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I was looking at the red one look quite smart. I like the storage choices for them.
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Nic Barnes
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Lovely. Got some red doors to go on 4x of the cube holes. It was too big to have 3 complete units so modified the middle one to mount into the 2 outside ones and left the tops of. Custom shit.
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Nic Barnes
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Got a Vauxhall Corsa coil spring to fit to the wall above the central unit. Will do that tomorrow.
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Ben G
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How many books do you have mate? Might aswell start a library business if you have that many.
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Gary
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There are other places to buy furniture than ikea you kmow
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Nic Barnes
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For dvds and bits and pieces as well clearly.
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by Gary
There are other places to buy furniture than ikea you kmow
yes but they usually cost a fuck load more. Ikea is good for the moving in stuff, but after a few years it ends up falling apart if you do so much as try and move it 1 millimetre.
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
quote: Originally posted by Gary
There are other places to buy furniture than ikea you kmow
yes but they usually cost a fuck load more. Ikea is good for the moving in stuff, but after a few years it ends up falling apart if you do so much as try and move it 1 millimetre.
guess you aren't capable of building things properly then. Gutted for you tbh.
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Marc
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Having been to a second hand furniture shop this week good quality furniture is bloody expensive. As Benjamin says, IKEA stuff is good for when you first move in. It will do if thats what he likes too.
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote: Originally posted by Ben G
quote: Originally posted by Gary
There are other places to buy furniture than ikea you kmow
yes but they usually cost a fuck load more. Ikea is good for the moving in stuff, but after a few years it ends up falling apart if you do so much as try and move it 1 millimetre.
guess you aren't capable of building things properly then. Gutted for you tbh.
My dad built it all mate. He's an engineer who's done plenty of kitchens, bathrooms, driveways and turned his own house into a 5 bed thing worth over 600k, for which he originally paid 75k for, so I'd say he's qualified to put up ikea stuff.
Buy one of their wardrobes and try and move it on carpet. It will fall apart at the points where it's connected with those wood cylinder things.
As I said, fine if you plan on never moving it, but if you intend on doing any floor work on your house in future, you will regret buying their stuff.
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Nic Barnes
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Kind of embarrassing is it not that you couldn't build it yourself? Must feel inadequate?
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Aaron
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IvIarkgraham
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"those wood cylinder things"
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Nic Barnes
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Bought a hoselock hose and reel today. Means I can now wash bikes and vehicles at home.
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Ian W
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Ben deffo wins in the whose dad is cooler competition.
[Edited on 31-01-2016 by Ian W]
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Kind of embarrassing is it not that you couldn't build it yourself? Must feel inadequate?
Too busy earning p's mate. Don't have the time to fuck around with cheap furniture.
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by Ian W
Ben deffo wins in the whose dad is cooler competition.
[Edited on 31-01-2016 by Ian W]
but Nic is cooler because he rides bikes through mud and has a van to ferry his boy-o's around.
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Marc
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
Too busy earning p's mate.
You are the second person to say that today
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Nic Barnes
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I feel bad that I earn enough money doing normal hours and having every weekend off. I wish I needed bens daddy to build a shelf. I don't. I'm an adult.
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