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| RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>: Sep 24 04:56AM +0100 On 22/09/2016 17:32, KenK wrote: > drain service and am getting cautious about choosing various businesses. I > Googled but couldn't find reviews of the carpet dealers I am considering. > Maybe I should sign up for this Angie's List review list? I recently had new carpets fitted, and cut the cost considerably (40%) by fitting my own underlay. This was using a national warehouse-type retailer - seems their models are based on a huge underlay mark-up. Independents were more expensive. A friend made similar savings by employing a local carpet fitter, who was able to source underlay and carpet at competitive prices. FWIW - this is the UK, where carpets seem to be going out of fashion to laminates and engineered wood. That'd be IKEA for you. -- Cheers, Rob |
| wilma6116@gmail.com: Sep 24 08:52AM -0700 On Friday, September 23, 2016 at 8:56:26 PM UTC-7, RJH wrote: > FWIW - this is the UK, where carpets seem to be going out of fashion to > laminates and engineered wood. That'd be IKEA for you. > -- I just finished taking out the carpet and putting in laminate in the last room. Way easier to clean. The laminate I laid in the first room is as shiny and clean as the newest room. This stuff is suppose to last thirty years, but as little traffic as they get, they'll last until the next century. And the stuff is cheap enough that I could see changing it out because I'm tired of one color and want another. |
| Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Sep 24 10:39AM -0700 >> laminates and engineered wood. That'd be IKEA for you. >> -- > I just finished taking out the carpet and putting in laminate in the last room. Way easier to clean. The laminate I laid in the first room is as shiny and clean as the newest room. This stuff is suppose to last thirty years, but as little traffic as they get, they'll last until the next century. And the stuff is cheap enough that I could see changing it out because I'm tired of one color and want another. Just watch out for water spills on that laminate. A friend had one on his that didn't get completely cleaned up immediately, and the stuff warped horribly. |
| wilma6116@gmail.com: Sep 24 01:12PM -0700 On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:41:20 AM UTC-7, Bob F wrote: > Just watch out for water spills on that laminate. A friend had one on > his that didn't get completely cleaned up immediately, and the stuff > warped horribly. I put it in the bathroom and kitchen. Ten years ago. Still no problem. |
| Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Sep 24 03:33PM -0700 >> his that didn't get completely cleaned up immediately, and the stuff >> warped horribly. > I put it in the bathroom and kitchen. Ten years ago. Still no problem. Must have been a much better product than the one my friend had. |
| wilma6116@gmail.com: Sep 24 05:06PM -0700 On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 3:35:01 PM UTC-7, Bob F wrote: > >> warped horribly. > > I put it in the bathroom and kitchen. Ten years ago. Still no problem. > Must have been a much better product than the one my friend had. I have used the cheap stuff, the middle of the road stuff and the most expensive. If you're doing it yourself, get the expensive, it just fits better. |
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Sep 24 11:52AM -0700 On 09/23/2016 10:01 AM, Michael Black wrote: > I have a Sharpie pen in a metal case. That was a splurge, but its rather > nice. But I had previously bought the Sharpie marker in a metal case, and > that seems to have disappeared, so the refills are now way too expensive. The Mont Blanc fountain pen clones from China are really nice. I wish I needed to use a pen more often than I do -- I played with it for a while and then drained it so the ink wouldn't dry up in the nib or do whatever else the ink does. It turns out that it's not easy to find fountain pen ink any more, and it's not cheap. We bought washable blue, which is kind of faded-looking, but the last thing I want to do is spill permanent ink. The fat one has a screw cap; the thinner one's cap snaps on, and the snap mechanism was stronger than the mechanism that held part of the pen together, but a little super glue fixed that. It's nice to use a fountain pen again, but not worth the trouble. -- Cheers, Bev Todd Flanders' hobbies include being quiet on long rides, clapping to songs and diabetes. |
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