h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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Apparently laminate(wood) flooring actually *is cheaper than corktiles

If the Credit Onion come up trumps my new home won't half look dapper...and ever so easy to keep clean

I've always wanted "wood" floors.....I didn't think I'd ever be able to afford them. Well, technically, I can't really. Not upfront,anyway,

But I *can afford a modest loan to achieve them without crippling myself financially. And possibly if I opt for "cheap but good" a wall full of shelves and cupboards: I know what I want and have drawn it out. A few years ago I could have probably done it myself, as long as I had help hanging the doors and pushing in the really long heavy weight screws, so it shouldn't be difficult for a proper tradesman.



Lets hope Mr Onion will be nice and let me have the eh? Appointment is booked for Monday morning.

Why haven't we got a smiley yet?

See if you have a Freecycle group in your area Ev, you can get some brilliant bargains for free. It is amazing what people will give away. I have given and received lots of things in the past.

Websailor

Freecycle is one of the best things around, isn't it?
A wonderful place....

I've put lots for grabs up on my local site- just lately especially - and it never ceases to amaze me what folk are more than willing to give away. I managed to replace my Glass Sweetie Jars (for rice, and pasta type stuff storage) that way, and I was like a dog with 2 tails about it.

Generally it's great, but I've found you get takers who *say* they'll turn up and then don't bother to let you know they've changed their mnds - which is a bit of annoyance.

I s'pose... I s'pose I could put out feelers to see if anyone locally would like to give away a convertible settee and an L shaped Computor desk?

I can't see anyone who'd have a spare 49sq metres of laminate going begging somehow... but you never know!

Stranger things have happened you know. Some people have more money than sense and it is easier to give things away that bother to sell. It is certainly worth a look to see if anything suitable is on offer.

You get the occasional one who doesn't turn up so you have to be picky and talk to them to get a measure of them. Worked for me.

Websailor