I have finally collected the keys to the new house and decided as this is the norties
to get laminate flooring who the bloody hell decided this twist and lock stuff is the way forward, and tounge and groove is now obsolete
day four now and my flooring has still not covered 1 sq meter let alone 120, at this rate I wont have moved by christmas, the last twice I have laid flooring it was a simple task of putting them together, imagining it was Gordon Browns head and giving them a whack, whole house done in a day
now this stuff, lay one row joining the ends, then do the same with a second row, then lift the second row up 30 degrees to join the first, except when you have a 6 meter long strip it bloody slips and slides and wont lock acuratley argggggggghhhhhhhh then you have to take is all apart and start again, and the worst of it is, everybody I mention this too, has also experienced the same problem, but didnt bother telling me before I started !!!
So its try and track down tonge and groove, i find some at Homebase, which is across the water from me, they wont deliver here, fair enough, i ring the ferries, now remember these boats take anything from a moped to a 40 ton truck, so i call them and say “right i have an approx 750kg pallete to bring over using your freight service how much?” “oh” says the lady on the phone, “we dont take parcels over 56kg”
What is that all about????
so i now have to hire a van, go over there collect it and bring it back, which means at least tripple the weight, not so great for the environment, and twice the expense
For those who havent yet but will be invited to my house warming, as well as brining a bottle, your own glasses, nibbles, please bring over at least five packs of laminate, and be prepared to be in the doggy position for a while