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Del W

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About a year ago a friend of mine was coming to the end of his new build house.
He asks me to take a look & give him a quote for the tiling he wants doing.
Gave him mates rates for labour,my full materials discount etc.
A while later he says the moneys running out & hes going to do it all himself.
Couple of bathroom floor & walls,kitchen floor & walls,lounge,hallway & w/c.
Not a problem I say.

I also say
"Before you start anything give me a shout & Ill run you though the prep work & what materials to use"

He didnt get in touch. Saw him a while later & he said what a load of hard work it was,and didnt realise how much effort goes into tiling, "I wish I had got you to do it now" he says.

We were working on the same job this week & he tells me tiles are falling off his bathroom walls.

He used ply,pva & ready mixed adhesive in the wet area.
Now hes worried about all the other tiling hes done !
 

STEVO

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stockport
Such a shame when that happens, especially when as a pal of yours it would of been so easy just to get you over for your advice as you offered. But not a lot you can say is there apart from "told you...."
His mrs probablly blew the budget on ridiculous expensive wallpaper, lighting and OTT kitchen stuff, not to mention the cinema size flat screen tv's etc...
 

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