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Another thing to remember is that a lot things that look like a problem now, won’t be visible or will be a lot less noticeable once it’s all done.
Nef-
Yup.
One particularly painful example is some skirting, where the joiner has made a half assed job of taking it off, cut some boards short so they barely go under the skirting, and made a half assed job of putting it back leaving big gaps filled with silicone.
If he was a better workman more focused on quality, he would have pulled off the skirting and then called me to say "hey Cupcakes this skirting is a piece of shit with a B&Q label on the back, shall I leave it off for you to re fit later, this allowing me to cut the floorboards to the right length so it all looks decent when it's done?" But no, he's just bashed it back on and I've taken it back off again to discover it myself.
One option now is replace all the skirtings with new thicker ones, thus covering short boards and improving the skirting details themselves.
Cupcakes
Ah!
I'm learning a lot of new terminology. Thought that was just the latest on the list...
Indeed. I'll be scheduling the items needed (again when I can get access for photos)