Workmen

[Donna]

Originally Posted by EmmaG

Nice looking house though Donna

Its not much, but its all mine so I like it

[EmmaG]

Did he paint the front wall??

[Donna]

Originally Posted by yola

Bog-standard exterior dulux is not that expensive. Just look at the prices on the DIY shelves and then 1/2 it coz painters will get it trade.

Sounds like a bit of a cowboy to me . . .

I know it was Sandtex exterior paint, but assume its not much different in cost to Dulux. I think he was trying to have one over on me. At the end of the day, I told him I didnt have any more money so he didnt get any more. It was a cash job too so I have done him a big favour tax wise.

[Donna]

Originally Posted by EmmaG

Did he paint the front wall??

Yes front wall as well Emma - will get an after photo later - there is a van out front at the moment

[EmmaG]

We used Sandtex on ours, here is the calculator to tell you how much you would need

http://www.sandtex.co.uk/planning/calculator.html

[Donna]

Originally Posted by EmmaG

Donna, I think £150 for paint is a lot. Can he not let you have the receipts or at least copies of them??

We have just painted the front of our bungalow and it was less than £15 for the paint so x that by the extra you would need to cover the front and back of yours that would be 10 times as much paint???

Here is how much paint ours used

What a posh bungalow!!

[EmmaG]

Originally Posted by Donna

Yes front wall as well Emma - will get an after photo later - there is a van out front at the moment

Tell them to move it!!!!! lol oh I bet it looks really nice with the wall painted, you just need some hanging baskets

[Donna]

[quote=EmmaG]We used Sandtex on ours, here is the calculator to tell you how much you would need

http://www.sandtex.co.uk/planning/calculator.html[/quote]

How tall would you say a normal house is?????????

Thanks for the link Emma

[Donna]

Originally Posted by EmmaG

Tell them to move it!!!!! lol oh I bet it looks really nice with the wall painted, you just need some hanging baskets

Have one hanging place for a basket - will get one and maybe something for the window sills

[EmmaG]

Originally Posted by Donna

What a posh bungalow!!

Oh it isn't posh, its nice, but not posh!!! lol only a two bedroomed one (although we have got plans sometime to do a loft conversion to give us two more bedrooms and a study - cheaper than moving ) it does us