Just off the back of the previous post about the kitchen, I have some issues with it.
Iāve said before that my husband and I run a building a company, for starters it doesnāt take 4 people to see if itās viable to knock out a couple of walls. Any decent bricklayer will be able to tell you, heck, even the guys who did her extension would know without even doing tester holes
Kitchens arenāt measured, designed and installed within a week or two. ESPECIALLY when walls are coming out!
Thereās the whole knock out, which on average would take around 2 days (dependant on size), then the surrounding areas would need boarding and plastering. Plaster takes FOREVER to dry, I hate it with a passion (it slows so many of our jobs down). You need a good 3 days for plaster to dry fully. Then that needs white washing. So just based on the knock out, youāve got over a week.
Ive not factored in any water or gas feeds that would need moving (good luck getting any plumber to come and do that straight away). You will need a Sparky to disconnect any electric and move/remove/add sockets/wires, again good lucky getting one to come straight away.
Kitchens take at the very least 3 weeks to make, plus delivery, so weāre looking at 4 weeks.
Then the kitchen needs installing, dependant on size and how awkward it is, maybe around 4-5 days.
Youāll need the plumber and sparky to come back to do the final fix (they might come within a day or two now as itās an ongoing job and they will want paying).
Flooring needs to go down at some point, all depending on ifs and buts, some floors will need self levelling. You canāt walk on that
tit for at least a day. Then decorating: painting, tiling, flooring, skirting and architraves etc. Maybe another 4-5 days.
So what are we up to? 6-7 weeks?
Thatās why I call bullshit on dear olā Soph having her kitchen done in a bastard week!!
Itās unrealistic to ask a builder to come in and get that
tit done in a week. Itās impossible!
The amount of people weāve quoted who want a garden just like Mrs Hinch or an extension just like Mrs Hinch is driving me
bleeping barmy!!
Now people are going to expect to have a massive kitchen sorted in a week.
Also, we are having our kitchen done too. We are having a wall taken out, floor levelling, the whole shebang.
So I speak from professional and personal experience.
Rant over.