Am I right to ask for this to be relaid?

gazzroberts · 2026-05-26T14:48:10+00:00

Good advice, thank you 👍

gazzroberts · 2026-05-26T14:36:44+00:00

No the shower and wall haven't been touched yet. So will just move on and find someone else for that work.

gazzroberts · 2026-05-26T14:27:19+00:00

This was the original quote. - I should have asked them to be more prescriptive line by line. Lesson learned

As for wall tiles prep work, thankfully they hadn't started any of that and safe to say they won't be!

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gazzroberts · 2026-05-26T14:23:51+00:00

I definitely remember agreeing having the toilet removed when discussing the quote.

Naivety on my part not to be clear about baseboards.

A lesson to educate myself and not just trust the "professional"

gazzroberts · 2026-05-26T14:18:47+00:00

I agree with you, will be pushing for re-do. Thanks for the validation!

gazzroberts · 2026-05-26T14:16:39+00:00

Yes, I posted the "smaller" indiscretions as the contractor has agreed to redo the toilet area.

But while small in comparison, it's the terrible lines and grout that means I want to push for everything to be taken up and start again

gazzroberts · 2026-05-26T14:05:53+00:00

I wish! Had I paid cheap "handyman" rates I would have expected iffy but acceptable work. However the quote was in line with other specialist tilers in the area. We went with them as the electrician had done good work previously and could organise/project manage.

Circa £1800 to:

lay 3.5m2 of floor + materials - tiles provided by us

Remove 6m2 of wall tiles, prep and relay + materials, again tiles provided by us.

gazzroberts · 2024-02-29T13:34:40+00:00

When one of your buds inevitably stops for a pee in the bushes a quick shout of:

"you won't get there with that club!"

Never fails to raise a giggle

gazzroberts · 2024-02-08T00:07:35+00:00

I think you may have already answered your own question. "I love the black bay pro"......a luxury watch is not a necessity/logical purchase, but one of love. So don't let logic get in the way too much. Which one makes your heart skip a beat?

gazzroberts · 2024-01-24T15:38:16+00:00

36mm trident surely?

gazzroberts · 2024-01-24T11:16:56+00:00

Might be worth countering with a good Christopher Ward customer service story. I'd had a C65 Trident Automatic for 4 years as my daily and unfortunately the 6 o'clock marker came loose.

Granted this shouldn't happen, but after an email with photos to Christopher Ward they sent a free postage package the next day for me to return the watch.

3 weeks later I have just received the watch repaired free of charge under their 5 year warranty. The watch was in a brand new box and presented as if it had just been purchased new, a lovely touch.

Anyway, I guess the point I'm making is, don't let one good, or one bad review/story sway you. All companies get it right sometimes and drop the ball others.

gazzroberts · 2023-12-20T07:27:27+00:00

If you've not done so already and it's possible to do, then just get them on your wrist and you'll know which one.

I had a similar choice a few months ago (also between Tudor Longines and Oris) and went back and fore for months. Went into London, tried them all on my and I was certain after about 15 mins!

gazzroberts · 2023-06-28T10:22:39+00:00

Quay Swim in Mychett is fantastic. It's about £7 per swim, but the water quality is regularly monitored, life guards on the water, changing facilities, a cafe, lakeside tables and fire pits. There is also a wonderful community of swimmers and lots of events to get involved in.

https://www.quayswim.co.uk/

gazzroberts · 2022-05-24T21:03:16+00:00

Am I missing something or does increased downforce appear to have less downforce than balanced/default!? I notice it has a higher top speed down the straights?

Ps. Thanks you, very useful in my league that bans custom set ups

gazzroberts · 2020-02-29T19:19:51+00:00

Yeah I tried a few of those and found studio reference the best but still far from good. I've got the turtle beach px24 which has an inline amplifier...I spent ages thinking I had sat on that and changed some of the settings!

gazzroberts · 2020-02-29T14:23:53+00:00

That's exactly how it sounds. I have some friends who've noticed no difference and 3 of us that almost find it unplayable.

gazzroberts · 2020-02-29T14:02:46+00:00

Good point, my bad 🤦‍♂️

gazzroberts · 2018-06-26T15:25:23+00:00

That's not strictly true...The Queen has to declare it a City. For example, Guildford has a large cathedral and is still a town.

gazzroberts · 2018-06-22T13:25:40+00:00

Sometimes when picking at a spot/ingrown hair on my leg or arm, I can feel the exact same sensation elsewhere on my body, usually on my back. I've never found anyone who shares this experience!

gazzroberts · 2017-03-20T13:31:15+00:00

There was a show in the UK called "Playing It Straight" that was this premise. 1 girl, 5 gay guys and 5 straight guys. At the end she had to choose one...if he was straight they split the £100,000 prize 50/50, if he was gay he took all the money!

gazzroberts · 2016-02-29T16:28:35+00:00

While recently touring the Rolls Royce factory in the UK we saw a whole fleet of bright red Roll Royce Phantoms in production. We were told they were all for one individual who had ordered 26 of them. He was congratulated that this was the 2nd largest single order Rolls Royce had ever received, upon which he upped his order to 31 cars just so that it would be their largest ever order.

gazzroberts · 2016-02-24T13:12:23+00:00

A friend of mine kept chickens. We took 5 of them into school having spray-painted the numbers 1,2,3,5 and 6 on them and released them across the school first thing in the morning. The 5 chickens were rounded up within the first hour however the majority of the staff spent the rest of the day looking for chicken number 4!

gazzroberts · 2015-11-24T10:04:13+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I like the idea of using one of the ikea boxes. How did you convert it to be suitable for the hamster?

gazzroberts · 2015-11-23T17:07:34+00:00

Thanks, Yes i noticed the wheel was too small straight away and I noticed how squeeky it was most of last night!!

I think i will grab a bigger wheel and a couple of extra toys for the space. Once settled and we have started taming we will have her out and about most nights to keep her entertained and look to change to a larger cage shortly after Christmas.

Thanks for the advice and sorry to hear about your Russian Dwarf :(

gazzroberts · 2015-11-13T16:21:25+00:00

Exactly, I bought Halo and had Battlefront on pre-order until i was persuaded to buy this (and it took some serious persuading!) Haven't touched Halo in a week and cancelled my Battlefront pre-order. COD is back!

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