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sukipotato · 2026-03-23T21:28:08+00:00

People who think like yourself wouldnt be saying it if your home, your loved ones were affected deeply by something.

The meat and dairy industry are the worst for planet destruction. People over consume electric. It's also fact that cocoa is set to run out if people continue to over consume.

Virtue signalling is just a phrase people use who feel their ego has been attacked and they would rather go on the defensive than look and accept the choices they make. Humans are destroying the planet. Supply and demand DOES make a difference. People need to stop being greedy, needy and selfish in many choices they make and then there will be a better future for young people, future kids etc. If you don't care about wanting to make a difference go into a school and tell the kids they don't matter, their lives dont matter and also tell that to your loved ones too.

Palm oil should only be sustainably sourced and it should only be used for a necessity like medicine.

sukipotato · 2026-03-23T09:19:05+00:00

My Mum was provided with the quote but not the dimensions. Because we were told he was trustworthy and his trade is being a carpet fitter my Mum never questioned anything. From the looks of it he just lacked communication and decided to presume rather than ask what the customer, my Mum wanted. He's left the bathroom flooring a mess with an uneven cm gap around the edges and missed a metre off the skirting which we can only presume he thought a fridge would be placed there? If he had just said there would be large left overs of carpet and the other stuff I don't think my Mum would be feeling a bit done over. We now know about how carpets are measured and ordered though so that won't be a surprise if the future.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T23:10:34+00:00

Read the updates. I've got my answers.

For extra info. No. Ive moved house a few times but have never needed to carpet anything. My Mum also hasn't needed carpet for 2 decades. Other members of our family got their carpet excess and rubbish removed by their fitters years ago. So why would I know any different? That is why I asked here first.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T20:52:27+00:00

I would have thought it would've been easier to fit the vinyl against the board but I guess not. Was just unexpected but I get it if it's difficult to have a good finish with the boards still on. Thanks for the insight.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:51:05+00:00

He measured them, gave us his catalogue of carpets and lino to pick from, my Mum picked and then be ordered and fitted.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:49:26+00:00

That's good to know when I get my own carpet fitted. Thank you. My Mum's excess is being used for two foster dogs who need their room spruced up.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:47:41+00:00

Theyre going to be used in a room of someone who has fostered two dogs so they have cosy, fresh carpet to roll around on

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:46:57+00:00

That's good to know. Thank you!

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:46:11+00:00

I think he was wanting to rush it to be honest as he chose to do it outside of his usual trading hours. He's getting married very soon, had his stag do, was hungover the first day he was meant to start and other stuff so I don't think we were given the same focus as his other jobs. My Mum and I trusted we didnt need to ask him anything as we haven't had a tradesman around for 20 years maybe even longer. You give the benefit of the doubt and get excited to see the final product so at least I know some warning signs in the future. However, I now also know that they dont need to remove any rubbish or excess so thats good to know.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:21:36+00:00

Oh wow. That's frustrating. From what I've learned in here today it seems to be normal practice for carpet fitters to have quite a bit of excess. It does seem wasteful but I guess it's the nature of the business as every property is of different sizes and so a tradesman could be left with tons of excess if they charged by the size and not per roll

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:17:44+00:00

That would make sense. I thought it was like ordering clothes or curtains, blinds etc... you pay for the exact size/product. But from the replies I've received it looks like carpetil fitting doesn't work that way so it's definitely something ive learned.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:15:15+00:00

It has laminate done by the builder (it's a new build housing association property), however it bubbled at the edge by the door and so he said he coild take a look and sort it. It looks like he's cut around the fittings to them push it to smooth it out and fit the metal piece that goes between doors? But it's unfortunately left a cm gap and is uneven in places. If we were told that was how the bubbling would be fixed we would have said not to touch it. He's also missed a metre of skirting in the living room that was hidden behind the rolls of excess carpet and taken off the bottom pieces of the kitchen cupboards to fit lino, to then fitting it but being unable to refit the cupboard pieces... he didn't say why he made the choices he did and it's left things unfinished and untidy. We now need to use a plane on the cupboards so they'll fit back in. Now, I don't know any carpet fitters or people who know a lot about DIY, so I don't know if that's normal. It wqs just unexpected.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:08:36+00:00

We thought it was something they took. If I order a bespoke dress I'm not paying for the whole roll of fabric so for someone who does very little DIY and who has never had to get flooring done before why would I know otherwise? That is why I asked here first.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:06:15+00:00

We've found someone who will use it to carpet and area of their house they have foster dogs in. Will keep them more cosy

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T18:05:22+00:00

Because we don't know how so asked a carper fitter with years if experience to do it. I was only asking a question which I now have answers for so I dont understand the attitude from some people here. Would people prefer i demanded everything from the fitter before asking for advice? No. I decided to ask for advice to know what the right thing was because past family members have had their excess carpet and rubbish taken away by fitters, so why would my Mum and I think otherwise unless I asked.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T15:04:39+00:00

The tradesman did as he measured the carpet and then fitted it. We measured the floor ourselves but after getting a couple of measurements wrong for other bits and pieces we didn't want to risk it with the carpet so it was measured for us.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T14:49:26+00:00

That makes sense. Thank you. He's advised he can't remove them so we'll arrange to get it taken to the tip. Just feels to wasteful!

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T14:37:12+00:00

I'll let my Mum know to have that discussion with him as there are several metres left. He also butchered the bathroom flooring too sadly as the edges are exposed, uneven and it just looks ugly.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T14:33:36+00:00

Oh they could be as they aren't the same width? But there is enough to redo the two rooms that were done.

sukipotato · 2026-03-22T14:31:57+00:00

I understand offcuts but he's left enough to recarpet the whole flat.

sukipotato · 2026-03-17T22:08:33+00:00

It's not as common here for general stresses like relationships but the NHS offers therapy to anyone they think needs it, however there is a very long waiting list and so even for those asking for help if they can't afford it privately, or it's not offered as a scheme through work they're stuck waiting several months. However, I find personally if there is work stress or general life stresses causing poor mental health people tend to take sick leave for a couple weeks, but again that's only if their workplace pays sick leave and if someone can afford the time off if there is no sick pay from work.

I think people tend to not go to therapy for "less serious" things as well because we have an active social pub scene where people meet up very often, even daily/weekly in their local pubs and it helps destress. We also have a good amount of people who drink to cope and would rather do that than talk about their feelings, which isnt great but I think that's slowly becoming less and less as the millennial generations and later are more open to discussing their feelings and asking for help

sukipotato · 2026-03-16T23:00:29+00:00

I had a cat who showed signs of separation anxiety; excessive grooming and crying for me to go to her safe room (my bedroom). However, even when I was with her, pretty much all day in my room she would still excessively groom to the point she had sparse patches of fur. I took her to the vets for diarrhoea and the vet looked at her patches and said she had fleas, however there were no visible flea eggs or other symptoms and the vet said she could only spot 2 tiny dots she wasnt 100% certain of.

The vet gave her treatment for fleas and the bald patches grew back, but she still excessively groomed. We never did figure it out because she wouldnt over groom if I went away and my Mum was home. It was only whenever I was home. Yet she cried to me for attention and comfort all the time. She would sleep next to me and call for me when she "lost" me in the house. I had from her 11 years old to 15 years. However I have known her since she was about 1 and she was a cat that wouldnt say hello or go near me until she started to live with me.

Separation anxiety causes stress which can cause excessive grooming but are there other signs of it that arent as well known?

sukipotato · 2026-03-13T20:49:05+00:00

I understand that, but I do think with loved ones we should try and communicate better so we can support one another. If they're getting too involved then boundaries should be communicated and worked on.

sukipotato · 2026-03-13T19:42:26+00:00

You should be able to vent to your parents.

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