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Mumsnet diy. Oct 29, 2018 · Houses and DIY Chat about all things houses and DIY with other Netmums. Mar 17, 2021 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. Have been watching Sort your life out (the Stacey Solomon show) with DH and DC, who are keen to do something like thi Apr 24, 2025 · AIBU to think that cutting corners/costs is going to cost you more in the long run, in terms or DIY, repairs etc. Jun 21, 2023 · The previous owner of my house, for reasons I cannot begin to fathom, completely paved over the garden with a mad hodgepodge of paving slabs, tarmac, Jun 15, 2022 · Those of you that have had DIY Kitchens, did you check it all on delivery? Did you have time? Is there any point? Ours is coming tonight between 7-10p Jan 15, 2023 · Questions about DIY Kitchens and their planner 27 replies KatyMac · 15/01/2023 21:18 OK very kind MNetters told me to go and look at DIY Kitchens and I think it might work for us but I have some questions I cant make the wall units any lower than the are - am I being daft? Sep 8, 2022 · Also showing you where and how your going wrong and how to avoid it. Husband does a difficult job and can sometimes be away from home for a week at a time but also has periods where he works 8am-3pm and from home occasionally. Feb 25, 2026 · Easy last-minute World Book Day costume ideas perfect for children of all ages. Like for like DIY Kitchen quote comes to £3. Diy quote is 2200 (1700 granite, 250 bevel, 126 sink cut out, 95 drainer grooves, 11 plug hole) plus 650 for template/installation. For no-sew, easy dressing up ideas for boys and girls take a look at our list of World Book Day costumes for kids - to inspire outfits that will impress without the stress. I chose Lancaster Oak carcasses as thought it would imitate the look of wooden cupboards like the attach Apr 15, 2024 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. Howdens designer recommended Clerkenwell gloss to have more light reflected in our small north-facing kitchen. Dove grey cabinets seems to be a popular choice so for those who went with that , what wall colour worked for you ? Apr 24, 2025 · AIBU to think that cutting corners/costs is going to cost you more in the long run, in terms or DIY, repairs etc. DIY works are temporary, try living next to Asbos and you will completely become a new person by being understanding to any crying newborn sound, diy and building works and car alarms or parties. And ideally somewhere I can post photos to get specific info. With flights, 4 or 5* hotels, breakfast, transfers and several excursions they are quoting £13k! Is that about right or a rip off? Can we arrange it all ourselves re booking flights and hotels? How Oct 18, 2020 · Keen to get a DIY kitchen, already have a design and filled our basket with Linwood units. Also do DIY kitchens actually use F & B paint or just colour match (or can paints be specified in fact) Thx Oct 28, 2023 · Hi, hoping for some help please. Mar 22, 2019 · Hi everyone I get married in October this year and have started getting quotes for flowers for the wedding and the quotes I have had are ridiculous £ Jan 23, 2022 · I'm having a small and very simple wedding in the Spring, and have (possibly foolishly) decided to do my own makeup. Inspired by the lovely posters on the What have you done in the garden today threads. We had so many crap designs done by the the various high-street kitchen brands, so it was amazing to design it exactly how I wanted it. Plaste May 10, 2025 · Looking to start doing some DIY myself. I have gone to multiple suppliers for designs and quotations with B&Q, Homebase and Wren. For Clerkenwell gloss they quoted the same price as DIY Kitchens Luca gloss. We've stripped back our walls and would give a better finish if plastered before painting. Feb 10, 2025 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. Aug 2, 2024 · “Stuff” has taken over our home. All rare holidays have been capped at 10 days so there's a weekend for DIY. The plan was to go to their showroom and have a look but that is obviously not going to happen. Aug 3, 2025 · We are eloping but planning a large party when we get back. We knew that we were going to change the kitchen eventually so went up to the DIY kitchens showroom Aug 22, 2024 · Looking for ideas for homemade Christmas gifts? We've got you covered, from cheap and easy gifts for kids to simple tutorials on DIY gifts for adults. Sep 7, 2022 · I too am caught in the Howdens vs DIY kitchens dilemma (with my attempt at replicating the Howdens design on DIY kitchens coming in at a smidge better than 50% cheaper). Does anyone do their own gel nails at home and have product recomm May 27, 2024 · Exactly that! I've had a quote from Trailfinders for Feb 2025 for 5 of us (two parents and 3 teens) to go on a multi centre trip (Bangkok, Chaing Mai and Khao Lak) for two weeks to Thailand. diy classes would be the best way to learn and grow confidence or for someone to let you work / help them as they work. Sep 21, 2021 · We are getting diy kitchens with dove grey cabinets ( island is being painted vardo by farrow and ball ). While I understand sometimes you n Aug 6, 2025 · Fun and stimulating ways to promote your baby's development through sensory play, including hands-on activities to help them explore the world around them. Aug 3, 2025 · Our kitchen from DIY kitchens installed in 2018 still looked brand new in 2024 but we've moved and need to do it all again so am looking into all the options, including Ikea. ), and don't be afraid to be adventurous. After my mum died earlier this year the hospital launched it's own investigation and found a series of failures, and my siblings are encouraging a claim for costs incurred as a . He does hardly anything around the house other than some laundry, puts the bins out and Aug 17, 2024 · We have just moved into our new home 2 weeks ago. To list your business or find a gardener, please see the local services section of Netmums Local. Jun 21, 2021 · I can't help specifically but have you been on DIY kitchens pinterest page. Thanks! Aug 1, 2025 · I’m currently in the process of purchasing a house which I plan to fully renovate, including furnishing the entire property, like Sofa, bed, tables an Browse Mumsnet's extensive content about home, DIY and garden, contributed by and for our supportive and active community of parents. I've decided to paint the kitchen cupboards, in Dec 6, 2023 · A thread for **general** housing/property/DIY news and discussion 76 replies KievLoverTwo · 06/12/2023 14:46 Oct 10, 2023 · I suppose having a company to design, plan and supply is much more appealing to fitters. Jul 3, 2025 · We DIY’d a Vietnam trip last year and was fabulous. Nov 3, 2024 · Hello, I'm thinking about a 70s house that needs a bit of TLC. Answers and advice for all questions related to house buying and selling, including property renovations, surveys, interior design advice and DIY tips. I do like the Dove Grey and am thinking perhaps F&B Railings for the island. Anyone got any tips on what makeu Sep 5, 2022 · Like many others, I'm looking for ways to reduce outgoings at the moment. Aug 19, 2025 · For salon quality, long-lasting nails from the comfort of your home, we reveal the best at-home gel nail kits to buy right now. Decent condition but dated decor throughout. I have put together a rough layout using the IKEA planner, and out the equivalent units in a basket Nov 3, 2024 · We are just planning some DIY over Christmas and we'll do all the prep, painting and decorating and woodwork, including rearranging and refitting kitchen units, to a professional standard. Find your favourite haunts or discover a new place to chat. I bought a 1930 house. See the latest active discussion threads on Mumsnet. But I would like to check the Dec 21, 2019 · donquixotedelamancha · 30/05/2020 19:25 We recently had DIY kitchens in farrow and ball cooks blue. Find Christmas cracker fillers here! DIY Kitchens - Helmsley - Does anyone have photos of theirs. If you want to get opinions on a plumbing job or some building. It's a single run of cabinets, comprising a washing machine (600mm), single unit with sink (500m Sep 7, 2022 · I too am caught in the Howdens vs DIY kitchens dilemma (with my attempt at replicating the Howdens design on DIY kitchens coming in at a smidge better than 50% cheaper). Aug 17, 2024 · I've fitted two kitchens from DIY kitchens (well, someone else has actually done the fitting) and been delighted with the quality throughout. We're finally getting a proper kitchen and after researching it, compromising for cost over and over Jun 16, 2020 · Do you do house DIY tasks yourself or get a professional to do it or a mix of both? 69 replies howow · 16/06/2020 21:55 May 25, 2023 · Has anyone done a DIY balayage home colour? My hair is well overdue a cut and colour but it was £130 last time and we are trying save a bit of money Mar 4, 2017 · First one was from DIY and kitchen fitters were great (usually installed German kitchens and were impressed with quality). Plus with 2 small children & living in Scotland, getting to the showroom proving tricky. They have a folder per kitchen style and lots of real examples of customer kitchens. It was a bit more for bespoke paint but it looks bloody good. Have been watching Sort your life out (the Stacey Solomon show) with DH and DC, who are keen to do something like thi A thread to share the things big and small that you've started, finished, planned or conceptualised. Who is being unreasonable? DH and I agreed the downstairs loo needed a spruce up. May 10, 2017 · DIY don't design your kitchen for you, but they will sense check and price up a design you've had done elsewhere. If you want to get opinions on a plumbing job or some building work, this is the place to post. The full list of Mumsnet talk forums. Mar 18, 2025 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. Can anyone recommend good quality hair dye that I can use at home. Mar 9, 2018 · Has anybody done their own balayage or sombre at home? if so what lot did you use and how difficult was it? I live quite far from the only place arou Sep 2, 2022 · I am hoping to update our utility using DIY Kitchens. With the help of a very empowering hands-off solicitor and wikivorce I mostly DIY'd my own divorce, with the odd appointment here and there, and a direct access barrister at the end. I do like Cobham blue but we wanted it a little lighter. Anyone got any tips on what makeu Dec 28, 2017 · DIY kitchens also have an excellent online planner (beit in BETA version) which has most most units, but can render items in 3D allowing you to see your design come to life! Carefully plan out the extras (plinths, end panels etc. How reasonable is it for me to: paint all the walls myself. Where do you start?!!! Feb 20, 2022 · Floralnomad · 20/02/2022 18:10 My husband does all his own DIY , he’s just nearing the completion of a patio and path in our garden , he’s just finishing the planters and borders . I will have to remove some ugly adhesive decorative wall paper strips were put on some of the walls as Feb 23, 2021 · We are looking to get a new kitchen from DIY Kitchens. While I understand sometimes you n Aug 17, 2024 · I've fitted two kitchens from DIY kitchens (well, someone else has actually done the fitting) and been delighted with the quality throughout. Jun 9, 2021 · These are all the things around my house that need doing: - fix kitchen cupboard door - fix door handles - jet wash paving stones front and back Nov 13, 2020 · I am looking at DIY kitchens for our new kitchen. Apr 9, 2022 · Our Howdens quote for a Chilcomb, excluding appliances & worktops, is just over £7k. They can colour match any colour. Should I go for painted or not? I like the idea of being able to repaint if in the future I change my mind about the colour, but I Aug 22, 2024 · Looking for ideas for homemade Christmas gifts? We've got you covered, from cheap and easy gifts for kids to simple tutorials on DIY gifts for adults. They have a downloadable planner so you could measure up and do that before you go then go through it at the showroom. The last 3 years have mostly been focused on classic cars which are all still unreliable and worth incredibly little. Jan 23, 2022 · I'm having a small and very simple wedding in the Spring, and have (possibly foolishly) decided to do my own makeup. Please note, this board is not for advertising or recruiting a gardening service. Looking for a decent drill for basic stuff like putting up curtain polls/shelves etc Any recommendations welc Jun 15, 2025 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. We need 4 pieces at around 6/7m² in total. Would love to know whether others have done this Aug 19, 2025 · Making your own Christmas crackers is an affordable, eco-friendly option - and makes your Christmas dinner more special. Read about DIY with Mumsnet. While checking out YouTube and other sites online have stumbled across the Seychelles. Jan 15, 2023 · Questions about DIY Kitchens and their planner 27 replies KatyMac · 15/01/2023 21:18 OK very kind MNetters told me to go and look at DIY Kitchens and I think it might work for us but I have some questions I cant make the wall units any lower than the are - am I being daft? Feb 23, 2025 · Hi We are looking at DIY kitchens for a new kitchen and utility. The bathroom is tiled floor to ceiling with brown marbled-type tiles which make it fee Jan 2, 2023 · The caterers you source will need proper kitchen facilities. Sep 19, 2010 · Sharing posts outside of Mumsnet does not disclose your username Top Bottom Report Edit post Edit post Please or to access all these features Add post Watch this thread Save thread Start a new thread Hide thread Talk Talk Property/DIY Active My feed I'm on I started I'm watching Bookmarks Saved Last hour Advanced search Property/DIY Follow Mar 19, 2025 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. We are thinking either Luca, Hemelsley or Cento at the moment, pending our visit to the showroom. Oct 29, 2018 · Chat about all things houses and DIY with other Netmums. How handy are you? Jan 4, 2020 · My NYR is to average one DIY job per week this year to transform my house from a scruffy place that looks like a student rental into the kind of home Sep 5, 2025 · I can't afford regular gel nails & normal nail varnish barely lasts a day (& that's assuming I don't smudge it straightaway) but trying to up my game in the S&B stakes so looking for an at home/DIY long lasting nails solution. Nov 9, 2025 · We had originally planned on DIY kitchens but our budget is disappearing fast. But cannot decide on the colour!! I initially wanted bespok Oct 10, 2023 · I suppose having a company to design, plan and supply is much more appealing to fitters. But I'd need someone to help me do the kitchen, I wouldn't know where to start! And I don't have the tools. Sep 8, 2023 · There was a guy on youtube who bought and compared the same (or closest too) kitchen from all 5 major suppliers and DIY kitchens came out best for basically everything from cost to ease to quality. Jul 28, 2021 · Wondering if anyone attempted plastering their self. May 20, 2023 · Hopeful bump - I’ve seen a lot of these kits pop up but never trust online reviews. I have br Jun 19, 2020 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. I have lost all motivation. The kitchen itself is superb quality. Sounds like the fitters you've spoken to are looking for a bit of extra profit / benefit by persuading you to get a kitchen from places they have a trade account with. May 28, 2025 · My DIY skills are rubbish : ( I can do painting and decorating, including wallpapering, and getting contractors to leave that bit to me could get one way to save money. If I want a DIY kitchen do I really need to be doing the design myself?? Has anyone managed to find a fitter to measure and create a design online for ordering? Jun 2, 2025 · Best family-friendly holiday destinations to consider for your next trip including France, Spain, Cornwall, Greece and Mexico, featuring tips from Mumsnet users. Our active and supportive community of parents have asked and answered everything you need to know. Jul 5, 2024 · Our diy kitchens kitchen is 6 years old now & still looks brand new. 5k, subject to cha Jun 21, 2021 · I can't help specifically but have you been on DIY kitchens pinterest page. Aug 5, 2023 · I finally managed to buy a small 3 bed house and I am now planning the work that is needed and I wonder what I can realistically do as a middle-aged woman on my own. Mar 6, 2025 · I know there are a few threads on DIY kitchens, but just wanted to ask which ranges people have gone for as the threads I've read where people recommend the company don't really say which range they have used. Mar 10, 2023 · Bit of a rant, bit of a vent, bit of a please help me I don't know what I'm doing wrong type of post. Having been to the Maldives I thought it was a similar ilk - a flop n drop/honeymoon destination with beautiful barefoot resorts and amazing snorkelling but little else. Could any real life person vouch for an at home lash lift kit? Feb 26, 2026 · I’m really trying to reduce my expenses and my gel nail appointments are adding up. Dec 25, 2022 · Watch thread Flip Original poster DIY ideas for my dining table 18 replies hollyjollychristmass · 25/12/2022 20:18 Jun 8, 2012 · Does anyone know any websites or blogs of ideas for DIY wedding stuff? You know like pretty place settings, centrepieces or any other ideas? Thanks! May 14, 2020 · We've rounded up the best at-home hair dye according to recommendations from you and a few of our own too. Sep 27, 2025 · So DH and I are having a disagreement. We decided to use a rustic block paving as frankly he’s getting on a bit and I don’t want him killing himself with large slabs . A UK forum is encouraging a desperate parent of a trans identified male to seek out DIY hormones, without consulting health care professionals, how is this dangerous advice legal? 1 day ago · My husband and I have been together for 16 years, no kids through choice and we both work full time, we have a large house and garden to look after. We are struggling with wall paint colours . These great products might well make a home May 13, 2025 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. Sep 8, 2022 · Also showing you where and how your going wrong and how to avoid it. View the conversations that have been most recently updated, trending topics and new threads. I know that I want a shaker-style kitchen but how do you decide which one? They all look pretty similar to me. I have a few questions: - is the solid wood noticeably better quality than the MDF? Jul 14, 2019 · Which Kitchen company to go with? B&Q, IKEA or DIY Kitchens Bionik Posts: 32 Forumite 14 July 2019 at 6:18PM Hi all, I am in the process of having my kitchen renovated in my 1 bed flat. Browse Mumsnet's extensive content about home, DIY and garden, contributed by and for our supportive and active community of parents. Don’t really want to pay for fully bespoke colours as I’ve heard it adds on about 20% to the price and it’s already climbing up! So I’m thinking of doing a standard shade on most of the units but possibly a bespoke shade on the island. Feb 20, 2023 · We got a DIY kitchen last year and I absolutely love it. DH took three days off work Nov 6, 2021 · Trying to plan out diy kitchen at the moment. We’ve got a billion projects to tackle in our new home and I’ll be after tons of advise, even of small jobs. It was a great way to get a really high spec kitchen at a much cheaper cost. Jan 28, 2024 · I'm very impressed at all these fabulous woman that can do their own DIY. I’ve been to a couple of truly DIY weddings and they were all for far fewer people and the food was either buffet or afternoon tea. May 13, 2025 · Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. Im after inspiration on how to decorate a rugby hall for the party. I wouldn't go to Howdens and ask them to draw up a kitchen because they simply draw up a design to sell rather than a practical design which takes health and safety into account (at least that was my experience with them). If I want a DIY kitchen do I really need to be doing the design myself?? Has anyone managed to find a fitter to measure and create a design online for ordering? Jul 22, 2025 · We bought a shell of a house 20 years ago and DH is still working on it. A couple of years ago was the most recent one and the fitter said they were really good quality (I seem to remember they were 19mm thick doors etc rather than the standard 12mm). I've seen Sassy Saint advertised - any good? Or there's the Mylee starter kit for gels but bit nervous about this sort of investment only to find it's awful/I'm useless Jan 15, 2021 · Have just ordered a DIY kitchen in Dove Grey. I need to learn more. Jul 30, 2020 · You are being a bit unreasonable. Just ask for "fitting only" prices. This is expensive - ours wasn’t a DIY wedding as such but we had to bring in outside caterers to the venue and it was a massive part of the budget. Nov 7, 2020 · OH likes that Howdens are local, have many depots in London. Dec 18, 2020 · Or just use the online DIY Kitchens planner which is a million times more user friendly than the Ikea one. However, when he mentioned that Clerkenwell is foil wrapped it casted doubts whether Clerkenwell gloss quality matches DIY Kitchens Luca gloss Feb 23, 2022 · Has anyone had their worktops supplied and installed by diy kitchens? Debating the river white and finding it hard to compare prices (what does the per piece stand for?). I have been meaning to go to IKEA but it is a bit of a drive away. ofdokpenkofqqblzzyrvnynfarjgjeadvejtintqgxwwwhsk