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No bothers at all Roothie glad to held. My mam did what you want to do which was swap a door and window and main expense was really replacing both so if you could reuse then gonna save money. Its a buyers market so why not try and organise to meet one or 2 builders at the house and go thru what...

Hi I did a similar job in my own home so hope I can be some help. I think you might be a bit tight on 20K to do it all but suppose it comes down to the finish you want. A bit of advice Id give you is dont scrimp on things like kitchens & bathrooms, as in get something you want and can live with...

Joshea I got a new kitchen last year and loved the cream quartz which the granite supplier had but he seriously disuaded me from getting it and I went for a black granite instead (which is fab BTW and happy I went for this in the end). His reason was its stains very easily even with regular...

I have a combination washer/dryer and it works perfectly!! In my old house I had a seperate washer and dryer but it takes up a lot of space if you dont have a utility room. When I moved and was getting the kitchen redone I decided to go for the combi as it mean I had extra press space. As...

I've recently planted some trees in my back garden and did a lot of research beforehand to make sure I had the right tree. We actually had an Ash tree planted by the previous owners which we removed as Ash trees can hit 40ft at maturity (according to the garden center this is 20years). While...

I can 2nd Happy Girls recommendation for the Vila Petra Hotel. Its an Aparthotel so all the facilities of a hotel with the convenience of an apartment. I stayed here 2 years ago and am heading back in August. Its immaculate, lovely rooms and pool area. Really central but honestly when your in...

Best trick for burnt pot?? Courtesy of Kim & Aggie - Coke!! I've tried and its works. Put coca cola into the pot (a few inches) and bring to the boil for a few mins. If it doesn't work first time rinse and repeat. Its something to do with the acidity of the coke as far as I can remember but...

Fan_by as I said not an area I would ever return to. As asknicely said wouldn't live there for free!!. In saying that I wouldn't let it put you off Tallaght full stop are there are some nice estates around you just need to do your homework first. I feel really sorry for scores of really nice...

Which Swiftbrook as a few estates of that name around. If your talking about the estate in Tallaght then no I wouldn't recommend. I used to live there so think I can give an honest opinion. You couldn't pay me to go back. Bought a house there in 2001 at which time it was a nice little estate...

We recently had a building job done which left us with a lot of raw plaster. OH bought a primer/sealer in woodies can't remember the name but can ask if you need it. It cost approx 40e but as my OH said most of the plaster in kitchen area and he didn't want paint peeling off the wall in 6 months...

Ontheup Again I only refer to the company I work for which I do believe is the same one your refering to,. The overall company has made a profit which is very low in comparisons to previous yearly profits made by this company. No surprise in the current economic climate. BUT the part of the...

I would bet I work for the same multinational company as you based on the figures you have used above. This will be the first forced redundancy the company has ever done if it is the same one. Previous to this it has had 4 Voluntary programs over the past 10 years and the package has always been...

Thanks for that Mathepac. The letter from the Law Society didn't say anything about not paying again so I will ring them tomorrow and see what they have to say. I don't have bank statements as such to prove I paid as when I sold my previous home I took some of the equity from it i.e. Sold and...

Hi hopefully someone here can offer me some advice. I recieved a letter from the law society the other day to inform me that the solicitor dealing with the purchase of my home (and sale of previous) had closed and they were now holding my files. The letter stated "We have carried out a review...

Yeah they do. I recently got granite worktops in and asked our installer the very same question. For granite he told us some people never do them but he recommends every 2-3 years and that should suffice. We have a marble (creme marfil newly installed) fireplace and he recommended we also seal...