OK, so my plan was to completely refurbish the bathroom... gut the whole room, fit new whirlpool bath with Aqualisa Quartz pumped shower over it, new vanity unit, WC, PVC cladding to walls and ceiling, and new flooring.
Plan A was to get "phase 1" (ripping old bath out, cladding the walls and fitting bath and shower) done, over several weekends, then take a couple of weeks off to finish it off and then do "phase 2", (ripping the old basin, WC and shower cubicle out and re-do walls, fit vanity and WC).
So far I'm about 4 weeks behind plan due to problems getting the bits I want...!
1. Had earmarked the bath we wanted to get, but when I went to order it I couldn't contact the suppliers by phone or email. Eventually found it at another supplier for £40 more.. that arrived last week.
2. Ordered the wall mounted bath filler, and matching basin tap, the site quoted 2-4 weeks delivery. After almost 4 weeks I chased the company about the order and was told " we've been trying to contact you, the manufacturer no longer make them"..!!
The found me some different taps that were suitable and said they'd be with me at the end of last week.... I haven't got them yet, and apparently the couriers say they WERE delivered last Friday.... so 6 weeks after paying my money, I still don't have any taps, so I can't finish the plumbing or cladding the walls.
3. Ordered several tubes of silicone sealant Monday (with "same day dispatch") for fixing up the PVC cladding.... hasn't arrived yet (Friday), and after phoning the suppliers twice today, they still didn't get back to me to say what had happened to the order.
4. I'm getting the PVC cladding from a well known DIY store and had my £400 pound shopping list in my "online basket". Sunday I checked and everything was shown as "in stock", so I went over to get everything I needed..... but in fact only half of what I wanted was available..!
I bought what they had, and was told they were having another delivery on Wednesday.
Wednesday evening I rang the store and quoted the code numbers, and was told they had plenty in stock., so off I went again, and guess what... they didn't have any new stock... so a completely wasted 40 mile journey
(It sounds like its quite common for them to have a delivery and just enter whats on the invoice into the computer system without checking the items have actually been delivered..)
Anyway, after I had a "discussion" with the manager, he said if I put in an order, they'd pay the delivery, which won't be until end of next week at the earliest..!
So...... the 2 weeks I'd booked off start next week, and I don't have any taps, half the PVC cladding, or sealant......
The actual DIY will be a doddle after this...!
Plan A was to get "phase 1" (ripping old bath out, cladding the walls and fitting bath and shower) done, over several weekends, then take a couple of weeks off to finish it off and then do "phase 2", (ripping the old basin, WC and shower cubicle out and re-do walls, fit vanity and WC).
So far I'm about 4 weeks behind plan due to problems getting the bits I want...!
1. Had earmarked the bath we wanted to get, but when I went to order it I couldn't contact the suppliers by phone or email. Eventually found it at another supplier for £40 more.. that arrived last week.
2. Ordered the wall mounted bath filler, and matching basin tap, the site quoted 2-4 weeks delivery. After almost 4 weeks I chased the company about the order and was told " we've been trying to contact you, the manufacturer no longer make them"..!!
The found me some different taps that were suitable and said they'd be with me at the end of last week.... I haven't got them yet, and apparently the couriers say they WERE delivered last Friday.... so 6 weeks after paying my money, I still don't have any taps, so I can't finish the plumbing or cladding the walls.
3. Ordered several tubes of silicone sealant Monday (with "same day dispatch") for fixing up the PVC cladding.... hasn't arrived yet (Friday), and after phoning the suppliers twice today, they still didn't get back to me to say what had happened to the order.
4. I'm getting the PVC cladding from a well known DIY store and had my £400 pound shopping list in my "online basket". Sunday I checked and everything was shown as "in stock", so I went over to get everything I needed..... but in fact only half of what I wanted was available..!
I bought what they had, and was told they were having another delivery on Wednesday.
Wednesday evening I rang the store and quoted the code numbers, and was told they had plenty in stock., so off I went again, and guess what... they didn't have any new stock... so a completely wasted 40 mile journey
(It sounds like its quite common for them to have a delivery and just enter whats on the invoice into the computer system without checking the items have actually been delivered..)
Anyway, after I had a "discussion" with the manager, he said if I put in an order, they'd pay the delivery, which won't be until end of next week at the earliest..!
So...... the 2 weeks I'd booked off start next week, and I don't have any taps, half the PVC cladding, or sealant......
The actual DIY will be a doddle after this...!
