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16 October 2014

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new bathroom

five and a half years ago I ordered some new bathroom furniture from a well known saleroom on the island and I bought a new shower to be fitted (this is a shower over a bath), I had chosen a basin and loo that were built into cabinets, this proved to be very challenging to most local plumbers who kept telling me 鈥測ou need a chippy for them鈥 eventually I found a man who could fit them but he 鈥榝orgot鈥 the shower and the Heritage cupboard doors didn鈥檛 fit and yes you have guessed it neither Heritage or the well known showroom in Stornoway were interested, why should they be they had my money, I did try a few more plumbers to get the shower in but no luck so 3 years ago after 2.5 years of trying and a burst pipe in the bedroom I gave up. Spent most of the next year on North Uist, doing the Lews Castle College Art Dip.

well last summer I decided to have another go at finding a plumber but again no dice but I am not a giver in so I decided to try again this year, a friend gave me the name of a plumber she had used, I phoned Wednesday evening 16th Jan, he called in to 鈥榣ook at it鈥 before giving a quote Friday morning 18th, e mailed the quote that evening, I reply that it was fine Sat 19th, he rang Mon 21st to say he could do it tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Tuesday the 22nd LESS than a week after I phoned, I couldn鈥檛 believe it, thought I was dreaming, then worried (I can be the worrying kind) why was he free to do it so soon, why hasn鈥檛 he got other work!!!! He came and put the shower in Tuesday and he had more common sense than any of the other plumbers that had looked at it because he took the water from behind the loo where as the others were all going to mess about under the bath, I am thrilled but you have not heard the best bit yet,

the best is that as I had no tiles on the wall the plumber gave me the name of a man that does tiles and joinery, the floor needed to be tiled as well as the walls, as he was already working in the Ness area he called in Friday afternoon and his quote came with the plumbers Friday evening, he started Monday by levelling the floor and looked at the cupboards with non fitting doors without my even asking him too :o) over the next few days he did the bath surround (I chose board not tiles), tiled the floor, fixed the cupboard doors and finished all the trims etc. that turn a good job into a perfect job, I found an electrician and bingo I have a 鈥榥ew鈥 bathroom with shower by Wednesday 23rd Jan. a week after I first phoned, I still can hardly believe it is all done, just took five and a half years to get there,
the shower,

doors that fit,

tiled floor,

trims,

closed gap

(there was a gap here were you could see the piping and exposed stone wall behind)

Posted on Island Threads at 13:06

Comments

A job well done !!

Angela from Fair Isle


Dreams *can* come true, IT. Did you pinch yourself?

Jill from EK


I am envious - it's super and almost worth waiting five and a half years for!

Sue Krekorian from Congresbury


Sue, I am still in a dream and hoping I won't wake up to find it really is just a dream, Frances

islandthreads from lewis


What a great job IT. A good plumber is to be valued above rubies. (I've never found out who Ruby is, but as long as she doesn't mind being valued above, who cares). Pity there isn't a 'before' photo as well as the afters...

Flying Cat from an admiring glance and a furry hug


Who who who? Wanna know! Always good to know a competent plumber on the island - rare as hen's teeth! Contact me through my website... please? pretty please?

Hebridean Life from a need to know


send him to me please!

carol from going home soon


Congratulations, IT. I am sure you are giving that plumber and tiler/joiner wonderful word of mouth recommendation. They deserve it!! # How long did you have to stay in the bath to get the encrustation of several years off, IT? Or should I not ask?! # Again, congratulations. Persistence, IT: you seem to have loads of it. I suspect you are not like that French queen who boasted that she took two baths a year, whether she needed them or not.

mjc from NM,USA


Good for you and good for the island! Hope you have been celebrating with deliciously wasteful long and hot showers. You deserve them! (And might need thema fter 5 years without...)

Barney from Swithiod sharing your happiness


Very nice.

Ruthodanort from Unst


Oh wow I see IBHQ is still fishing comments out of the spam folder, thanks for nice words everyone, Jill I am still pinching myself it will be awhile before I get used to it and settle, FC thanks for furry hug nothing beats furry feline hugs and didn't Ruby give her slippers to Dorothy to help her find her way home so I'm sure she won鈥檛 mind sounds a very generous sole, Hebridean life I will look up your website and be in touch, mjc we don't get encrustation here, soft water full of peat and there's the rub things turn dark brown,

island threads from in the shower


Great drawings, but I guess I'm in the wrong post? Anyway, I had to laugh at the idea that you made tea when you discovered the broken window in the middle of the night:) Great reaction. I hope the storm has calmed down by now, have a good weekend Andrea

Andrea from Paris cold and sunny today




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