Glenn & the boys came to remove the existing kitchen & dividing wall between kitchen & dining room; thereafter to install the new kitchen & utility room. The extent of the job was to:
- Remove dividing wall (turned out to be a load bearing wall, so steels had to be put in place)
- Plasterboard the ceiling & skim
- Erect a stud wall (as a result of the steels being required)
- Tile flooring area & splashbacks
- Install new kitchen & appliances
- Fit new French doors
The initial quote was for one week but due to problems, the eventual time scale was 5 weeks & we went £2500 over budget, which ate into emergency funds. A lot of the problems were down to the physical design of the house & to B&Q who I got the kitchen from. Glenn managed to overcome the difficulties which to put it bluntly was never ending. I think by the end of the job both us were sick of the kitchen.
The overall look of the kitchen is a significant improvement from what was their originally & all difficulties were resolved. I am a little disappointed about the overall finish (splashbacks) & to the amount of mess that has accumulated (there is plaster slopped everywhere but this is not down to Glenn himself) but generally its a good job. The boys did try to go above & beyond which I am very appreciative for & they were lovely with my children who were running around.
Overall - kitchen looks much nicer & is fitted well, problems were resolved. Wish the boys well in future projects.