Classic from the Mrs! Vol 2
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Tailender Investor said:
Skyedriver said:
Tailender Investor said:
Me and the wife are off work this week so I’ve been cracking on with DIY.
Started decorating the bathroom and the en-suite yesterday. Had the following conversation this morning;
Me: Right I’m off upstairs to carry on decorating the bathroom and en-suite.
Mrs: Yea no problem.
About half an hour later the wife comes upstairs.
Mrs: I’ve come upstairs so I can have a shower.
Me (with roller in hand): ???????
See comment on another forum: these jobs take less than an hour on TVStarted decorating the bathroom and the en-suite yesterday. Had the following conversation this morning;
Me: Right I’m off upstairs to carry on decorating the bathroom and en-suite.
Mrs: Yea no problem.
About half an hour later the wife comes upstairs.
Mrs: I’ve come upstairs so I can have a shower.
Me (with roller in hand): ???????
I had to put a new roof on my garage previously and naturally it was a few days job to strip the old one off and put the new one on. The afternoon of day one the wife comes out and says "Oh you're still out here working then?"
I remember walking into the living room and she was watching one of said TV renovation shows where they had a built a whole new kitchen and forklifted it in one piece through a hole they'd put in the side of the house. We've got no hope when that is their expectation.
Jinx said:
Tailender Investor said:
Skyedriver said:
Tailender Investor said:
Me and the wife are off work this week so I’ve been cracking on with DIY.
Started decorating the bathroom and the en-suite yesterday. Had the following conversation this morning;
Me: Right I’m off upstairs to carry on decorating the bathroom and en-suite.
Mrs: Yea no problem.
About half an hour later the wife comes upstairs.
Mrs: I’ve come upstairs so I can have a shower.
Me (with roller in hand): ???????
See comment on another forum: these jobs take less than an hour on TVStarted decorating the bathroom and the en-suite yesterday. Had the following conversation this morning;
Me: Right I’m off upstairs to carry on decorating the bathroom and en-suite.
Mrs: Yea no problem.
About half an hour later the wife comes upstairs.
Mrs: I’ve come upstairs so I can have a shower.
Me (with roller in hand): ???????
I had to put a new roof on my garage previously and naturally it was a few days job to strip the old one off and put the new one on. The afternoon of day one the wife comes out and says "Oh you're still out here working then?"
I remember walking into the living room and she was watching one of said TV renovation shows where they had a built a whole new kitchen and forklifted it in one piece through a hole they'd put in the side of the house. We've got no hope when that is their expectation.
We've been having issues with damp for a bit, especially in the spare room, finally it is being sorted, the earliest is the same week that I'm off decorating, ceiling is being re-done, room is being replastered with some of it back to brick and insulation boards are being installed, then redecorated, this takes the week. All furniture needs removing, we live in a small 2 bed house, the is going to have to be distributed between our bedroom and the lounge, I've already dropped hints that me doing the lounge will have to be postponed, "well you've no holiday left next year" said in a "well you are still going to have to do it tone" no I haven't, reason being she's planned a few holidays and events next year.
I think she honestly believes I can still decorate the lounge with also half a bedroom in there, plus much of the easier to move bits; coffee table, books, small unit, single chair, footstall etc which I would have put in the spare room, to make it easier, which will be out of action!
I know what will happen, she'll start talking about getting a man in to do it, which we won't be able to afford, especially as Christmas is round the corner, plus it's her 50th soon after.
The lounge is in need of redecorating, however it's not hiddeous it's just dated, she just got a bee in her bonnet about it and got carried away with choosing decor etc!
Things like this she never sits back, takes it in and goes, "yeahh I can see that, no worries bit of a pain but it's not the end of the world well sort it eventually" and she never thinks for herself it's always me who has to bring the negativity to things, first thing I thought of when the spare bedroom was booked was "Ahh s
t, doing the lounge isn't going to work", why can't she think that too, she also knows what's going on! Had a similar issue recently regarding a wardrobe she wanted building into an alcove, nothing fancy at all, mind, but I’ve been putting off due to time and cost.
It’s been the cause of constant arguments because she genuinely believes it will take two hours and cost sub £100, “it’s just a couple of bits of wood”. I kept saying to her I’d happily do it, but we need to cancel any plans we have on any given weekend, as otherwise I won’t have enough time
Finally finished it this weekend, £400 of materials, started midday Friday and it still wasn’t finished until late Sunday. It also isn’t to the standard I’d like, and if left to me I would’ve done something far nicer, but she just wanted the bare minimum type of thing. I always think, if you’re going to do something like that then you may as well do the best thing you can while you’re at it, but she just wants things done almost for the sake of doing them.
We also had a similar argument in the summer, she genuinely wanted to rip out a huge bush and lay a patio in its place in our front garden one Friday afternoon, she actually thought it was that easy. No thought to where all the bags and bags of waste would go, where all the hardcore would come from etc. (we have one car, a convertible) or the cost, I was just being defeatist. One suggestion was just to “lay some wood down on the soil”
They can very easily visualise what they want, but have absolutely no concept of how much work is involved to get there.
It’s been the cause of constant arguments because she genuinely believes it will take two hours and cost sub £100, “it’s just a couple of bits of wood”. I kept saying to her I’d happily do it, but we need to cancel any plans we have on any given weekend, as otherwise I won’t have enough time
Finally finished it this weekend, £400 of materials, started midday Friday and it still wasn’t finished until late Sunday. It also isn’t to the standard I’d like, and if left to me I would’ve done something far nicer, but she just wanted the bare minimum type of thing. I always think, if you’re going to do something like that then you may as well do the best thing you can while you’re at it, but she just wants things done almost for the sake of doing them.
We also had a similar argument in the summer, she genuinely wanted to rip out a huge bush and lay a patio in its place in our front garden one Friday afternoon, she actually thought it was that easy. No thought to where all the bags and bags of waste would go, where all the hardcore would come from etc. (we have one car, a convertible) or the cost, I was just being defeatist. One suggestion was just to “lay some wood down on the soil”
They can very easily visualise what they want, but have absolutely no concept of how much work is involved to get there.
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I've managed to avoid this (so far) with my soon-to-be-wife, in that any DIY I do I'll ask for her "help".
In reality I'm still doing most of the work, but the fact that she is involved at least makes her see how long stuff does actually take, so I don't get any unrealistic demands
New kitchen, garden, wardrobes, blinds all round so far, with her floating around in the background while I quietly swear at her under my breath because she has the drill in reverse again.
Flooring is next.
We're still in our 20's though, so maybe in 10+ years I'll be posting similar to you guys
In reality I'm still doing most of the work, but the fact that she is involved at least makes her see how long stuff does actually take, so I don't get any unrealistic demands
New kitchen, garden, wardrobes, blinds all round so far, with her floating around in the background while I quietly swear at her under my breath because she has the drill in reverse again.
Flooring is next.
We're still in our 20's though, so maybe in 10+ years I'll be posting similar to you guys
it's the cost of things that they don't get when it comes these sort of things, getting a man in to decorate the lounge for example, I'm sure she thinks it'll be a couple of hundred all in, well no it'll be likely £150-£200 per day over 3 days, plus materials, she will waste some blokes time coming round to quote and realise we can't afford it.
Earlier in the summer, she was musing about having the patio re-done, I said it will be several £ thousand, "I'm going to look into it" said she, low and behold, after chatting to a few friends who have recently had their patio's done, yep circa £4k!!
Earlier in the summer, she was musing about having the patio re-done, I said it will be several £ thousand, "I'm going to look into it" said she, low and behold, after chatting to a few friends who have recently had their patio's done, yep circa £4k!!
HTP99 said:
it's the cost of things that they don't get when it comes these sort of things, getting a man in to decorate the lounge for example, I'm sure she thinks it'll be a couple of hundred all in, well no it'll be likely £150-£200 per day over 3 days, plus materials, she will waste some blokes time coming round to quote and realise we can't afford it.
Earlier in the summer, she was musing about having the patio re-done, I said it will be several £ thousand, "I'm going to look into it" said she, low and behold, after chatting to a few friends who have recently had their patio's done, yep circa £4k!!
That’s the exact same scenario that I mentioned above about a patio, we live in a garden flat in London, so parking is very difficult let alone getting a skip. A lot of people have turned the front garden into a proper garden, as there is a roughly 3x2m flower bed that you can pave over and have furniture there etc. ours currently has a huge bush there that would fill a van, but she genuinely thought we could do it on a Friday afternoon at next to no cost.Earlier in the summer, she was musing about having the patio re-done, I said it will be several £ thousand, "I'm going to look into it" said she, low and behold, after chatting to a few friends who have recently had their patio's done, yep circa £4k!!
I explained if she wanted it done I could do it, but it would take several weekends to do it gradually and wouldn’t be done for this summer, she then said “forget i, I’ll get someone in to do it instead”… ok go on then, not heard a word about it since!
HTP99 said:
I am currently in discussion with the wife ref decorating, a while back I booked off a week to decorate the lounge, the week is this month.
We've been having issues with damp for a bit, especially in the spare room, finally it is being sorted, the earliest is the same week that I'm off decorating, ceiling is being re-done, room is being replastered with some of it back to brick and insulation boards are being installed, then redecorated, this takes the week. All furniture needs removing, we live in a small 2 bed house, the is going to have to be distributed between our bedroom and the lounge, I've already dropped hints that me doing the lounge will have to be postponed, "well you've no holiday left next year" said in a "well you are still going to have to do it tone" no I haven't, reason being she's planned a few holidays and events next year.
I think she honestly believes I can still decorate the lounge with also half a bedroom in there, plus much of the easier to move bits; coffee table, books, small unit, single chair, footstall etc which I would have put in the spare room, to make it easier, which will be out of action!
I know what will happen, she'll start talking about getting a man in to do it, which we won't be able to afford, especially as Christmas is round the corner, plus it's her 50th soon after.
The lounge is in need of redecorating, however it's not hiddeous it's just dated, she just got a bee in her bonnet about it and got carried away with choosing decor etc!
Things like this she never sits back, takes it in and goes, "yeahh I can see that, no worries bit of a pain but it's not the end of the world well sort it eventually" and she never thinks for herself it's always me who has to bring the negativity to things, first thing I thought of when the spare bedroom was booked was "Ahh st, doing the lounge isn't going to work", why can't she think that too, she also knows what's going on!
She can’t operate a roller and help? We've been having issues with damp for a bit, especially in the spare room, finally it is being sorted, the earliest is the same week that I'm off decorating, ceiling is being re-done, room is being replastered with some of it back to brick and insulation boards are being installed, then redecorated, this takes the week. All furniture needs removing, we live in a small 2 bed house, the is going to have to be distributed between our bedroom and the lounge, I've already dropped hints that me doing the lounge will have to be postponed, "well you've no holiday left next year" said in a "well you are still going to have to do it tone" no I haven't, reason being she's planned a few holidays and events next year.
I think she honestly believes I can still decorate the lounge with also half a bedroom in there, plus much of the easier to move bits; coffee table, books, small unit, single chair, footstall etc which I would have put in the spare room, to make it easier, which will be out of action!
I know what will happen, she'll start talking about getting a man in to do it, which we won't be able to afford, especially as Christmas is round the corner, plus it's her 50th soon after.
The lounge is in need of redecorating, however it's not hiddeous it's just dated, she just got a bee in her bonnet about it and got carried away with choosing decor etc!
Things like this she never sits back, takes it in and goes, "yeahh I can see that, no worries bit of a pain but it's not the end of the world well sort it eventually" and she never thinks for herself it's always me who has to bring the negativity to things, first thing I thought of when the spare bedroom was booked was "Ahh s
t, doing the lounge isn't going to work", why can't she think that too, she also knows what's going on! Our 6 year old has decided she doesn’t like pink anymore so the wife is going to decorate it when I’m next out at the football
BoRED S2upid said:
HTP99 said:
I am currently in discussion with the wife ref decorating, a while back I booked off a week to decorate the lounge, the week is this month.
We've been having issues with damp for a bit, especially in the spare room, finally it is being sorted, the earliest is the same week that I'm off decorating, ceiling is being re-done, room is being replastered with some of it back to brick and insulation boards are being installed, then redecorated, this takes the week. All furniture needs removing, we live in a small 2 bed house, the is going to have to be distributed between our bedroom and the lounge, I've already dropped hints that me doing the lounge will have to be postponed, "well you've no holiday left next year" said in a "well you are still going to have to do it tone" no I haven't, reason being she's planned a few holidays and events next year.
I think she honestly believes I can still decorate the lounge with also half a bedroom in there, plus much of the easier to move bits; coffee table, books, small unit, single chair, footstall etc which I would have put in the spare room, to make it easier, which will be out of action!
I know what will happen, she'll start talking about getting a man in to do it, which we won't be able to afford, especially as Christmas is round the corner, plus it's her 50th soon after.
The lounge is in need of redecorating, however it's not hiddeous it's just dated, she just got a bee in her bonnet about it and got carried away with choosing decor etc!
Things like this she never sits back, takes it in and goes, "yeahh I can see that, no worries bit of a pain but it's not the end of the world well sort it eventually" and she never thinks for herself it's always me who has to bring the negativity to things, first thing I thought of when the spare bedroom was booked was "Ahh st, doing the lounge isn't going to work", why can't she think that too, she also knows what's going on!
She can’t operate a roller and help? We've been having issues with damp for a bit, especially in the spare room, finally it is being sorted, the earliest is the same week that I'm off decorating, ceiling is being re-done, room is being replastered with some of it back to brick and insulation boards are being installed, then redecorated, this takes the week. All furniture needs removing, we live in a small 2 bed house, the is going to have to be distributed between our bedroom and the lounge, I've already dropped hints that me doing the lounge will have to be postponed, "well you've no holiday left next year" said in a "well you are still going to have to do it tone" no I haven't, reason being she's planned a few holidays and events next year.
I think she honestly believes I can still decorate the lounge with also half a bedroom in there, plus much of the easier to move bits; coffee table, books, small unit, single chair, footstall etc which I would have put in the spare room, to make it easier, which will be out of action!
I know what will happen, she'll start talking about getting a man in to do it, which we won't be able to afford, especially as Christmas is round the corner, plus it's her 50th soon after.
The lounge is in need of redecorating, however it's not hiddeous it's just dated, she just got a bee in her bonnet about it and got carried away with choosing decor etc!
Things like this she never sits back, takes it in and goes, "yeahh I can see that, no worries bit of a pain but it's not the end of the world well sort it eventually" and she never thinks for herself it's always me who has to bring the negativity to things, first thing I thought of when the spare bedroom was booked was "Ahh s
t, doing the lounge isn't going to work", why can't she think that too, she also knows what's going on! Our 6 year old has decided she doesn’t like pink anymore so the wife is going to decorate it when I’m next out at the football
Hondashark said:
My response if I was pestered like that would be to tell her to do it herself.
The problem with that is that there will be zero prep done, no dust sheets, nothing moved, no masking or cutting in. The wrong equipment will be used (and broken "it doesn't work") the painting will be done in a slapdash way and then nothing will be put away afterwards. Tools will be strewn everywhere.
Then you will get "see, it didn't take anywhere near as long as you said"
Mention any of the many flaws and you will be nitpicking.
Bullett said:
Hondashark said:
My response if I was pestered like that would be to tell her to do it herself.
The problem with that is that there will be zero prep done, no dust sheets, nothing moved, no masking or cutting in. The wrong equipment will be used (and broken "it doesn't work") the painting will be done in a slapdash way and then nothing will be put away afterwards. Tools will be strewn everywhere.
Then you will get "see, it didn't take anywhere near as long as you said"
Mention any of the many flaws and you will be nitpicking.
Sycamore said:
I've managed to avoid this (so far) with my soon-to-be-wife, in that any DIY I do I'll ask for her "help".
I am fortunate that my wife is far better with a drill than I will ever be - having spent 30 years learning how to use one accurately at work - so she manages the DIY...I had this when my kids and grandkids lived with us.
7 words I dreaded hearing - "we are going to do some gardening"
So an hour would be taken getting all the tools out, arguing about who was going to do what, and a trip to the shops for 4 sets of gardening gloves.
Then they would spend approximately 20 minutes making a mess, and then one by one they would go back indoors to sit watching TV, leaving all the mess and tools lying around for "someone" to clear up and put away.
I never found out who this "someone" was.....
They have bought their own house now, with the smallest garden possible.
7 words I dreaded hearing - "we are going to do some gardening"
So an hour would be taken getting all the tools out, arguing about who was going to do what, and a trip to the shops for 4 sets of gardening gloves.
Then they would spend approximately 20 minutes making a mess, and then one by one they would go back indoors to sit watching TV, leaving all the mess and tools lying around for "someone" to clear up and put away.
I never found out who this "someone" was.....
They have bought their own house now, with the smallest garden possible.
Bullett said:
Hondashark said:
My response if I was pestered like that would be to tell her to do it herself.
The problem with that is that there will be zero prep done, no dust sheets, nothing moved, no masking or cutting in. The wrong equipment will be used (and broken "it doesn't work") the painting will be done in a slapdash way and then nothing will be put away afterwards. Tools will be strewn everywhere.
Then you will get "see, it didn't take anywhere near as long as you said"
Mention any of the many flaws and you will be nitpicking.
She went ahead and did it herself, no sanding or primering, no masking at all, no dust sheets on the floor. The end result is s
t uneven looking paint that flakes off if you look at it, and paint all over the door frames and floor. But she got it all done in less than a day, so…Vanden Saab said:
Went over to Brownsea Island last weekend and it was pouring with rain. MrsVS asked if the sea level got higher when it rained. Well technically yes I replied but you probably would not notice it. Ah she said that is why the boat is lower in the water today. 
Well, if the salinity of the sea water was reduced by the rain then the boat would indeed be lower in the water. But I doubt the difference could be read on a plimsoll line. 
That reminds me of when Mrs RT and myself took a trip over to the Farne Islands from Seahouses. The boat had a string of old tyres all along the side, used as fenders to protect it from the hard rock and concrete of the landings. I said to her that the water couldn’t be very deep, this thing’s got wheels. She stuck her head over the side to examine the mechanism more carefully.
Berger 3rd said:
One suggestion was just to “lay some wood down on the soil”
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Bullett said:
The problem with that is that there will be zero prep done, no dust sheets, nothing moved, no masking or cutting in. The wrong equipment will be used (and broken "it doesn't work") the painting will be done in a slapdash way and then nothing will be put away afterwards.
Tools will be strewn everywhere.
Then you will get "see, it didn't take anywhere near as long as you said"
Mention any of the many flaws and you will be nitpicking.
And then just leave it all lying around, she'll soon get tired of it.Tools will be strewn everywhere.
Then you will get "see, it didn't take anywhere near as long as you said"
Mention any of the many flaws and you will be nitpicking.
Berger 3rd said:
Had a similar issue recently regarding a wardrobe she wanted building into an alcove, nothing fancy at all, mind, but I’ve been putting off due to time and cost.
It’s been the cause of constant arguments because she genuinely believes it will take two hours and cost sub £100, “it’s just a couple of bits of wood”. I kept saying to her I’d happily do it, but we need to cancel any plans we have on any given weekend, as otherwise I won’t have enough time
Finally finished it this weekend, £400 of materials, started midday Friday and it still wasn’t finished until late Sunday. It also isn’t to the standard I’d like, and if left to me I would’ve done something far nicer, but she just wanted the bare minimum type of thing. I always think, if you’re going to do something like that then you may as well do the best thing you can while you’re at it, but she just wants things done almost for the sake of doing them.
We also had a similar argument in the summer, she genuinely wanted to rip out a huge bush and lay a patio in its place in our front garden one Friday afternoon, she actually thought it was that easy. No thought to where all the bags and bags of waste would go, where all the hardcore would come from etc. (we have one car, a convertible) or the cost, I was just being defeatist. One suggestion was just to “lay some wood down on the soil”
They can very easily visualise what they want, but have absolutely no concept of how much work is involved to get there.
It’s a bit like posting things on the Internet, you think it will be straightforward, in, out, job doneIt’s been the cause of constant arguments because she genuinely believes it will take two hours and cost sub £100, “it’s just a couple of bits of wood”. I kept saying to her I’d happily do it, but we need to cancel any plans we have on any given weekend, as otherwise I won’t have enough time
Finally finished it this weekend, £400 of materials, started midday Friday and it still wasn’t finished until late Sunday. It also isn’t to the standard I’d like, and if left to me I would’ve done something far nicer, but she just wanted the bare minimum type of thing. I always think, if you’re going to do something like that then you may as well do the best thing you can while you’re at it, but she just wants things done almost for the sake of doing them.
We also had a similar argument in the summer, she genuinely wanted to rip out a huge bush and lay a patio in its place in our front garden one Friday afternoon, she actually thought it was that easy. No thought to where all the bags and bags of waste would go, where all the hardcore would come from etc. (we have one car, a convertible) or the cost, I was just being defeatist. One suggestion was just to “lay some wood down on the soil”
They can very easily visualise what they want, but have absolutely no concept of how much work is involved to get there.
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but you always end up taking far longer than you imagined, finessing, correcting and altering things…;)
Vanden Saab said:
Went over to Brownsea Island last weekend and it was pouring with rain. MrsVS asked if the sea level got higher when it rained. Well technically yes I replied but you probably would not notice it. Ah she said that is why the boat is lower in the water today.
Depends how much water is in the boat .bimsb6 said:
Vanden Saab said:
Went over to Brownsea Island last weekend and it was pouring with rain. MrsVS asked if the sea level got higher when it rained. Well technically yes I replied but you probably would not notice it. Ah she said that is why the boat is lower in the water today.
Depends how much water is in the boat .Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff