Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.

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On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

In article ,
R D S wrote:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?

No. That's why I asked for a rough price here. As I hadn't a clue. So
thought others might be interested too.

Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

Well, I built the original kitchen some 40 years ago, and apart from new
doors on the cupboards (and new appliances) is still the same. So I'd
rather have what I want and have it last. Unlike some who just replace the
lot every so often. ;-)

Haven't made up my mind yet about paying that much.

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On 26/02/2020 18:05, R D S wrote:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460Â*Â*Â* 30mmÂ* - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

London prices :-(

On 26/02/2020 18:05, R D S wrote:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460Â*Â*Â* 30mmÂ* - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

I have worked for people that pay that for the extractor fan.

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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article ,
R D S wrote:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?

No. That's why I asked for a rough price here. As I hadn't a clue. So
thought others might be interested too.

Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

Well, I built the original kitchen some 40 years ago, and apart from new
doors on the cupboards (and new appliances) is still the same. So I'd
rather have what I want and have it last. Unlike some who just replace the
lot every so often. ;-)

Haven't made up my mind yet about paying that much.

Following your enquiry, I had a close look at our corrian.

The upstand has a radius joint rather than a simple 90 deg.
The window ledges are *jointed* but you need a magnifying glass to find
the join.
There are drainage grooves which have a fall to the sink.
There is a raised curved lip along the front edge from the draining
board section and along the front of the sink.

If you don't have a boiling water Quooker, the sink can match the rest
of the worktop.


--
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ARW wrote:

On 26/02/2020 18:05, R D S wrote:

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460*** 30mm* - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.

Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

I have worked for people that pay that for the extractor fan.

And some of them are still only recirculating. ;-)

All show and no function.

Chris
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@ChrisJDixon1

Plant amazing Acers.

On 26/02/2020 20:52, Tim Lamb wrote:

If you don't have a boiling water Quooker, the sink can match the rest
of the worktop.

When our house burnt down and was basically a right-off, we whipped out
the stainless steel sinks and installed them in our new property. That
was in 1998, and I can see no reason to change the sinks.

GB Wrote in message:
On 26/02/2020 20:52, Tim Lamb wrote:

If you don't have a boiling water Quooker, the sink can match the rest
of the worktop.

When our house burnt down and was basically a right-off, we whipped out
the stainless steel sinks and installed them in our new property. That
was in 1998, and I can see no reason to change the sinks.


Must have saved you a bomb....
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On 26/02/2020 18:05, R D S wrote:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460Â*Â*Â* 30mmÂ* - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

Plow****s is a rich fat cat socialist ****.

Made all his money out of your licence fees...

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and people tell those stories because everyone important believes them.
Indeed, when a conventional wisdom is at its fullest strength, ones
agreement with that conventional wisdom becomes almost a litmus test of
ones suitability to be taken seriously.€�

Paul Krugman

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
On 26/02/2020 18:05, R D S wrote:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

Plow****s is a rich fat cat socialist ****.

Made all his money out of your licence fees...

Nope,. quite a bit of it out of being
an independent for other than the BBC,

On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:01:44 +1100, John_j, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:


Nope,. quite a bit of it out of being
an independent for other than the BBC,

Will that senile bull****ting here never stop? About time a few of you
croaked!

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"You on the other hand are a heavyweight bull****ter who demonstrates
his particular prowess at it every day."
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R D S Wrote in message:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!


"Willy-wave-Dave"...

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In article ,
GB wrote:
On 26/02/2020 20:52, Tim Lamb wrote:

If you don't have a boiling water Quooker, the sink can match the rest
of the worktop.

When our house burnt down and was basically a right-off, we whipped out
the stainless steel sinks and installed them in our new property. That
was in 1998, and I can see no reason to change the sinks.

Really? I'm sure they still work OK. But a stainless steel sink doesn't
stay like new, unlike a porcelain one can.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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In article ,
Jimk wrote:
R D S Wrote in message:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!


"Willy-wave-Dave"...

Thanks for proving how penis fixated you are, Jim.

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In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Plow****s is a rich fat cat socialist ****.

Made all his money out of your licence fees...


Poor ol' Turnip. The living proof his favourite rampant capitalism doesn't
work. Not having a pension for his old age. And whining about it.

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On 27/02/2020 14:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Plow****s is a rich fat cat socialist ****.

Made all his money out of your licence fees...


Poor ol' Turnip. The living proof his favourite rampant capitalism doesn't
work. Not having a pension for his old age. And whining about it.


Elsewhere he claims to be getting between 7 and 15% annual return on his
'funds'.

"Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message:
In article ,
Jimk wrote:
R D S Wrote in message:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!


"Willy-wave-Dave"...

Thanks for proving how penis fixated you are, Jim.


Only when pricks like start up Duhve ;-)
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Jimk Wrote in message:
"Dave Plowman (News)" Wrote in message:
In article ,
Jimk wrote:
R D S Wrote in message:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460 30mm - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!


"Willy-wave-Dave"...

Thanks for proving how penis fixated you are, Jim.


Only when pricks like start up Duhve ;-)

....you...
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On 27/02/2020 15:15, Andrew wrote:
On 27/02/2020 14:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Plow****s is a rich fat cat socialist ****.

Made all his money out of your licence fees...


Poor ol' Turnip. The living proof his favourite rampant capitalism
doesn't
work. Not having a pension for his old age. And whining about it.


Elsewhere he claims to be getting between 7 and 15% annual return on his
'funds'.
yep. I cashed in my pension because the rate of return was rubbish,.

Invested the money at a decent rate

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more than peace. Those who seek battle despite peace. Those who thump
their spears on the ground and talk of honor. Those who leap high the
battle dance and dream of glory €¦ The good of dead warriors, Mother, is
that they are dead.
Sheri S Tepper: The Awakeners.

On 26/02/2020 18:57, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
So I'd
rather have what I want and have it last. Unlike some who just replace the
lot every so often. ;-)

Makes perfect sense, I agree.

Haven't made up my mind yet about paying that much.

I couldn't though, just no!

If you do though, and you are happy with the results, I reckon you've
scored.

On 26/02/2020 19:01, Andrew wrote:
On 26/02/2020 18:05, R D S wrote:
On 26/02/2020 16:36, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Went to a local firm for a quote. They do all sorts of worktops in real
marble, granite, etc as well as 'artificial' stone. And was surprised to
find artificial can be more expensive than real.

I chose an artificial branded Compac.

£3750 in 20mm
£4460Â*Â*Â* 30mmÂ* - both including fitting plus VAT

Bit more than I hoped for what isn't a large kitchen.


Are you just showing off?
Because I don't think i'm spending that redoing the whole kitchen!

London prices :-(

To be fair to him I paid a guy to fit us a kitchen a few years ago.
I had to chuck him out after about three weeks and ended up finishing it
off myself.

Christ only knows where he got our units, I thought they were Lakeland
with a 15 year g'tee but they weren't and the doors all warped.

All told it was a complete bag of **** and cost me about 5k, in
hindsight a complete waste of time and money to the point where I wish
i'd spent more.

(Or done it myself as I now am)

On 27/02/2020 16:09, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 27/02/2020 15:15, Andrew wrote:
On 27/02/2020 14:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Plow****s is a rich fat cat socialist ****.

Made all his money out of your licence fees...


Poor ol' Turnip. The living proof his favourite rampant capitalism
doesn't
work. Not having a pension for his old age. And whining about it.


Elsewhere he claims to be getting between 7 and 15% annual return on his
'funds'.
yep. I cashed in my pension because the rate of return was rubbish,.

Invested the money at a decent rate


10 year gilts are paying about 1% if held to redemption.
Index linked gilts have been on a negative yield for ages.
FTSE 100 yield is about 3%
'safe' deposits 1.2% tops.

The only way to get a decent 'rate' is either have millions and
let a hedge fund do its short selling and other stuff, or
be a landlord, but even the latter will only give you a 7 to 15%
yield if you buy at auction well away from the South East.

In article ,
R D S wrote:
On 26/02/2020 18:57, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
So I'd
rather have what I want and have it last. Unlike some who just replace the
lot every so often. ;-)

Makes perfect sense, I agree.

Haven't made up my mind yet about paying that much.

I couldn't though, just no!

If you do though, and you are happy with the results, I reckon you've
scored.

I've been trying to find out guide prices. The actual area of the worktops
is just over 4 square metres. Seems you roughly double the cost of the
material to include measuring up, making and fitting.

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On 27/02/2020 18:31, Andrew wrote:
On 27/02/2020 16:09, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 27/02/2020 15:15, Andrew wrote:
On 27/02/2020 14:17, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Plow****s is a rich fat cat socialist ****.

Made all his money out of your licence fees...


Poor ol' Turnip. The living proof his favourite rampant capitalism
doesn't
work. Not having a pension for his old age. And whining about it.


Elsewhere he claims to be getting between 7 and 15% annual return on his
'funds'.
yep. I cashed in my pension because the rate of return was rubbish,.

Invested the money at a decent rate


10 year gilts are paying about 1% if held to redemption.
Index linked gilts have been on a negative yield for ages.
FTSE 100 yield is about 3%
'safe' deposits 1.2% tops.

The only way to get a decent 'rate' is either have millions and
let a hedge fund do its short selling and other stuff, or
be a landlord, but even the latter will only give you a 7 to 15%
yield if you buy at auction well away from the South East.

Shows how little you know.


--
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conspirators see right wing conspiracies everywhere"

On 26/02/2020 21:24, Jimk wrote:
GB Wrote in message:
On 26/02/2020 20:52, Tim Lamb wrote:

If you don't have a boiling water Quooker, the sink can match the rest
of the worktop.

When our house burnt down and was basically a right-off, we whipped out
the stainless steel sinks and installed them in our new property. That
was in 1998, and I can see no reason to change the sinks.


Must have saved you a bomb....



Getting on for £2k in today's money.

In article ,
Andrew wrote:
10 year gilts are paying about 1% if held to redemption.
Index linked gilts have been on a negative yield for ages.
FTSE 100 yield is about 3%
'safe' deposits 1.2% tops.

The only way to get a decent 'rate' is either have millions and
let a hedge fund do its short selling and other stuff, or
be a landlord, but even the latter will only give you a 7 to 15%
yield if you buy at auction well away from the South East.

Pretty well what a relative says, and he has made a decent living all his
life as a (truly) independent financial advisor.

Of course Turnip will know better. And expect sympathy when his wonderful
investments crash.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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