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We lived through ours as well, I was desperate to find somewhere else to stay but just couldn't afford it (our kids were 3 & 1.5) I would re-iterate the importance of having one room free of crap to relax in and try to keep some normality. HDbs-we used a company called Art of Glass, based in Herfordshire, they were half the cost of the London quotes we got and we liked their designs, we chose glass panels instead of velux windows and we are really pleased with the finish.the first thing they did was plumb in a temporary sink (even the dishwasher!) on the other side of the kitchen which was a real help. Again, do not underestimate the amount of dust! It was even in my son's cot upstairs. You can choose to wrap your sofas/armchairs in the same plastic as the stuff that goes around baggage, we just had a professional clean when the job was finished but it was the dust that got to me more than anything.

Another recommendation for Rick, rang him on Sunday as I managed to burst a water pipe by stuffing too much food down my insinkerator! He came within a couple of hours and worked fast and efficiently to fix the problem. Rick: 07721 060037

Selina42 I'm so sorry you have had such problems, thank you so much for letting me know, I have just received samples from Lowinfo so I'm so glad you shared your experience. I'll check out Mortise Concrete..

We are looking at concrete worktops for our new kitchen and wondered whether anyone on the forum has had them fitted and by whom? I have found a few companies but it would be really good to get a recommendation. Are they very durable? One person I spoke to said you need to be careful with oil spills and drips which worries me as I really don't want a worktop I have to be careful with! They look great but are very pricey so I need to be confident in purchasing them, any help, ideas would be great, Many thanks