I have previously employed a company to sand a couple of floors in my flat and I wanted them to do the bathroom but after they didnt turn up for an estimate for me I couldnt get in touch and I think they might on holiday as this is a local Trades Fortnight .
I phoned another guy and when he heard it was a long narrow bathroom he said his machine wouldnt fit as it would be too broad .I thought about this and called him again and suggested taking the w/h basin and toilet out ..he then said that he was in London on holiday but said he would get an associate to call which he did and came out tonight .He claimed that the machine he used was about 3 and a half feet broad . He showed me the brochure but from what I saw ( a picture ) it looked nothing like that size . It looked similar to the one the previous company had used ..the normal type you can hire .
Anyone seen such a machine ...I thought he was taking the piss .....I also wondered after he left how they get them up two or three flights of stairs as they must weigh a ton .....He also said that they had a minimum fee of £250....and there is no way I am paying that for a bathroom floor which is 2.3m x .6m along where the bath is and 2.1m x
1.3 where the w/h basin and toilet are .I'm tempted just to try doing it myself .
Stuart