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Thanks for the advice so far. I realise that if I can't find something commutable I may need to spread my wings a little. Not sure how that would go down with the missus as we have a 16-month-old toddler, but if the choices are travel or starve, I know which makes sense to me. She can't have...
I'd attempt it and I'm a girl! I agree with 5x though about trying to clean/chip off as much of the old adhesive and grout as you can. If it's not a wooden floor, I'd probably still go with the flexi adhesive. If you pop into your local friendly DIY store I'm sure they'll sell you the most...
I really am limited to up north due to family commitments. Although, depending on how long it takes me to find my next gig, I may have to search further afield. So far I've been looking at 50-mile radius/90-min drive.
I think you just agreed with me :) What I was saying was that while I know I'm honest, a prospective client doesn't, therefore has to rely on the information available, that being credit and CRB checks. So if an agent lets me know that a gig is with a financial client, I'll let him/her know...
While I think it's unfair to judge someone's honesty on their ability/willingness to pay bills (mine is littered with rubbish due to not earning enough money in my last permie job - thankfully it's now back under control) I would rather know in advance that I wouldn't get the gig, rather than...
OK I've changed the avatar. Obviously I'm showing a little too much of my... ahem... naivety :emb
And thanks for the welcomes (forgot my manners there)
Good morning lovely people! I only found this forum a few days ago and have so far been impressed (and sometimes amused) by the wealth of experience here, and the apparent camaraderie.
So that's the brown-nosing out of the way, so here's a little about me...
My current gig ends next Friday so...