My 6 week house referb thread
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I know there are plenty of these threads floating around already but this is the first house we have owner and pretty excited to be making it my own, and wanted to bore all of you with the details too ha ha.
So we purchased the below house, it's nothing special, 1970's 3 bed end terrace. However it's in a great and desirable location and offers decent sized rooms etc.
And this was the state of the inside
And the state of the house once the tenants had left and we got the keys
The smell of Piss and mould was rather overwhelming
So we purchased the below house, it's nothing special, 1970's 3 bed end terrace. However it's in a great and desirable location and offers decent sized rooms etc.
And this was the state of the inside
And the state of the house once the tenants had left and we got the keys
The smell of Piss and mould was rather overwhelming
The day of getting the keys (Friday the 14th June) we made a start on the garden to make room for the skip
Then started ripping out all the doors kitchen bathrooms smelly carpets etc
By about the Wednesday we were down to bare shell, the sparkie came and did their first fit half the ceelings had to be ripped down due to water damage and the plasterers have been on site replacing them, and this is kind of where we stand at present
We have 4 plasteres and a labourer on site today so expecting there to be some vast improvements by tonight, more pics to come soon!
Then started ripping out all the doors kitchen bathrooms smelly carpets etc
By about the Wednesday we were down to bare shell, the sparkie came and did their first fit half the ceelings had to be ripped down due to water damage and the plasterers have been on site replacing them, and this is kind of where we stand at present
We have 4 plasteres and a labourer on site today so expecting there to be some vast improvements by tonight, more pics to come soon!
sleep envy said:
Have you considered approaching the Council wrt the land to the side of your house?
Already in the process and they have said that providing we get successful planning they will sell it to us.We are not interested in extending, we are looking to add a 2/3 car drive and extend the garden.
A bit like this (don't be too jealous of my mad photo editing skills)
How it looks now (front bit has a postbox and big tree so would only be buying in like with front of the house back)
Plans
sleep envy said:
Good work.
From experience, as I own a corner plot like yours, I've 'gated' as much as possible othewise you'll end up with people walking across your garden and dogs fouling the lawn seeing as it has been public space.
Good adviseFrom experience, as I own a corner plot like yours, I've 'gated' as much as possible othewise you'll end up with people walking across your garden and dogs fouling the lawn seeing as it has been public space.
The garden will all be 6 foot fence and the edge of the driveway facing the postbox will be picket fence or 4 foot fence from end of drive to brickwork of house
so let me get this right, the council will sell once you have planning ? surely all that does is improve the value of the land the council could then decide to sell to you or someone else. Typically councils in order to show best practice have to publically dispose of land or assets, in order to show they 'got the best possible price' to the tax payers. . .not trying to scaremonger, but that is the normal form. . . . . unless of course they have already tried and no one wanted to live next to the The Turd family whom you bought from !!!
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