Marky's refurb thread. 1940 run down semi.
Discussion
Just read the thread, great read and the end result looked lovely with picturesque views!
How did the relationship with the neighbors go post building works? Them and the Parish council sound like a hell-like obstacle in itself! Our neighbors have been working on their house for months, lots of noise and they've apologised but I've said not to worry about it, the work has got to be done!
How did the relationship with the neighbors go post building works? Them and the Parish council sound like a hell-like obstacle in itself! Our neighbors have been working on their house for months, lots of noise and they've apologised but I've said not to worry about it, the work has got to be done!
Thanks for the comments lads. Much appreciated.
Brother D Thanks for reading. Like I say it got a bit too hard to keep it updated, but I don’t like loose ends, so thought I’d at least round it up.
Morningside Thank you. You can do it! It’s hard work but all the info is out there. Stressful at times though.
To be honest a lot of the heavy stuff was done by builders and trades.
My mate Craig was a huge help with the rest too. We were busy almost every weekend for a couple of years solid.
I roped my dad in early on and my brother is an alarm engineer so he got that job.
Yep, our dogs become a huge part of our lives. It’s awful when they leave us, but as long as they’re happy when they’re here, then we’ve served them well.
We actually said “no more dogs” after how upsetting it was when Bailey went, but an empty house isn’t a home when you’ve been used to dogs running around, so I think we lasted about 2 months before giving in.
Rusty . Well done on seeing it through. Do you have a thread running on here?
As you say, lots of stress, work and money but it’s worth it.
We were the same. Had zero chance of finding a house in that village within our budget unless we took that one on.
I agree too that the ideal house doesn’t exist within budget, well most people’s budget.
More importantly than that it’s something that’s in budget at the right time. Once you have a buyer for your existing house you’re stuck with whatever housing stock is available at that time. If you want to be in a certain village there may simply be nothing for sale. That’s why we rented this time, so we didn’t buy something that only offered some of our needs.
LOH Alright Craig. That looks lovely. It should be a great project.
Did you look at any GT3s then?
Don’t follow me Thanks. Luckily it’s all been done before so it’s not too hard to find (steal) inspiration.
Pagey We had a lucky escape with those neighbours. All sorts went on, honestly. They wangled their way in with the locals etc and managed to poison a few against us. The thing with people like though when it’s all an act, is that their guard drops soon enough. He was an ex fireman with bi-polar and she couldn’t stay off the Prosecco. He smacked her around a bit so the police told him to section himself or they’d lock him up (happened twice). He also accused one or two of the guys at the pub of having an affair with his wife. She told someone’s husband his wife had had an affair, etc etc. You get the idea. Stark raving bonkers. Trouble from the start.
Anyway they made their excuses and moved out. Something about their parents getting old so they wanted to be nearer apparently. Their parents mustn’t have been getting old two years earlier when they moved out to the village eh.
The next neighbour was great for a couple of years, until her boss from work left his wife for her and moved in. Noisy, obnoxious git, but that’s another story.
Paul Thanks very much Paul. Like I say a lot of work and effort with help from pro’s, family and friends.
Yes, we were supposed to complete on the new one this week but it’s not going to happen. That’s caused quite a lot of hassle as I had a damp guy booked for next Monday. Had a quote of £6k from one guy so the seller knocked it off the price. Guy booked for Monday wants £1000 and he’s old skool and proven. £6k guy was trying it on.
Trouble is I need access at the weekend to prep for the work, eg remove skirtings, rads and sockets.
I don’t want to cancel as it’ll be ages before he can fit us in. I also don’t want the seller to know I’m going with a cheaper guy, as I haggled £6k off.
Luckily we are exchanging contracts on Thursday so the seller has granted me access from then. We’ll complete next Thursday.
She moved away in November when the sale fell through on completion day, as she was all set to move down south so said “Sod it” and went anyway.
It sold for above asking in August. We were gutted to miss it. We got it this time for £10k under asking, then knocked another £6k off.
I’ll no doubt start a thread soon as it won’t be so hectic immediately.
Thanks everyone.
Brother D Thanks for reading. Like I say it got a bit too hard to keep it updated, but I don’t like loose ends, so thought I’d at least round it up.
Morningside Thank you. You can do it! It’s hard work but all the info is out there. Stressful at times though.
To be honest a lot of the heavy stuff was done by builders and trades.
My mate Craig was a huge help with the rest too. We were busy almost every weekend for a couple of years solid.
I roped my dad in early on and my brother is an alarm engineer so he got that job.
Yep, our dogs become a huge part of our lives. It’s awful when they leave us, but as long as they’re happy when they’re here, then we’ve served them well.
We actually said “no more dogs” after how upsetting it was when Bailey went, but an empty house isn’t a home when you’ve been used to dogs running around, so I think we lasted about 2 months before giving in.
Rusty . Well done on seeing it through.
Do you have a thread running on here? As you say, lots of stress, work and money but it’s worth it.
We were the same. Had zero chance of finding a house in that village within our budget unless we took that one on.
I agree too that the ideal house doesn’t exist within budget, well most people’s budget.
More importantly than that it’s something that’s in budget at the right time. Once you have a buyer for your existing house you’re stuck with whatever housing stock is available at that time. If you want to be in a certain village there may simply be nothing for sale. That’s why we rented this time, so we didn’t buy something that only offered some of our needs.
LOH Alright Craig. That looks lovely. It should be a great project.
Did you look at any GT3s then? Don’t follow me Thanks. Luckily it’s all been done before so it’s not too hard to find (steal) inspiration.
Pagey We had a lucky escape with those neighbours. All sorts went on, honestly. They wangled their way in with the locals etc and managed to poison a few against us. The thing with people like though when it’s all an act, is that their guard drops soon enough. He was an ex fireman with bi-polar and she couldn’t stay off the Prosecco. He smacked her around a bit so the police told him to section himself or they’d lock him up (happened twice). He also accused one or two of the guys at the pub of having an affair with his wife. She told someone’s husband his wife had had an affair, etc etc. You get the idea. Stark raving bonkers. Trouble from the start.
Anyway they made their excuses and moved out. Something about their parents getting old so they wanted to be nearer apparently. Their parents mustn’t have been getting old two years earlier when they moved out to the village eh.
The next neighbour was great for a couple of years, until her boss from work left his wife for her and moved in. Noisy, obnoxious git, but that’s another story.
Paul Thanks very much Paul. Like I say a lot of work and effort with help from pro’s, family and friends.
Yes, we were supposed to complete on the new one this week but it’s not going to happen. That’s caused quite a lot of hassle as I had a damp guy booked for next Monday. Had a quote of £6k from one guy so the seller knocked it off the price. Guy booked for Monday wants £1000 and he’s old skool and proven. £6k guy was trying it on.
Trouble is I need access at the weekend to prep for the work, eg remove skirtings, rads and sockets.
I don’t want to cancel as it’ll be ages before he can fit us in. I also don’t want the seller to know I’m going with a cheaper guy, as I haggled £6k off.
Luckily we are exchanging contracts on Thursday so the seller has granted me access from then. We’ll complete next Thursday.
She moved away in November when the sale fell through on completion day, as she was all set to move down south so said “Sod it” and went anyway.
It sold for above asking in August. We were gutted to miss it. We got it this time for £10k under asking, then knocked another £6k off.
I’ll no doubt start a thread soon as it won’t be so hectic immediately.
Thanks everyone.
Edited by marky911 on Friday 12th February 09:27
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