Show us your real estate pawn (Vol 5)

[h0b0]

thegreenhell said:

h0b0 said:

Any chance you can start using the [thumb] tag instead of [pic] in future so we get thumbnails when quoting instead of multiple full size copies?

There was a reason I moved to using pic and not img. I can't remember what it was though.

[CountyAFC]

Absolutely fking awful. Never felt sorry for a house before...

[TheJimi]

Terzo123 said:

A nice desres in Glasgows West End.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147533471?u...

Compared to some of the prices on here, it's almost a bargain.

That's a flipping amazing place, I love those buildings and know the area well.

No off street parking is a deal breaker though.

[Escort3500]

CountyAFC said:

Absolutely fking awful. Never felt sorry for a house before...

A masterclass in how to ruin a lovely period property.

[CountyAFC]

Maybe I'm being naive but how is that possible in a listed house?

[CountyAFC]

Louis Balfour said:

Personally I would have not bought the slide and purchased quality skirting boards and architraves, instead of council house ones.

Nasty cheap radiators too.

[Caddyshack]

ianrb said:

TheJimi said:

I love that!

Less than enamoured with the location though.

The regulars will roll their eyes at this but - lots of scope for an indoor climbing wall!

Have to agree with that.

Think I'd want to see details of how that cantilever is engineered though!

Wouldn’t a cantilever have been thoroughly checked by the structural engineer and then whoever oversees the build and holds the risk of the warranty?

[Escort3500]

CountyAFC said:

Maybe I'm being naive but how is that possible in a listed house?

Grade ll* actually (“Grade II* buildings are particularly important buildings of more than special interest: only 5.8% of listed buildings are Grade II*” - Historic England.). So particularly rare.

[InformationSuperHighway]

AdamV12V said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146740940

Love the design of the house, cantilever, big garage, views over the golf course etc....

However the location on the main road AND on top of the railway line leave somewhat to be desired.

Edited by AdamV12V on Friday 3rd May 11:22

A low but not impossible chance of golf balls hitting you while you and your kids play in the back garden.. no thanks.

[57 Chevy]

InformationSuperHighway said:

AdamV12V said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146740940

Love the design of the house, cantilever, big garage, views over the golf course etc....

However the location on the main road AND on top of the railway line leave somewhat to be desired.

Edited by AdamV12V on Friday 3rd May 11:22

A low but not impossible chance of golf balls hitting you while you and your kids play in the back garden.. no thanks.

That was on Scotlands Home of the Year

[phil_cardiff]

John87 said:

phil_cardiff said:

I have a house on the coast. It is great but there are definitely downsides...

I love the idea of a house on the coast but I don't think it would be so great when blowing a gale in winter.

I then think it would be lovely in the summer until everyone else heads there as soon as there is the slightest hint of sun...

The winds can be a pain but you learn to wrap up. Crowds are generally OK here, the coastline is big enough to absorb them all.

The salt laden air and high humidity are perhaps the worst things in my opinion.

[rodericb]

Louis Balfour said:

AdamV12V said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146740940

Love the design of the house, cantilever, big garage, views over the golf course etc....

However the location on the main road AND on top of the railway line leave somewhat to be desired.

Edited by AdamV12V on Friday 3rd May 11:22

At the risk of being contrary -

Poor use of built footprint.

Little external aesthetic merit. Cantilever for the sake of cantilever.

Mish-mash finishes.

Despite not using the available footprint, they've gone into the loft. Where it will be hot and a great deal of what you see is unusable, due to reducing ceiling height.

The grass on the first floor will be difficult to keep green (supported by the photos) and will be an unused space.

The parapeted design of the garage will collect leaves.

Yeah, sadly another case of defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Tiny garage, the wedge of land between the house and the train line is wasted...

[rodericb]

TheJimi said:

Terzo123 said:

A nice desres in Glasgows West End.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147533471?u...

Compared to some of the prices on here, it's almost a bargain.

That's a flipping amazing place, I love those buildings and know the area well.

No off street parking is a deal breaker though.

It's a cool looking place.

You couldn't do something with the back yard with regards to parking?

[ianrb]

Caddyshack said:

ianrb said:

TheJimi said:

I love that!

Less than enamoured with the location though.

The regulars will roll their eyes at this but - lots of scope for an indoor climbing wall!

Have to agree with that.

Think I'd want to see details of how that cantilever is engineered though!

Wouldn’t a cantilever have been thoroughly checked by the structural engineer and then whoever oversees the build and holds the risk of the warranty?

It certainly should have been. But if I'm going to live in a house & sink a big pile of money into it I would want to do my own checks (in the form of having an appropriate professional look at it).

[abzmike]

Terzo123 said:

A nice desres in Glasgows West End.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147533471?u...

Compared to some of the prices on here, it's almost a bargain.

Lovely… in a nice little enclave as well.
I’d suspect it’ll go for well over offers over.

[b14]

rodericb said:

Louis Balfour said:

AdamV12V said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146740940

Love the design of the house, cantilever, big garage, views over the golf course etc....

However the location on the main road AND on top of the railway line leave somewhat to be desired.

Edited by AdamV12V on Friday 3rd May 11:22

At the risk of being contrary -

Poor use of built footprint.

Little external aesthetic merit. Cantilever for the sake of cantilever.

Mish-mash finishes.

Despite not using the available footprint, they've gone into the loft. Where it will be hot and a great deal of what you see is unusable, due to reducing ceiling height.

The grass on the first floor will be difficult to keep green (supported by the photos) and will be an unused space.

The parapeted design of the garage will collect leaves.

Yeah, sadly another case of defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Tiny garage, the wedge of land between the house and the train line is wasted...

Also, am I right looking at the floor plan that if you are in the living area, to get to the master bedroom you have to go up 2 flights of stairs to the top floor, then through a door and down another flight of stairs?

Why they decided to make it that the centre piece of the house was a seating area for the master bedroom is beyond me. That cantilever makes the actual living space of the house overshadowed, all because of the hubris of the owners who wanted a feature master bedroom that guess what, you only really use at night, when you are sleeping. Anyone who thinks they'd use that master sitting room bit anywhere near how long it would take the justify its position in the house is either a weird hermit or deluded.

[mattyn1]

Quite liking this today…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146628818

Although the EA description seems a bit poncy AI!

[Bonefish Blues]

Looking at the site might it be that they were restricted to the footprint of the previous building at street level?

[Sway]

mattyn1 said:

Quite liking this today…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146628818

Although the EA description seems a bit poncy AI!

Recognise that place, it's lovely. That road isn't busy either.

[Diderot]

Sway said:

mattyn1 said:

Quite liking this today…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146628818

Although the EA description seems a bit poncy AI!

Recognise that place, it's lovely. That road isn't busy either.

Yep, drove past there a few days back on the way to a mate’s house.