The ridiculous Edwardian...
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Feel for you, OP. Currently working my way through my own house and I am finding some epic bodges in mine, such as oversized rawlplugs stuffed into shelf fixings, bricks beneath the floorboards to prop up poorly chopped up chipboard flooring to get access to some pipes, and electric conduit tracks in the wall filled in with bog roll and polyfilla.
Actually, my personal favourite at our last house was the builders who, rather than pay for disposal, had cut up a load of asbestos and sealed it into the fireplaces behind plasterboard. And then poured cement down the chimneys.
The old lady who paid for their work was utterly ripped off by those scumbags.
The old lady who paid for their work was utterly ripped off by those scumbags.
Harry Flashman said:
Actually, my personal favourite at our last house was the builders who, rather than pay for disposal, had cut up a load of asbestos and sealed it into the fireplaces behind plasterboard. And then poured cement down the chimneys.
The old lady who paid for their work was utterly ripped off by those scumbags.
What a time bomb to find!The old lady who paid for their work was utterly ripped off by those scumbags.
These are some ridiculous bodge stories guys 
hope you got them resolved.
For better or worse I can't afford to rip out the ensuite yet so will replace the fan as is. I figure if we keep the air moving, there will be less of a problem than if I just leave it to stagnate.
In other news, I never did post a finished front door pic. Though taking a good look at it now it needs de knotting, filling and repainting again.
hope you got them resolved.For better or worse I can't afford to rip out the ensuite yet so will replace the fan as is. I figure if we keep the air moving, there will be less of a problem than if I just leave it to stagnate.
In other news, I never did post a finished front door pic. Though taking a good look at it now it needs de knotting, filling and repainting again.
BlackWidow13 said:
We have a similar front door. Imagine my surprise to find this hidden in it. Took me over 12 years to notice it, but once seen it can’t be unseen!
Oh my! 
When we designed the glass, we were really careful to make sure there was nothing that could be interpreted as something else.
Judas has just proudly declared 'At least if we sell the house, we can say it has no hidden cocks or swastikas!'
Ace-T said:
These are some ridiculous bodge stories guys hope you got them resolved.
For better or worse I can't afford to rip out the ensuite yet so will replace the fan as is. I figure if we keep the air moving, there will be less of a problem than if I just leave it to stagnate.
In other news, I never did post a finished front door pic. Though taking a good look at it now it needs de knotting, filling and repainting again.
The door looks great. Could you fit more period correct ironwork? The gold coloured lock or whatever it is looks a little incongruous. Beautiful job done other than that small detail though. hope you got them resolved.For better or worse I can't afford to rip out the ensuite yet so will replace the fan as is. I figure if we keep the air moving, there will be less of a problem than if I just leave it to stagnate.
In other news, I never did post a finished front door pic. Though taking a good look at it now it needs de knotting, filling and repainting again.
Jimboka said:
Good work
That house is the image of the one I grew up in! Mum lived there from 1960-2005
I wish I had it, great project
Do you mean your mum lived in our house or just one very similar? That house is the image of the one I grew up in! Mum lived there from 1960-2005
I wish I had it, great project
Our house is unusual in its shape and design, so I would be really interested in seeing others like it.
According to a chap who came to look at the drains (he had been doing that job for 40+ years) these houses often had the drain covers embossed with the builders name. So according to him, here is who built the house.
This is a map image from 1901 where you can see a big field where our house will be plonked in the middle.
This is 1914 where the builders bought the narrowest bit of land to plonk said house.
1949 where it has filled in.
Because of the shape of the land, we got a long thin and tall house unlike any others in the area.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
The door looks great. Could you fit more period correct ironwork? The gold coloured lock or whatever it is looks a little incongruous. Beautiful job done other than that small detail though.
Thank you. Yeah, we are not sure about it either but it is a fairly solid and secure lock. We are looking at changing that at some point though as we want a big brass doorknob too.Edited by Ace-T on Friday 25th September 17:17
On to the next phase of the ridiculous house project now. We are well on the way to getting all the windows replaced in the house organised. Sashes for the front and side that can be seen from the road and sash looking casements for the other windows. As the brickwork is the posh stuff on the bit that can be seen and the rough commons on the bit that cannot, we feel we are being quite faithful to the house
Once we get the sashes in the front room we are going for maximalist insanity.
it has taken us a while but we are going with this wallpaper - all over!
https://divinesavages.com/collections/wallpaper/pr...
Yeah, I know, right...
This will be up to the picture rail, with F&B Hague Blue above, a white ceiling with new ceiling rose. We are keeping the carpet and fireplace too.
This is a pic from the estate agents listing. The wall colours are the same still. However we ripped out the office blinds and have different furniture. I will see if I can find a pic and post.
Anyhoo, the main point of the post is that I want radiators under the windows (currently on the back wall) but we have never bought a radiator before. I have worked out the BTUs using an online calculator so we know that, but can you split that over say two or three radiators?
Also the style. I want something in keeping with the style we are going for but I think something like this below may be too 'try hard'.
I thought this may be less is more...
Any thoughts or advice on radiator purchases are very much appreciated!
Once we get the sashes in the front room we are going for maximalist insanity.
it has taken us a while but we are going with this wallpaper - all over!https://divinesavages.com/collections/wallpaper/pr...
Yeah, I know, right...
This will be up to the picture rail, with F&B Hague Blue above, a white ceiling with new ceiling rose. We are keeping the carpet and fireplace too.
This is a pic from the estate agents listing. The wall colours are the same still. However we ripped out the office blinds and have different furniture. I will see if I can find a pic and post.
Anyhoo, the main point of the post is that I want radiators under the windows (currently on the back wall) but we have never bought a radiator before. I have worked out the BTUs using an online calculator so we know that, but can you split that over say two or three radiators?
Also the style. I want something in keeping with the style we are going for but I think something like this below may be too 'try hard'.
I thought this may be less is more...
Any thoughts or advice on radiator purchases are very much appreciated!
Just that cast rads need to be matched to your heating system. They can take a while to heat up and this are really best for when you run the heating all day. Often matched to a boiler running efficiently at a low temp - think underfloor heating type usage.
If you are like me and have a control system that heats rooms individuall, whm you use them, for a couple of hours at a time, get steel.
I use Revive column rads. They aren't quite the ornate style you want, but they are lovely in their raw metal finish.
If you are like me and have a control system that heats rooms individuall, whm you use them, for a couple of hours at a time, get steel.
I use Revive column rads. They aren't quite the ornate style you want, but they are lovely in their raw metal finish.
Good thread, I don’t know how I’ve missed it. Our very own ridiculous Edwardian has been a labour of love/hate since 2008 OP the pattern above your front door as it was, was the exact same as ours. I don’t think I’ve enough pics over the years to show the transformation, but it was a wreck when we bought it, new roof needed no heating etc. We’re looking to add a single story extension in the next 6-12 months, as with 4 bedrooms we only have one bathroom, so adding a down stair bathroom plus utility. What I’m wondering is, how to finish the extension externally and the rest of house-do you have any external pics OP? Ours is rendered, assume it’s original and our plan is to replace just before the extension is done. Looking at your front door it looks like your house is facing brink on the exterior? I guess it was dependant on what materials were available locally.
Ace-T said:
BlackWidow13 said:
We have a similar front door. Imagine my surprise to find this hidden in it. Took me over 12 years to notice it, but once seen it can’t be unseen!
Oh my! When we designed the glass, we were really careful to make sure there was nothing that could be interpreted as something else.
Judas has just proudly declared 'At least if we sell the house, we can say it has no hidden cocks or swastikas!'
"...which brings us to Frank's flag, which is just, unfortunate...."
"It's four F's. I didn't know it was gonna come out like that.."
"I'm pretty sure you did."
A311, these houses are a labour of (mostly) love aren't they. Ours is facing brick on two sides with commons (or less expensive and well finished brick) on the back and side hidden from the road. The only render is right at the top on a bit of Tudoresque detailing at the apex.
We are now getting prepared to get into the front room renovation. However we can't quite figure out the order to do stuff so any advice from experiences and lessons learnt would be very welcomed. The list of stuff is:
Replacing windows
Removing radiator, taking pipes through cellar and up under window
Installing new radiators
Sanding and treating floorboards
Painting ceiling
Painting woodwork (skirting, doors, picture rail)
Wallpapering
The window guy wants to do windows before the radiators, the wall needs to be decorated after radiator removal but before new radiators, the floor needs to be radiator pipe drilled before it's sanded and finished, the painting needs doing before the floor and the flooring guy has quoted November.
My brain has just leaked out my ears.
How hard a job is sanding floors?
Ours is facing brick on two sides with commons (or less expensive and well finished brick) on the back and side hidden from the road. The only render is right at the top on a bit of Tudoresque detailing at the apex.We are now getting prepared to get into the front room renovation. However we can't quite figure out the order to do stuff so any advice from experiences and lessons learnt would be very welcomed. The list of stuff is:
Replacing windows
Removing radiator, taking pipes through cellar and up under window
Installing new radiators
Sanding and treating floorboards
Painting ceiling
Painting woodwork (skirting, doors, picture rail)
Wallpapering
The window guy wants to do windows before the radiators, the wall needs to be decorated after radiator removal but before new radiators, the floor needs to be radiator pipe drilled before it's sanded and finished, the painting needs doing before the floor and the flooring guy has quoted November.
My brain has just leaked out my ears.
How hard a job is sanding floors?
Rob. said:
Ace-T said:
How hard a job is sanding floors?
I did 20m2 with a belt sander (as I'm cheap) which was a pretty gruelling full body workout! Probably a lot easier with a proper floor sander. Obviously extremely dusty and messy. I rented a power sander and an edging sander. Depends what sate they're in but like normal sand paper you can start off rough and then work up to a fine finish. As the other poster says it's messy. Definitely need a mask and goggles, shut the door and open the window.....
The industrial sander is heavy to you need to be careful not to let it dig in and take gouges out of the wood. I'd not bother with stain it's difficult to get a good even finish. I'd let age naturally or maybe a transparent treatment.
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