They're absolutely awful aren't they? I pity those living in them. So tiny!
My house is falling apart
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They're absolutely awful aren't they? I pity those living in them. So tiny!
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
I now have working sockets - yay 
Apparently it was a bit of a bodge job behind there. I've been reassured my house won't burn down now in the middle of the night (or any other time of the day, I suppose). Which is good to know
So, one down, several hundred other repairs to go
Apparently it was a bit of a bodge job behind there. I've been reassured my house won't burn down now in the middle of the night (or any other time of the day, I suppose). Which is good to know
So, one down, several hundred other repairs to go
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Chester Copperpot
Triple stones
Jobs we've done so far:
Front room floor treated for woodworm, new joists and some new floorboards. Floor sanded, stained and varnished.
Jobs to do:
Front door frame rotting
Need a new internal front door
Carpets to remove in hall, more sanding and varnishing etc
New double glazed windows to replace the rotting wooden ones
Sound proofing (the neighbours are doing this but we're going halves)
New kitchen windows - rotting again
Hall to be stripped, re-plastered and redecorated
New bathroom to be fitted and redecorated
New boiler too be fitted soon. The old ones on the way out
Radiator to be moved.
It's quite depressing when you write it all out!
Front room floor treated for woodworm, new joists and some new floorboards. Floor sanded, stained and varnished.
Jobs to do:
Front door frame rotting
Need a new internal front door
Carpets to remove in hall, more sanding and varnishing etc
New double glazed windows to replace the rotting wooden ones
Sound proofing (the neighbours are doing this but we're going halves)
New kitchen windows - rotting again
Hall to be stripped, re-plastered and redecorated
New bathroom to be fitted and redecorated
New boiler too be fitted soon. The old ones on the way out
Radiator to be moved.
It's quite depressing when you write it all out!
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
I know
However, I think it's really useful too. It can seem like an insurmountable mountain of stuff, but once you've written it down you can compartmentalise it and attack it in an orderly fashion. I plan on making a list of things, in vague order of priority, to tackle this summer. We really haven't got the money to do it all, well, barely any of it really, but there are certain things we can do to make a substantial start and pave the way for other things once we have the money.
Top priorities:
• Sell/get rid of the piano
• Make loft hatch bigger and put wood down to support all our crap
• Get new front door
• Get rid of exercise bike
After that we can start de-cluttering properly and uncovering walls and floors we didn't even know existed
Until we've done that there's really not much point in starting anything else.One big weirdness we've got is the flooring in the living room. It used to be 2 rooms, it's knocked together now. One half is floorboards, the other half is old quarry tile - the whole lot at the mo is covered in mangy carpet. The quarry tile side is slightly higher than the floorboard side. Ideally I'd like nice wooden flooring down (easier to keep clean what with the cat and his fur and puke), but I imagine it would be a bit tricky what with the split level and the tiles. Someone suggested putting down ply or something on the floorboard side to raise it to the same level as the tiled side, then laminate (it'll be good quality laminate - not the shit stuff) on top. Not sure of the logistics of something like that though. It'll doubtless be expensive. Something for a couple of years down the line I think.
I love old houses, but god if the people before you haven't kept on top of things they are a pain in the backside to maintain!
I won't even start on the kitchen
