The House Projects Thread

[Gavster]

@Mito Man Totally that, I'm sure the cost of this work has gone up by at least 20% in the last ~5 years from what people in the neighbourhood have told me. Doing the work sooner, even though I don't need it, could have financial benefits.

It's an opportunity to live/work somewhere else for a while, if you don't have to be in London for work. Could you do that?

Hehe, totally, I've been countryside-curious for a while and it could be an amazing opportunity to try living outside of London for a while. In fact, I could see if that barn in Suffolk is available for rent again soon

Our place in Cornwall can always be made available outside of school holidays for a sensible money.

Ohhh, what part of Cornwall, can you send me more info? Co-incidentally, my family probably originates from Cornwall

[GG.]

OK so flickr seems a good alternative to imgur.

Here's the brickwork/render before:

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And after:

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Quite a transformation but it was a messy and expensive job.

[Beany]

OK so flickr seems a good alternative to imgur.

Here's the brickwork/render before:
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Quite a transformation but it was a messy and expensive job.

You want to use the share button on the lower right of the image and pull the 'img' part with the 'statiflickr' domain from the BBCode option, and remove the rest.

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[img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54925427018_5742c3b991_b.jpg[/img]

Also DANGER WILL ROBINSON you might want to look at stripping the location data from the EXIF info, it looks like (and I've not verified this) it's got the exact location on it, which probably isn't desirable; now sure how to do that on Flickr but I'm sure it'll be an option.

[GG.]

You want to use the share button on the lower right of the image and pull the 'img' part with the 'statiflickr' domain from the BBCode option, and remove the rest.

Cheers mate - will try and fix.

[Beany]

Nice one

That's one hell of an improvement, although I expect your neighbour is now grumpy because they look like a scrungly mess by comparison

[GG.]

Nice one

That's one hell of an improvement, although I expect your neighbour is now grumpy because they look like a scrungly mess by comparison

Yes she's a nice lady but made a comment to the effect of "you've made ours look shit now"

[John]

Ohhh, what part of Cornwall, can you send me more info? Co-incidentally, my family probably originates from Cornwall

I think it’s in Crantock, one of my favourite places. Handy for Newquay airport too for London flights.

[V8Granite]

Nice one

That's one hell of an improvement, although I expect your neighbour is now grumpy because they look like a scrungly mess by comparison

Yes she's a nice lady but made a comment to the effect of "you've made ours look shit now"

It meets all my criteria but the sun damaged Hoselock adaptor is a non negotiable. I'll need 30k off and a written agreement that Hoselock adaptors shall be supplied for the remainder of my ownership, I'll need it set up in a trust and all billable work to set this up is on you.

Dave!

[Gavster]

That looks fab, really transforms the external aesthetic of the property. What's the deal with the L-shaped garden, looks like your property acquired some of the neighbour's garden at some point?

[GG.]

Nice one

That's one hell of an improvement, although I expect your neighbour is now grumpy because they look like a scrungly mess by comparison

Yes she's a nice lady but made a comment to the effect of "you've made ours look shit now"

It meets all my criteria but the sun damaged Hoselock adaptor is a non negotiable. I'll need 30k off and a written agreement that Hoselock adaptors shall be supplied for the remainder of my ownership, I'll need it set up in a trust and all billable work to set this up is on you.

Dave!

Careful mate - 30k off is still better than the best offer we’ve had. Happy to go with that and a lifetimes supply of hozelock bits and bobs!!

[GG.]

That looks fab, really transforms the external aesthetic of the property. What's the deal with the L-shaped garden, looks like your property acquired some of the neighbour's garden at some point?

Ah yes - not sure whether I posted on here in the end but the bit of garden next to ours had been used by our property for probably a decade and a half on an informal basis with the old lady whose house is perpendicular to ours on the road over.

After some legal wrangling (the sons who inherited their mother’s property wanted it back), I negotiated to buy it off them for 10k.

[V8Granite]

Yes she's a nice lady but made a comment to the effect of "you've made ours look shit now"

It meets all my criteria but the sun damaged Hoselock adaptor is a non negotiable. I'll need 30k off and a written agreement that Hoselock adaptors shall be supplied for the remainder of my ownership, I'll need it set up in a trust and all billable work to set this up is on you.

Dave!

Careful mate - 30k off is still better than the best offer we’ve had. Happy to go with that and a lifetimes supply of hozelock bits and bobs!!

Don't call my bluff, I can't afford it even if I sold the kids to politicians as slaves

Dave!

[Gavster]

That looks fab, really transforms the external aesthetic of the property. What's the deal with the L-shaped garden, looks like your property acquired some of the neighbour's garden at some point?

Ah yes - not sure whether I posted on here in the end but the bit of garden next to ours had been used by our property for probably a decade and a half on an informal basis with the old lady whose house is perpendicular to ours on the road over.

After some legal wrangling (the sons who inherited their mother’s property wanted it back), I negotiated to buy it off them for 10k.

Ahhh yeah I remember that now. Looks like it makes a big difference to the useable space outside.

[GG.]

That looks fab, really transforms the external aesthetic of the property. What's the deal with the L-shaped garden, looks like your property acquired some of the neighbour's garden at some point?

Ah yes - not sure whether I posted on here in the end but the bit of garden next to ours had been used by our property for probably a decade and a half on an informal basis with the old lady whose house is perpendicular to ours on the road over.

After some legal wrangling (the sons who inherited their mother’s property wanted it back), I negotiated to buy it off them for 10k.

Ahhh yeah I remember that now. Looks like it makes a big difference to the useable space outside.

Yes it represents about half the garden.

ETA I took down the photos until we sell as seems possible to internet sleuth.

[Gavster]

All my excited building work plans are going on hold as a prudent step to wait until the legal stuff with the neighbours is completely finalised and wrapped up. Apparently a warrant of possession of land has been approved, we're just waiting for their last-minute applications opposing it to be dealt with, then we'll get a date for the bailiffs to take possession - most likely early next year at some point.

[GG.]

Great that it seems to finally be reaching a conclusion!

[Gavster]

Abso-fucking-lutely! In theory, it's all over aside from these last-minute wranglings, they simply don't have a leg to stand on anymore. They first announced they were taking me to court on September 11th, 2019, I deserve a damn good holiday when this is all done.

[V8Granite]

I know a great location, just above you, rustic interior.

Dave!

[DeskJockey]

I know a great location, just above you, rustic interior.

Dave!

Below!

[DeskJockey]

Just spent the better part of an hour measuring one of the alcoves that we're wanting to fit shelves into. A base and six shelves. Across the back three shelves will have the same width, all other measurements differ.

Top to bottom at the back there's a difference in width of about 2.5cm with a wider bit in the middle. At the front that's about 1.1cm, and the depth is the most consistent with about 0.5cm gap.

Joy of old houses and bodgers.