Re: The House Projects Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:33 pm
Actually, we have an Asgard bike store which is utterly bombproof, so they are great. I'm trying to keep the spend low as its really just going to be a place to store stuff I need infrequent access to as I have other spaces to work-in and store the lawnmower, generator etc.
Thanks for the info! We have a solid base down and looking at your pics, I think it will do the job. We have shelving units and plastic storage boxes etc for everything going in, so should be ok.Mito Man wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:48 pm I reckon if you put it on a solid base it will last as long as a timber shed. We had a weekend to do it iirc so just chucked down a few plywood sheets and built them over it. After a few years the ground moving underneath just made the door frame fall out - but at that point we were building a larger shed in its place so disassembled it and realised there’s no way it’s going back together again!
Also note that you can really screw a shelf to the wall or anything as the panels are hollow.
Well done! Reckon I've got about 20 years left before my mortgage is that smallmr_jon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:23 pm Take it as a humble brag if you will, but glad to say I fired off the last 28k to clear our mortgage today Took the plunge as we have enough savings to live off for a year if anything happens with work, and we decided that spending £90 a month on interest was pretty daft just to have a more gratifying bank balance. The temptation to blow it on some old Toyota would have become too hard to resist, at some point. No inheritance, just lots of saving and hard work to clear it, aged 41.
Plenty of projects lined up for our little old place, but a bit more saving first.
Time to start saving for the Toyotamr_jon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:23 pm Take it as a humble brag if you will, but glad to say I fired off the last 28k to clear our mortgage today Took the plunge as we have enough savings to live off for a year if anything happens with work, and we decided that spending £90 a month on interest was pretty daft just to have a more gratifying bank balance. The temptation to blow it on some old Toyota would have become too hard to resist, at some point. No inheritance, just lots of saving and hard work to clear it, aged 41.
Plenty of projects lined up for our little old place, but a bit more saving first.
Nicely done, I’d say that’s a pretty big life milestone for mostmr_jon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:23 pm Take it as a humble brag if you will, but glad to say I fired off the last 28k to clear our mortgage today Took the plunge as we have enough savings to live off for a year if anything happens with work, and we decided that spending £90 a month on interest was pretty daft just to have a more gratifying bank balance. The temptation to blow it on some old Toyota would have become too hard to resist, at some point. No inheritance, just lots of saving and hard work to clear it, aged 41.
Plenty of projects lined up for our little old place, but a bit more saving first.
Blimey! Good Darts. I'm starting my mortgage at 45 with £153k and paying it off with just my income so I may be a touch behind you.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:30 pmWell done! Reckon I've got about 20 years left before my mortgage is that smallmr_jon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:23 pm Take it as a humble brag if you will, but glad to say I fired off the last 28k to clear our mortgage today Took the plunge as we have enough savings to live off for a year if anything happens with work, and we decided that spending £90 a month on interest was pretty daft just to have a more gratifying bank balance. The temptation to blow it on some old Toyota would have become too hard to resist, at some point. No inheritance, just lots of saving and hard work to clear it, aged 41.
Plenty of projects lined up for our little old place, but a bit more saving first.
I'm excited about getting the mortgage below a number starting with 3 in the next year or so!Jimmy Choo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:53 amBlimey! Good Darts. I'm starting my mortgage at 45 with £153k and paying it off with just my income so I may be a touch behind you.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:30 pmWell done! Reckon I've got about 20 years left before my mortgage is that smallmr_jon wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:23 pm Take it as a humble brag if you will, but glad to say I fired off the last 28k to clear our mortgage today Took the plunge as we have enough savings to live off for a year if anything happens with work, and we decided that spending £90 a month on interest was pretty daft just to have a more gratifying bank balance. The temptation to blow it on some old Toyota would have become too hard to resist, at some point. No inheritance, just lots of saving and hard work to clear it, aged 41.
Plenty of projects lined up for our little old place, but a bit more saving first.
I'm glad I live in the 1920s!DeskJockey wrote: ↑Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:58 amI'm excited about getting the mortgage below a number starting with 3 in the next year or so!Jimmy Choo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:53 amBlimey! Good Darts. I'm starting my mortgage at 45 with £153k and paying it off with just my income so I may be a touch behind you.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:30 pm
Well done! Reckon I've got about 20 years left before my mortgage is that small
Well done Jonmr_jon wrote: ↑Sat Oct 10, 2020 9:54 am Thanks all! The house is pretty big with 5 bedrooms, so no plans to go for anything bigger. We will have to spend around 50-60k to get the house up to scratch, but there is no great hurry.
I don't have life cover and my daughter has an intellectual disability, so making sure my family have a forever home, no matter what happens to me, was key for me.