Our Finished House

Two years ago this week we were luck enough to purchase our first house,

it was a mortgage re possession and in need of serious work, we set about getting it sorted and are so very proud to say within two years it is finished..

I hope the pictures speak for themselves.

ps. sorry they are linked to face book it was easier than re hosting them all

The second time we looked around..

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...b&id=549393889

Doing the major works in 10 days flat 16 hour days (strip out, new heating bathroom water provision, most of the new kitchen etc etc)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...d&id=549393889

and last night 12.30 am finished.. although I think I missed a bit..

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...a&id=549393889

We are now sad that it is time for us to move on, but thats life... this has been a difficult, painfull and stressful learning experiance.. and the worst of it is .....I have loved most of it .. the end result is well worth the pain..

Kitten has been a star and put up with so much dust and mess and ****e...and learnt so much and been so helpful..i couldnt have asked for more..

So heres to the next one....

Wow - what a huge amount of work!!! It must've taken ages and ages. It's fantastic, you've transformed the place

Shame you're not moving to Shrewsbury, I need a hand with a few jobs...

Well done, looks like a lot of hard work... hope you`ll be really happy there

Originally Posted by Ed

Wow - what a huge amount of work!!! It must've taken ages and ages. It's fantastic, you've transformed the place

Shame you're not moving to Shrewsbury, I need a hand with a few jobs...

Well done on the re-vamp/re-development of the "old" house and good luck with the new one. I'm still waiting to transform mine so if your passing by Hertfordshire stop by for a few weeks

Originally Posted by Ed

Wow - what a huge amount of work!!! It must've taken ages and ages. It's fantastic, you've transformed the place

Shame you're not moving to Shrewsbury, I need a hand with a few jobs...

thank you the list went

Rip out..

Old heating
Old Kitchen
Old Bathroom
Old Internal Doors
Old Flooring
Old Windows
Old Front and back doors - replace
remove over door glass from all internal doors, board up
knock though the bathroom into the office and remove airing cupboard
build new stud wall + tape and Joint
Re jig electrics add lights and extractor fan
Install new combi boiler & heating / hot water system
Install new sanitary ware
Install new kitchen

new flooring thoughout excluding one room where the laminate was ok

install new UPVC window
install ramp to front of house
tile bathroom
new bathroom ceiling
fill and sand all walls
linign paper all walls
strip all woodwork back to the wood, fill and sand then paint
Fit new internal doors and ironmongery - paint
re decorate thoughout
remove drugs growing room in attic - insulate then board out
re fence back and front garden
Sort driveway

and there must have been something else I missed....

2 yrs and rougly 12k...

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by 454697819

thank you the list went

Rip out..

Old heating
Old Kitchen
Old Bathroom
Old Internal Doors
Old Flooring
Old Windows
Old Front and back doors - replace
remove over door glass from all internal doors, board up
knock though the bathroom into the office and remove airing cupboard
build new stud wall + tape and Joint
Re jig electrics add lights and extractor fan
Install new combi boiler & heating / hot water system
Install new sanitary ware
Install new kitchen

new flooring thoughout excluding one room where the laminate was ok

install new UPVC window
install ramp to front of house
tile bathroom
new bathroom ceiling
fill and sand all walls
linign paper all walls
strip all woodwork back to the wood, fill and sand then paint
Fit new internal doors and ironmongery - paint
re decorate thoughout
remove drugs growing room in attic - insulate then board out
re fence back and front garden
Sort driveway

and there must have been something else I missed....

2 yrs and rougly 12k...

Looks nice.

Sounds like our list, except a little shorter:

Rip kitchen out - done
Remove plaster off all internal walls - more or less done
Remove all internal walls upstairs - done
Rip out bathroom & tiles - part done
Rip out fireplace - done
Replace all windows and doors - due next week
New Kitchen - due mid August
Plaster whole house - due from end of next week
New internal walls upstairs
Fit staircase to loft
Full rewire - part done
Move gas meter outside - done
Remove floorboards upstairs to insulate - done
Chipboard flooring upstairs - due this weekend
Fit underfloor heating - part done, due to finish this week
New stone fire surround and wood burner stove
Fit gas boiler - done
Remove old water tanks - done
New flooring throughout
Decorate throughout
Tile bathroom and kitchen
Fit stone flooring downstairs

Once that is all done, I can then think about doing something with the area round the garage, so I can make another parking space and grow veg/keep chickens, etc.

We got the house in Mid May, and hope to be in towards early Sept all being well, with just a few small jobs to finish. Some stuff is being done by tradesmen, and the rest is being done by us, with a little help from family where extra hands are needed. It's hard work when we both work full time and I've been having to try to deal with preparations to let my old house out!

Originally Posted by 454697819

remove drugs growing room in attic - insulate then board out

See now your going to have upset a few members of the org.

can't see th epics at work but didn't you also build a shed (sorry if i haven't scan read properlly)??

Originally Posted by Tara

can't see th epics at work but didn't you also build a shed (sorry if i haven't scan read properlly)??

and falc dear are you reading this

[timwilky]

Trouble is, by the time you finish, it is time to start again.


I have lived in my house for 23 years, it is now on its second new kitchen

and

3rd reincarnation of the lounge


Word of warning, Don't let bodging brother help refloor the room above



Or you may have to learn to plaster upside down