Bedrooms.

Tools - small crow bar, flat head screw driver, floor scrapper, Stanley knife, dust mask and glove.

Karcher vacuum cleaner (designed for renos and very powerful), white spirit, steam mop and 80mm wood paintbrushes

As the rooms are big, I used the stanley knife to cut the carpets into strips. To make it easy to roll up and chuck out the window rather than carry down the stairs.

There are carpet grippers all round the walls that had to be carefully removed without damaging the wood. All full of tiny nails too grr

Bed back in!

2 more bedrooms to go! Then I will tackle the breakfast room and kitchen next weekend.

Total costs so far - 2 Saturdays, 1 Thursday and £180.

Ticha:
Stair lift. We also found an older stair lift mechanism behind the wall and under the stairs. Leaving that for the builders before I damage my walls

I swear this looks like my mother in law's house..down to carpets😀😀

shaybebaby:

I swear this looks like my mother in law's house..down to carpets😀😀

Ancestor’s mother still alive? 🤔

Ticha:
Stair lift. We also found an older stair lift mechanism behind the wall and under the stairs. Leaving that for the builders before I damage my walls

Are you keeping the stairlift....... It might come in handy, much sooner than later....... 😉😂😁

Ticha:
Self renovation begins. The house needs dragging into the 21st century.

It was last renovated in 1974! Every single room is carpeted including bathrooms and toilets 🤢🤢

We thoroughly vacuumed the house and I started with the upstairs toilet. Husbot stayed away as he's asthmatic. The underlay all crumbled to dust once moved.

This is some crazy shitt. Omo, people are trying o 🤢 🤮

Lexusgs430:


Are you keeping the stairlift....... It might come in handy, much sooner than later....... 😉😂😁

🤣🤣 sold it for £250 already! The extension will take care of my old aged wobbly self.

shaybebaby:

I swear this looks like my mother in law's house..down to carpets😀😀

🤣🤣 chai those are very old carpets!

Ticha:


🤣🤣 chai those are very old carpets!

It is truly giving 1970's chic😅

But for real, I am following gidigba! I love watching the transformation of doer uppers so thank you for sharing.

And well done. I was amazed at how the wooden floors came to life after the sanding and varnishing. But I have questions.

What is scope of the work that you will be doing?

How much of it are you DIYing?

Will you be knocking through some rooms? ( I'm looking at the upstairs toilet 👀👀)

Don't keep us hanging oooo. I'm already primed for Ticha's homes made perfect, episode 2..hopefully airing next Sunday.😃😃😃

shaybebaby:

It is truly giving 1970's chic😅

But I have questions.

I can’t stop marvelling at the floors 😍. I first used matt varnish (tested on toilet) and it looked a bit meh. The gloss varnish was like magic! 3 coats applied every 2 hours and 24 hours later, bone dry and beautiful! Everyone now has indoor cosy slippers cos I’m not ever carpeting those floors!


What is scope of the work that you will be doing?

Whole house – full re-wire. Our meter and fuse box is not only metal but is also dated 1923! The boiler is about 36 years old – still going!

1. All rooms back to brick, re-plastering and painting and decorating. Keeping all the character so will need to carefully remove coving and picture rails

2. Bathroom is huge so will be reduced and the space added to the smallest bedroom. The toilet will be removed too, and the space added to the smallest bedroom too. It’s currently about 7m (all the rest are 13 to 16m) and will be just under 12m when finished. So 2 walls will be moved. 1 is a load bearing wall so will need an RSJ

3. Dressing room will be converted to 2nd bathroom upstairs.

4. Loft to be fully boarded and insulated

5. Your lovely stairs carpet will go! 🤣

Downstairs

1. Sunroom will be demolished and rebuilt in the same shape and style. It’s hexagonal in shape with some serious issues – it’s coming away from the main house.

2. Kitchen and breakfast room will be merged into a large kitchen diner so wall coming down there too.

3. All walls back to brick - re-plastered, painted and decorated.

Again, there are lots and lots of character which we will retain. We have 3 ceiling roses downstairs and the whole hallway is panelled in dark wood. Will repaint a very light green or dusky pink.

4. Conservatory and outside toilet/laundry to be demolished and made into a glass hallway with a roof lantern which will be both a sit in (out) area and lead to;

5. Stables - which will be completely demolished and made into a full brick built extension. In here, we will have a large study with 2 full workstations (hubby and I both work from home majority of the time), a games room/ guest bedroom with an ensuite and a 2-bedroom annex for when my MIL moves in. In the meantime, we will Airbnb/ house swap the annexe till she comes. When the kids move out, we will essentially have 2 annexes as the study and games room will have a connecting door so one can become a lounge, kitchen diner and I can then retire 🤣🤣

We are thinking about a double storey extension across the back but 2 things holding us back – the main house will become too big and come in 7/8 years time, we maybe rattling in it once the kids are gone! However, I will be leaving this house feet first so have at least 30 – 40 years of living here if I live to my 80s! Secondly, it’ll mean we can only have one annexe.

We want to future proof the house so when we’re old and decrepit, we can move into the annexe as it’ll all be one level. Na my nursing home be that 🤣

How much of it are you DIYing?

As much as I can. Certainly, majority of the rip out and demolishing. We were quoted £800 for ripping out what we’ve done so far! We will also be re-using as much as we can so all the floorboards, doors (I will sand, stain and paint then rehang them) etc

Anything that does not need a specialist, I will attempt to do! I’ve enrolled for a plumbing course at our local college. Sept start!

Anything that makes it a liveable space for the next 7/8/9 months as the full external and internal reno will start March next year so we’re not renovating in the winter plus we need to build up more financial resources!


Don't keep us hanging oooo. I'm already primed for Ticha's homes made perfect, episode 2..hopefully airing next Sunday.

This is an 18-24 months project o. We’ll probably build the annexe first as we need planning permission for that. Then squeeze ourselves in there whilst renovating the main house. I promise to give updates as we go along!

Full meter shebang - re-wiring has been quoted at £11k. Abi make I go do electrician instead? 🤪🤪

Ticha:
Full meter shebang - re-wiring has been quoted at £11k. Abi make I go do electrician instead? 🤪🤪

Hehe... no be small work get u. Kudos

All this skill no suppose finish for one house. After building a capable team, you may as well leverage the knowledge into doer-uppers.

MayCar:



Thank you, they did give me the option of treating each person as a giftor but the requirements is too much. Just wondering if u could just change solicitors at this point

What requirements do they need from each person?

If you're looking at a really big sum, chances are you might run into thesame issue with another solicitor. Also, you might already have incured some bills with your current solicitor. Worth asking or looking around to see if you encounter people who got a reasonably different approach by switching solicitors.

jedisco:


What requirements do they need from each person?

If you're looking at a really big sum, chances are you might run into thesame issue with another solicitor. Also, you might already have incured some bills with your current solicitor. Worth asking or looking around to see if you encounter people who got a reasonably different approach by switching solicitors.

Thanks for the advise, on the long run, they realize without the money in question, the amount in the account is enough so they just let it go, thankfully

MayCar:


Thanks for the advise, on the long run, they realize without the money in question, the amount in the account is enough so they just let it go, thankfully

Kudos! Remember to come and testify once completed

Lexusgs430:


You don't need this policy...... You would get more value from an income protection insurance or life insurance policy..........

Chief, sorry to bring up an old post but what do you think about critical illness cover as part of the life insurance (intended primarily to cover a mortgage)?

We're definitely getting LI, but broker has suggested everything including income protection, CIC, life insurance (decreasing) so I'm trying to figure out what's essential.

We're also almost certainly getting CIC as well but trying to figure out if it should be separate from the life insurance or additional.

We're both well (me less so haha) under 30 and in the public sector for now so I think overall chances of needing income protection is very low but I don't want to be penny-wise, pound foolish.

Any insights welcome, please.