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[quote][i]Originally posted by Jules S[/i] I've been meaning to do this for a while now :) But its cut and pasted from elsewhere, so Im not sure some of the smilies will translate.....i'll endeavour to re-link the pics if they dont work....and yes, i know the pic of the house is sideways, but its higher than it is wide, so thats how I took the pic ;) It's a nice circa 400 year old cottage. It was put on the market and we buried our heads in the sand and forgot about it 14 moths ago :( Months passed....plenty of viewings and a couple of offers. These were rejected, somewhat out of our control (don't ask). Finally we had an offer we could accept, months of solictors work and the other party decided to start making stupid demands (at the time I had no idea why)......so we withdrew....*argggggggh* Another purchaser came on the scene, he seemed ideal.....young chap, VERY interested....viewed the place at least 4 times, then came in with a STUPID offer :angry: which was rejected out of hand. Funnily enough though, he made the strange decision to e-mail the estate agents with a near begging letter explaining his low offer. This letter spurred me into action as it highlighted some major issue with the cottage...issues that the EA had never mentioned to us. Before anybody jumps in to say 'ffs you should have sorted it earlier' neither of us had any intention to EVER set foot in that cottage again. It wasn't easy to go back...i'm sure peeps here who remember the story will testify to what happened and will understand that. :( Anyhow, now the blog pics...im going to use these with the EA to help future marketing thumbsup DAY1 Ive gotta say, I didn't look forward to going back. About 14 months after we left :( Got the keys off the EA without telling the missus after getting the gen on the negative feedback. [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/22022007049.jpg[/img] Looked soooooo shabby, and brought back some bad memories :( [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/03022007042.jpg[/img] Lounge looked very damp and dirty...carpets look, well shitty... [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/03022007045.jpg[/img] In building surveyors terms...this is called 'efflorescence' [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/03022007041.jpg[/img] In laymans terms this is called 'a puddle in the middle of the kitchen' Which leads to......EA's calling this VVVV [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/03022007043.jpg[/img] 'rising damp' [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/03022007044.jpg[/img] even worse :( :( :( Anyway, that was enough for me......time to get the head out of the sand and do something about it. Me and my father stripped the vinyl and most of the units, then took off the skirting boards. When doing this we found out that the washing machine had been leaking for the last 14 months, hence the dampness :beat: I arranged (via the missus) to get the gas and electricity back on, got hold of a eleccy heater and bought our little R2D2 dehumidifier.... [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/19022007047.jpg[/img] two weeks later..... [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/01032007054.jpg[/img] Today 6 weeks later....its near bone dry. Some areas of contaminated plaster left but thay can be hacked off and re-done. [img]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/jules_s/house%20pics/14032007064.jpg[/img] Mucho respect to my old man for helping out and the moral support he's given Imnotworthy I've now painted the place from top to bottom.....it was a really horrible white colour that made it look bloody cold (not good in an old cottage) it's now a nice cliched magnolia, but that suits it perfectly. It looks warm and clean now :D Jobs to do? Some touching up of the internal paintwork. Boiler and plumbing is being serviced tomorrow. Carpets are going to be cleaned/replaced as necessary. The exterior is going to be decorated throughout. Oh And the small matter of fitting a new kitchen :rolleyes: I'm looking forward to it though thumbsup [/quote]
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