Fee
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Registered: 16th Nov 05
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Rooms were nice but the layout wasnt great
Garden wasn't that big either
Not somewhere I could see myself long-term and it would need to be long-term with all the work that is needed
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Fair enough. I presume buying it aswell as living in your current place to do it up & sell is out the question as that will be way out of budget?
Garage is really taking shape now.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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aye, cant afford 500k ontop of this place 
Its not the living in it that would be the problem. Id just didnt 'feel right' when we were in it. Some rooms were perfect but others just didnt fit the bill.
The general layout was a bit bizzare in my opinion.
Huge hall way with lounge on the 1st left, dining room 2nd left then down a small flight of stairs in to the kitchen.... from the kitchen it was into the utility room, toilet and pantry (all of which had badly settled).
Up stairs - bedroom and bathroom (mezzanine floor)
Up more stairs to 3 bedrooms - 2 HUGE, 1 normal by todays standards.
Up a steep flight of stairs and 2 further bedrooms and a large dressing room off one.
There is lots of potential for the house, and potential for profit but we didnt see it as a house we'd live in for a while.
The garden was a bit dissapointing but it did have an ace garage - about 5m wide by 9m long i think
It had issues too - dry rot, wood worn, settlement in extension, roof sagging by extension, concrete shed that would need blitzed.
We met some friends when viewing and more are going today - so it wont be around for long i think. Its cheap!
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Does sound big! A bit too big for 2 people
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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yes - but if it was 'right' we'd have tried to buy it with a few to having it as a family home 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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waterproof render/layer on
interior lights up (will add spots/downlighters later I think )
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jungle
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Registered: 22nd Nov 07
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shoulda put the lights on the sloped part of the ceiling that way when the ramp goes in you wont have ant broken bulbs lol and also if your painting the block inside do it with masonary paint don't want no flakey paint 
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
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Originally posted by AK
family home
she's not is she 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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jungle - I'm thinking the tubes lights will be moved or even replaced with halogen downlighters
masonary paint will be used, after brickwork is sealed first. Was going to board the walls too but prob wont as it'll look ok with white painted bricks.
Russ - no
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AK
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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Glory hole as well 
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Simon
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Registered: 24th Apr 03
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Needs something on the gable, some scrap car sculpture sundial
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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a burgler alarm box perhaps
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Simon
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Registered: 24th Apr 03
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that'll do have a topping out ceremony, nail a haggis to it
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Tom
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quote:
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Glory hole as well
Looks really good AK, are you still thinking of getting a TV and stuff in there 
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JohnnyR
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Registered: 21st Sep 06
Location: Sheffield
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White paint will look great, did ours last year. Pics here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/mejohnrobertson/sets/72157623834448601/
I bought a 10 litre tub of the cheapest paint in Homebase for about 7 quid and stuck down a base coat with that as it is difficult to cover the bricks to start with, then bought a tub of white masonry for the next coat or two.
The floor paint was about 40 quid for 5 litres, used just over half a tin (two coats I think?), rest will see me another coat at least when it needs doing again.
Looks great already though!
[Edited on 10-03-2011 by JohnnyR]
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jungle
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Registered: 22nd Nov 07
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quote:
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jungle - I'm thinking the tubes lights will be moved or even replaced with halogen downlighters
masonary paint will be used, after brickwork is sealed first. Was going to board the walls too but prob wont as it'll look ok with white painted bricks.
Russ - no
are you sealing up the floor aswell?
if so after walls are painted you should ping a line say a brick up from the floor and coat it in the same stuff you do the floor in, i allways do that when folk want garages painted it looks more thaught about if you know what i mean? will stop oil/anti freeze ect soaking into the floor and looking skabby
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ash_corsa
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Registered: 15th Apr 04
Location: Shrewsbury
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Coming on nicely!
Id advise against halogen downlighters in a garage, not a nice light for working on cars in and will be a ball ache changing lamps all the time, fluo tubes last ages!
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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using the garage for the 1st time tonight 
Its still not finished - wont be 100% FINISHED for ages
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kennySRi
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Registered: 12th Nov 10
Location: Lancashire
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Garage is looking huge now and is a pefect size to make it look amazing. If you are after a floor i have been searching for months and finally found a very decent quality pvc one at a very decent price, u2u me if and when you are wanting one in
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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thats all the plasterboard on the roof taped and ready for filling now.
Had to go rake for steps that were big enough to reach the bloody roof! (and i'm not a midget!! 6'2")
Floor is nearly dry now - got a dehumidifier on 24/7 just now, and will prob keep it in there once the cars are in
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AK
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Would wifi reach to the house?
Could get a couple of wireless cameras to keep your eye on it.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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what.... and sit and watch cameras all day to see if anyone is breaking in?
It would be cheaper to use a window
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Cheaper, but not as cool.
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