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Author Got the keys to our reposession finally!!! ****garden finished pg 7**** 16/07/10
Laura
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30th Jan 09 at 14:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Got they keys to our first house yesterday....

Old coalminer houses, built in 1925. 2 bed semi.

http://www.bairdonline.co.uk/Images/pdf/8BowhousePlace-Methilhill-15-08-08.pdf

Needs a lot of work, new bathroom, kitchen, wiring, completely gutted tbh, hopefully be in in 3 or 4 months.

Was originally advertised at offers over £61,500 back in August, then dropped to offers over £57,000, then dropped to offers over £53,000 and we purchased for £55,000

Got some photos today, it looks really tinky and worse for wear at the moment, but hopefully the progress will be steady and we shall make a cheeky little profit by the time we've stayed for 5 years


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Colin
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Looks decent size rooms, got a drive & space for a garage.

Reminds me of when I got my flat (repo) almost 4yrs ago. You have alot of work ahead of you (If doing most yourself!?) be prepared for no social life this summer.
DannyB
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This has great potential, should be nice when finished
dannymccann
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How much are you budgeting to get it completed to the standard where you can live in it for 5 troublefree years?

Looks like a good place though

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VegasPhil
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Looks superb. I bet those walls are damp and cold though!

Get that heating cranked up for a few days

I love looking at repos.


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That is awesome, Where can you find a house like that for £55k
Laura
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It's gonna be a lot of fun! We are in no rush, still living with my parents.

George (fiance) is a painter and decorator, but can pretty much do anything else he applies himself to.

He is fitting a new back door as we speak

New front door will get done tomorrow.

Most of our family are tradesmen which is a bonus, getting the electrics and updated fuse box tomorrow for a mere price of £40

It's new central heating, and the double glazing and windows etc are all fairly new too.

Its fucking freezing at the minute with no electrics or heating

Away to make a flask now

The garden and kitchen will be biggest overhaul!!

2 surveys came back good, with only the electrics being the real major problem.

Beat's doing up a corsa

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Colin
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Thats good the windows & hetings quite new...that will save loads!!

Good youve got all the experienced folk around too, I had no one, just had to get on with it me & my old man!!
M2RTY
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is in 100 times better state then mine when I bought it

i planned a year to do it ALL

now its 2 years to do the insides only

budget was 20k

spent 15ish so far and have only 2 beds to buy that are expensive, and some carpets, rest of paint/coving/plaster etc

good luck to you both - keep the updates comming
X 60RSA
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Have you looked into the damp?

Looks like you might have a problem with a leaking roof?
Laura
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Yeah, Jungles (george) uncle is a roofer, he's coming down on Sunday to sort it out.


jungle
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hi hi just back from fitting the rear door to the house

damp is caused by the flashing's of the roof breaking up (concrete you see) but will be changed to lead flashing on sunday when my uncle neil(roofer/slater) has a chance to get down front door will be changed first thing in the morning

shall be good fun and loads of progress in the next few weeks
WATSON
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Congrats to both on the house

Looks like a nice wee house to start with, i see its just up the road from me too
jungle
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nice isnt a word i'd use

more like crap where do you stay lee?
WATSON
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Very true but will take time

Just 2mins down the road, Im in kirkland walk.
deano87
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Very jealous. Lovely amount of space for parking - that is want I want the most.

But £55k?! That is bloody amazing.

You couldn't actually get a property at all for that much down here.
John
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You could if you went to that sort of area and that sort of house.
jungle
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do you know the area at all?? or are you just assuming........?
deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by John
You could if you went to that sort of area and that sort of house.

No you couldn't, seriously. Nothing is less than at least £80k around here.
Marc
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All the wood looks new!
John
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quote:
Originally posted by jungle
do you know the area at all?? or are you just assuming........?



I wasn't saying it in a bad way, it's just the way people assume that Scotland is full of bargain houses, when I know it's not.
jungle
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
All the wood looks new!
well its not paint and grain on the bloody lot of it 95% of its ripped out anayway's am just awaiting scottish power hooking our electric up so i can start on the new woodwork

should be some updated piks come thursday/friday this week

keep watching folks
jungle
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i fitted new upvc front and rear door's on friday afternoon

make's so much diffrence to keeping the wind out and some "heat" in the house









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WATSON
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by jungle
do you know the area at all?? or are you just assuming........?



I wasn't saying it in a bad way, it's just the way people assume that Scotland is full of bargain houses, when I know it's not.


Thats very wrong tbh as theres plent houses that goes for that sort of money around here
jrsteeve
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Looks pretty solid in the pics bar the missing roof tile between the window and chimney, is that where you're getting damp?

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