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gavin18787
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   16th Sep 12 at 19:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Finally got the keys to my first house :-) :-)

Wasnt keen on the decor so stripped everything out and am going to decorate before i leave home.

House was built in 2000 and is on a nice quite culdesac. met the neighbours and they are all nice. one has an elise and likes cars :-):-)

2 good size rooms that will fit double beds and a nice sized lounge with a drive for two cars.

Excuse the rubbish pics they make the house look really dark and small :-\














plus its 5 mins from work woooo


cant wait to start painting. this prepping is hard work :-\ lol

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Looks great
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looks like a nice first place gavin

decorating never stops by the way we've been here 2 years 3 months now and we've re-decorated the house twice.

looks like the same style houses that are around my way. possibly same builder.
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Nice one, looks like a good buy

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looks nice.
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First coat of paint on the ceilings. what a shit job i thought prepping was bad.
Ps homebase vinyl mat emulsion is cheap for a reason. should have listened to the wickes advert :-P

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dont buy shitty paint..

you can but it will take 4 more coats than normal and painting rooms soon wears thin!
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
dont buy shitty paint..

you can but it will take 4 more coats than normal and painting rooms soon wears thin!



i realise this now haha. will slop this 5 litres on then go wickes

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Wickes trade paint never let me down
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Some updates.
House is taking shape now as ive started putting on the first coats of the final colours on the walls and all the wood work is finished gloss white.

Got some stuff in this weekend too as it was 15% off over the weekend in home base. 15% off £900 is

Got a bargin fridge freezer too after breaking some balls in currys

Brave colour of dulux bannana split in lounge



Simple magnolia in hall



Blue bathroom




kitchen finished now im some green i found at the property



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It was 20% off at B&Q this weekend

It's looking good. Like the fact that you are brave enough to try different colours. I just have Ivory Lace everywhere

When are you moving in?

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quote:
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It was 20% off at B&Q this weekend

It's looking good. Like the fact that you are brave enough to try different colours. I just have Ivory Lace everywhere

When are you moving in?



bugger ah well got some good furniture, paint and shower door etc.


Going to aim for a week or so. finish paint this week and get carpet fitted then can do the rest once i am living there.

Dont know what colour carpet to go for on the stairs :-\

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good progress gavin. nice to see you aren't afraid of bold colours.

when we first moved in we just painted everything in earthy colours. now 2 years on we have duck egg, purple and lime green all over the house
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My missus keeps on about duck egg in our
Bedroom already. I tell her she can have what she wants

Just get a sandy/biscuity colour for the hall. Nothing too light because people walk in with shows on etc.


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Yer dont want light as it shows marks but dark will close it in. although its only the stairs as the hall is wood laminat.

Cheers ben :-)

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Bathroom finished just need to touch up the skirting and remove wrappers off stuff and put back shower hose :-)




lounge finished barring light






just bedrooms to go and carpet before i can start getting the fixings in


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Started the carpet fitting today. one room done





started on the second room then have the stairs :/



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I fit my own carpets too. Just takes aggggges for me to do it.

Haven't done hall stairs and landing before though. Good work!

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I love the smell of new carpet!
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Carpet now finished. bought curtains today fooking expensive things
Still not moved in yet need to fix a leak that has appeared on the water feed to the boilers tank. some genius has previously fitted a plastic join onto the copper pipe/tank in the past so as soon as the temperature changes it weeps :-\

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