16vKarlos
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Hey everyone,
Been here for about two years now and not really had much opportunity to do any proper work on my cars, so the W.I.P. Threads have not been very good.
My Corsa was swapped for our Passat while my partner was pregnant. That’s not the only projects i Have had on the go though.
Brief Beginning
My partner moved in here with her Ex about 5 1/2 Years ago and the house was a Shed...
Forced to move in here due to the housing list, the house was as Listed.
No Floors
Condemned Kitchen
No Bath
Damp Throughout
Rot Everywhere
All Floors down and up Were Uneven
Big hole in Wall From Kitchen - Living Room
Leaking windows
Non-Working Stairlift
Handrail up the stairs was very wobbly
THE LIST GOES ON
My partner sorted most of the problems out herself when she moved in
But some things could not be done as the monthly budget didn‘t stretch that far.
Not only that, it’s a Council house. So she wasn’t going to rip walls down and go mental.
We decided that moving in together would be a better idea as we could pay bills easier at her place + also she has THE RIGHT TO BUY.
When I was moving in I noticed Damp walls in our bedroom as I was moving furniture ( furniture with lots of stuff on top ) I spoke with her that Night + it turns out that she had been calling the housing company NON-STOP about the stuff that needed doing and they were not going to do the work.
I asked If she wanted me to deal with it all and from then on.. THE WAR BEGAN
Took lots of Pictures
Called The Company
Told Them What WAS going to get done
Gave them a Deadline
And Waited…
Pictures
The Living room:
The wall leading from the Kitchen to the Living room was butchered by a previous tenant. when the house was built there was only one entrance to the living room, through the door. lol
As It was before we started.
Down Stairs Toilet
Kitchen Before
Prior to work getting done this room was our room it's now our daughters room
As the house was Adapted for Disabilities before my partnet moved in, there was a sliding door to the Bathroom.
Not Ideal
Upstairs Bathroom
Nice Rotting Heater and Earth Cables Next to Shower -- SAFE.. I think NOT
Sinking Floor
Sons Old Room - Now Our Room
Most of the work had been done now and I shall post more pictures tomorrow. but its been a long night writing and getting poctures from Photobucket.
I've been sitting here for a long time now...
Karlos
[Edited on 14-11-2009 by 16vKarlos]
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Cavey
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fucking hell, lot of stuff to get done in there! Good luck with all that. Thankfully i've never had to deal with council houses, and thank god I don't if they let them get into that kind of state
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16vKarlos
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The person that lived in the house before my partner,
was disabled and couldn't do anything..
so her son butchered the wall so that she could
wheel herself to the kitchen from the living room were she slept.
Karlos
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Cavey
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Surely the council should of repaired it between tenants tho?
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16vKarlos
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Yepp.. they should have.. that why i got on the phone to them and gave them a mouthful.
i told them that i wanted the work done befoe my daughter was born otherwise i would be taking it further.
they came the following week for an inspection + i will post up pics of the outcome tomorrow.. too late now lol
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16vKarlos
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Update. 25/10/09
Get yourself a Brew and biscuits.
I shall let the pictures do most of the talking, but write were needed.
Firstly, Daughters Bedroom
Sanded Window Ledge + Skirting
Entrance to bathroom Blocked + Plastered
Re-plastered wall
Awaiting Flooring
Now painted Candy Love/PINK Daughters Choice
Skirting + Ledge Painted Gloss White (I Think)
The Re-Plastered Wall
Also this room has become the easy storage place as there is so much space.
The TV, Mirror, Pictures and other amounts of junk in the next couple of pictures have been dumped here from various places throughout the house and garden.
Son’s Room:
Filled Holes
Sanded Skirting, Window Ledge & Holes
Painted Green
Two Mattresses on the floor…
He and his little sister both thought it was a great idea to jump and Swing on the Bunk bed. - Unfortunately not, As she jumped off and he was on top. He went straight through the Top Bunk - Scared Himself to say the least
Our Bedroom:
Wasn’t much to do in here really, although it took 7 coats of the Magnolia to cover the Blue walls.
Holes Filled
Sanded Skirting, Window Ledge & Holes
Painted Magnolia
Ledge + Skirts Painted Gloss White
General Tidy
The Bathroom:
Chair For Disability shower - Taken out
Flooring ripped up
Entrance to Daughter’s Bedroom Blocked + Plastered
Re-located + Replaced the Radiator
New Pipe Work & Water Tank In Cupboard Behind Shower
New Bath fitted
New Flooring
New Matching Tiles Were needed
Major Cleaning after work done
Results:
Floor:
Shower:
This is were the Radiator was:
Suite:
Pipe Work:
Lastly The Living room.
I wasn’t Going to Re-Plaster everywhere in this room as the only thing that needed it really badly was the walkway through to the kitchen, plus its not out house.
Filled Picture Holes
Cut Away the rest of the broken wall
Put up Stud Wall
Plaster Board was then applied
Plastered
New Coving
New Skirting Board
Sanded Walls, Skirting + Ledge
Painted Magnolia
Painted Wood Gloss White
Awaiting More Paint For Coving
I think that brings us up to date, roughly.
Still a load of things to do though
Sanding Stairwell
Flooring On Stairs
Paint Halls
New Flooring throughout
New Furniture - Lots Of It!
Daughter Gets Our Big Bed
We Get King/Queen Bed
Son Get Daughters Bed, As his room isn’t that big
Daughter Needs Flooring -  As funny as that sound
I also Called out the Housing company to complain some more. -- As I’m Very Persistent
We are now getting a new front door  - my response… BONUS!!
That’s All for now.
Enjoy
Karlos
[Edited on 25-10-2009 by 16vKarlos]
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Ben G
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crap football team.
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16vKarlos
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That's my old duvet cover.. i used to used that back in the day.
Karlos
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Rich H
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Christ! That was in a bit of a state to say the least. Can't believe they let your partner move in without bothering to renovate between tennants!
Looks much better now though - the plan to get it as fixed as possible with the council / housing association to pay as much as possible, then look at buying it off them?
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16vKarlos
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exactly my thought Rich..
I have probably spent about £200 on everything since i moved in. they have done most of the work.
Karlos
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Chris x
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Where is this Karlos? Hastings?
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16vKarlos
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Corsa B
Where is this Karlos? Hastings?
St. Leonards Matey
Where about's are you?
Karlos
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Chris x
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Parents live in Collington but I live with my Grandparents in Pebsham.
Shithole really
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16vKarlos
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Corsa B
Parents live in Collington but I live with my Grandparents in Pebsham.
Shithole really
My Best mate lives in Collington, Cranston Avenue.
I Also lived in Pebsham for a couple of years.. But that was when it was a PROPER shithole,
Karlos
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16vKarlos
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Update 14.11.09
As you guys all know we have been waiting for a Swap to come up. But it does not seem that we are having any luck and we have been on there for about 2 Years a Couple and my partner was on there before on her own.
So the plan now is to just stay here until we can get this house mortgaged and then hope for R.A.F. Married Quarters, but im not going in yet as for Wages.
At the beginning of next year the List below will be getting done.
Living Room:
Carpeted
Flat TV + Gadgets possibly Wall Mounted
Feature Wall (Papered)
Corner Sofa
New Curtains
New Lighting
Kitchen:
Re-Paint
Tiled Flooring
New Washing Machine (Old One Died Yesterday)
Storage Cupboard knocked through
Generally modernize
Hallway, Stairs and Landing:
Re- carpeted
Our Room:
Re-Carpet
New Bed
New Mattress
New Storage Units
Small Flat TV (Sky Linked)
Daughter’s Room:
Storage Units
Toy Boxes
Small DVD TV For Movies
New Bed
Shoe Rack
Dark Blinds
Son’s Room:
New Bed
Storage Units
Dark Blinds
Small DVD TV For Movies
Toy Box
Shoe Rack
Mirror
Inquire about a Garage opposite the house.
Once We have a garage we will try and buy the house
Once we have a mortgage and are married we will get married Quarters If/When I Join The RAF and rent our house out to pay mortgage and small bills
Sounds like a good plan to me
Karlos
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