mattk
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WARNING: Worst pics in the world. Only had my SLR on me that doesnt have a lense as wide as a normal digital. the progress pics will be better.
Right. £46500 paid put 30% of that down so we own a decent chunck from the off
Main things to do, inside: Sort damp on all of downstairs, new kitchen, new bathroom, paint it all, new fuseboard, new boiler, remove cylinder cupboard
Outside: paint the window and door lintels, and paint the bricks below the litte shoulder at the bottom. new beading round the windows and give them a paint too
Sounds more than it is really, everything apart from the DPC we can do ourselves.
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Outside
DSC_0881 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Lounge/Diner. did have paper on the walls but it needed to come off
DSC_0872 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Kitchen, looks aload smaller in the pics than in real life, Its quite large
DSC_0873 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Stairs and Hall, obvously
DSC_0874 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Landing
DSC_0875 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Bed 3, its 6ftx6ft lol still a bedroom none the less
DSC_0876 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Bathroom. again, a bit small, it will all fit though
DSC_0877 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Bed 2 nice size this one, that cupboard is going. no use for it once the tanks are out
DSC_0878 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Built in wardrobes in Bed 1, these are going
DSC_0879 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Other shot of Bed 1, really large nice sized room
DSC_0880 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
And there we have it, hope to have it done by christmas if funds allow. I have 2 mortgages and a very young business. propper living on the edge 
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mattk
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had alot of progress over the weekend, more, better quality pictures will be up tomorrow of where we are at now (if anyone is arsed )
[Edited on 29-10-2012 by mattk]
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Ian
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Yes mate, watching this with interest.
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VegasPhil
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Awesome. Well done, will be easy enough to build on that. What is the rental potential?
More pics please.
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Kev_GSI
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same as Ian watching with interest
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BYRON
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quote:
Originally posted by Kev_GSI
same as Ian watching with interest
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drunkenfool
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Can't believe you can get a house up North for that price!
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Toby
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Was a repo needing work but does appear good value for money.
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mattk
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Yeah repo needs work. its in a very good area too. il get pics of its surroundings tomorrow
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mattk
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more dodgy pics, bear in mind they are a week old, there is more progress as I type. Il do another update at the weekend hopefuly.
main things done so far
Damp proofing, meter of plaster knocked off all the way around the kitchen and living rooms, drilled and injected, then DriCoat rendered, then skimmed over the top. Got no pics of it skimmed yet, it does look smashing though, had all the cimney breast done so its nice and square
DSC_0914 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
DSC_0915 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Bathroom is out, tiles knocked off, all the pipes out. we have the tiles and the suite ready to go in. as I said, we shall see what happens at the weekend
DSC_0916 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
DSC_0917 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Bedroom 2 has had the cylinder cupboard taken out. It obscured the window a bit and just looked tatty so out it came. our plasterer mate is going to patch it up next week
DSC_0918 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
DSC_0919 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Ripped the built in wardrobes out in the big bedroom as they were fucked anyway, the room has been skimmed around them so the grey bits of wall need a thin skim on them, and the ceiling needs doin, has a bit crack in it and that disgusting fan is going
DSC_0920 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
This is the front view
DSC_0922 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
and this is one of the best primary schools in the area
DSC_0923 by JTD-Matt, on Flickr
Gonna try and have a big weekend there this week, Ive not been all week. been trying to get my other house done. I think I may have bitten a bit much off lol
[Edited on 15-11-2012 by mattk]
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whitter45
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this in Sutton
My grand parents used to live on carnegie crescent - looks a good buy
[Edited on 16-11-2012 by whitter45]
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AndyKent
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Don't know if you'll post it, but how much do you expect the refurb to cost?
Goes a way to explaining how the house was cheap!
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VegasPhil
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Well done Matt, Looking good.
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mattk
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Gonna try and keep it under 50k. so 6 and a half grand. DPC was 900 quid bathroom suite was 350 tiles and adhisive was 150. looking at 1500 for a kitchen and 700 for a boiler. 200 for a back door and 500 for other odds and sods.
Had a decent day there today. bathroom is nearly all tiled now. should have that room done this week
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Ben G
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£46500  my house cost 4 times that and it's smaller
looks to be a nice area too. that front view is nice.
with regards to the cylinder cupboard, are you moving the tank elsewhere? if so, how easy is this to do?
our's is in the bathroom cupboard and i'd like to knock the cupboard out and put a shower in it's place, hen move the tank into my bedroom, but i'm wondering whether it's going to be expensive to relocate it.
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Russ
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your house is no way smaller than that
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Ben G
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we only have 2 bedrooms and our landing is literally 1mx1m with 3 doors coming off it
it's only because we have a garage on the side and a conservatory that it feels a bit bigger and looks wider than it is.
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Russ
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I live in a mansion compared to that
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mattk
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Its bigger than my other house. its quite large. area is ok. my mate who Ive bought it with lives in the street behind. Id live here if I had to like.
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