Lacan07
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Good Lord, that's actually worse than mine! Although my kitchen has bare brick walls, lead paint, soot and asbestos on the floor where I removed the tiles. All healthy stuff
Was that bucket the sink?
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Was that bucket the sink?
Zebra
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Yes, the bucket was the sink. I had one tap in the house, over the bath, and an electric shower. So the bucket got filled from the electric shower and emptied into the toilet.
The bath had a timber surround with a tarpaulin hanging from it, and was used for washing out plaster buckets as well as for washing me. I never got into it without flipflops on.
Both the bath and the kitchen moved around many times, as I worked on different rooms.
This was the bathroom.
The bath had a timber surround with a tarpaulin hanging from it, and was used for washing out plaster buckets as well as for washing me. I never got into it without flipflops on.
Both the bath and the kitchen moved around many times, as I worked on different rooms.
This was the bathroom.
Cubist
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I'm always amazed by what some of us will put up with and for how long while we bring these old places back to life. Good on ya Zebra, many I know would have had their Nikes on and be disappearing in a cloud of dust over the hills before even getting through the front door.
Lacan07
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Exactly this, I was about the say the same thing. Kudos to Zebra for roughing that out. I'm not looking forward to winter but I'm hoping I'll have a wood burner installed at the end of the summer at least.
LadyArowana
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If youāre lucky you can pass along the things which were being āsaved in case theyāre usefulā to another unsuspecting forum memberBetter try and tidy up the dumping ground kitchen then. Itās a very sorry sight. And probably a health hazard. Havenāt got the money or time to do a proper kitchen yet, but a decent tidy/get rid of the vast amount of things Iāve been saving for a future possible use would be good
But you'll need whatever-it-is as soon as you get rid of it...Better try and tidy up the dumping ground kitchen then. Itās a very sorry sight. And probably a health hazard. Havenāt got the money or time to do a proper kitchen yet, but a decent tidy/get rid of the vast amount of things Iāve been saving for a future possible use would be good
Stevers
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One of my many excuses for not getting on with the house was that I didn't want the garden to be a jungle after I'd finished the house. The result of that is that we had a greenhouse, pond, and somewhere to sit to spot the next job in the garden, long before we had a living room.
It's a miserable day up here on the Mendips, but you'll get the idea.
It's a miserable day up here on the Mendips, but you'll get the idea.
Iām loving this group therapy session! Our place was an ugly, neglected wreck when we bought it, although in a great location (pretty village, nice countryside, great pub 
) but itās really coming along now. Having dealt with the fundamentals - structural problems, limecrete floor, rewired and new plumbing - it feels like we are getting there. After four years we have a completed kitchen and bathroom. One bedroom usable, the other still a wreck. Acres of plastering to do and no internal doors, skirting boards, carpets etc etcā¦. When I feel dejected I look at āon the dayā photos from a year ago to remind myself of how much progress weāve made. That helps a lot. But reading everyone elseās comments on here is the best therapy. Weāre not alone - keep on keeping on folks!
) but itās really coming along now. Having dealt with the fundamentals - structural problems, limecrete floor, rewired and new plumbing - it feels like we are getting there. After four years we have a completed kitchen and bathroom. One bedroom usable, the other still a wreck. Acres of plastering to do and no internal doors, skirting boards, carpets etc etcā¦. When I feel dejected I look at āon the dayā photos from a year ago to remind myself of how much progress weāve made. That helps a lot. But reading everyone elseās comments on here is the best therapy. Weāre not alone - keep on keeping on folks!
I may have done that myself
Lists are defiantly marmite and you either love them or hate them.
If your not a list person then definitely don't put that pressure on yourself, I can understand how they may not be good for mental health (or marriages).
That said I'm a list person and I love my "House to do and random maths" spreadsheet, I am way more productive with a list as it enables me to do little bits as and when I get free time and schedule jobs around work, social commitments and material deliveries.
Cheers,
Richard B.