Sunday, 9 May 2010

11 Howard Street's first bit of TLC in 20 years


Our first week in the house and this is what we accomplished.

I replaced the washer in a leaky bathroom tap and discovered the washer wasn't really the problem, it was a big old crack at the bottom. So new taps needed.



After much chiseling and planing, we managed to get the basement door to close and get a lock on it, so now people can't just wander into our basement (they'll just have to kick the door down).


The bathroom is the worst room in the house, so to improve it slightly until we get enough cash together to do it, we put a shelf and mirror up. 




Slightly scarier, we had to cover the holes in the shower lining with the thick plastic that our bed came in. 




We also hired a van (an automatic - rubbish on fuel economy but great for 6 point turns outside our house) and picked up the two tables we purchased last weekend. Firstly, a kitchen table,




And secondly, an extender table that had had a little accident and didn't have any legs, which a furniture shop was selling for 10 pounds! One for the future. 

 

We can't take credit for this last piece of work, removing the kitchen walls of 20 years of unventilated kitchen fumes, a nice lady called Cath came and did it for us. She did a great job. 





Wednesday, 24 March 2010

Inside our house - a trip back to the 1970s

The estate agent couldn't get in touch with the tenant so after some days took matters into her own hands and opened the house up for us so we could measure up. Fortunately there was nothing bad lurking for us.

Enjoy the pics of our new house and we welcome offers for any retro items you spot!



















The hall































The front bedrooms - one bedroom shown as they are both the same










Lounge








Back bedroom/Bedroom 3












Kitchen









Shower, toilet and laundry (all separate)




































Garden









Basement - check out that toilet!
















and finally some scary stairs out the back...