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What do you leave in the house when you move out?
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bylromarha
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Hi all
Completion tomorrow...HURRAHHHH.
I'm still pregnant, not a new mum yet, even though she was due yesterday (still time though I guess!).
OH and I are "discussing" what it's okay to leave in the house...from reading these boards I am under the impression we take everything that is not named on F+F list that isn't tied down, whether we want it or not.
He wants to leave the paint (in case they want to touch up), a rug in the loft (helps with insulation), free standing shelves in the loft (all the ventilation for the bathroom is wound round it) and other things like that which he sees as useful items for the buyers, but I think they may view as junk we've left for them to get rid of.
What do you think? What did you do?
Thanks
Completion tomorrow...HURRAHHHH.
I'm still pregnant, not a new mum yet, even though she was due yesterday (still time though I guess!).
OH and I are "discussing" what it's okay to leave in the house...from reading these boards I am under the impression we take everything that is not named on F+F list that isn't tied down, whether we want it or not.
He wants to leave the paint (in case they want to touch up), a rug in the loft (helps with insulation), free standing shelves in the loft (all the ventilation for the bathroom is wound round it) and other things like that which he sees as useful items for the buyers, but I think they may view as junk we've left for them to get rid of.
What do you think? What did you do?
Thanks
Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
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why dont you give the buyers a quick ring and see what they say?:beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
This Ive come to know...
So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:0 -
The paint sounds a good idea and other matching materials. Don't take the light switches or electric sockets. Do you really need to take the curtains or curtain rail, shower curtain, gas boiler?
You may have to reconsider what to leave behind when you find out what you have been left !
Leave behind a few cups some tea bags and long life carton of milk to make several cups of tea.
J_B.0 -
I always leave a bottle of Moet and two glasses0
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I asked my buyers whether they wanted the spare paint, spare laminate etc & they were really pleased that we offered it. If they had said no or we hadn't asked them then I see it as our responsibilty to dispose of it.0
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leave it clean !!
(i'm sure you will - but in current condition - get OH to do the cleaning for you !!)
"welcome to new home" card is always a nice touch0 -
Cat fleas
Dry rot
Woodworm
Just kidding folks
A house isn't a home without a cat.
Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.0 -
Memories,memories0
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Curtain rails, net curtains, roller blinds (but I take the curtains).
Light fittings, shades if I don't think I'll need them.
carpets.
bathroom fittings.
a couple of spare light bulbs, spare toilet rolls, loaf of bread, pint of milk, new home card, bottle champagne.
Any instruction manuals, guarantees I can find.
Written instructions for bin days, locks, buses, local shops.
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We left behind lightbulbs/switches, some loo roll, and a bottle of wine.
When we moved into here we found a 6-ft tall roll of bubblewrap, a loft full of stuff going back 50 years which we still haven't completely cleared, a manky old hoover, a garden shed full of toxic chemicals and old bulbs, and so much grime I nearly threw up. It took 3 weeks to fumigate the house to get rid of the smell of wet dog.The ability of skinny old ladies to carry huge loads is phenomenal. An ant can carry one hundred times its own weight, but there is no known limit to the lifting power of the average tiny eighty-year-old Spanish peasant grandmother.0 -
wigginsmum wrote:W
When we moved into here we found a 6-ft tall roll of bubblewrap, /QUOTE]
Result...That bubble wrap is expensive
What happened to the quote?0
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