any ideas to improve my property?

robowen

Could not agree with you more mr.clough.

We though chelski were the foreign legion. now it appears to be the arsenal as well.

Jolaaled

theGrinch wrote:

I will be increasing my mortgage by £10k, which I want to spend on my property 4-bed edwardian property in London. I have already spent 6-months restoring and modernising it. I have rewired and replumbed it adding a new kitchen and bathroom, boiler, decorating, new flooring.

Any ideas what I should spend my £10k on? I have thought of the following:

sanding and polishing floors in reception rooms £800
period fireplaces in main rooms £1500
new windows £3000
renewing tessellated floor in hallway £1200
garden spending £2000
block paving drive £1500

Any ideas if these will be worth the money? Any ideas that I should drop or new ideas?

Driveway would be my first choice. Adding a driveway can add between 5K - 10K, depending on size/on-street availabilty etc.

CrunchyNutKat

I have a Victorian House and Im still renovating it(5 years)..Ive got original fire places, picture rail etc..

In a magazine I saw a picture of some renovated stairs that were beautiful !

So I did mine.Stipped off all the years of paint from them(took forever) and sanded using a mouse sander.
Quite theraputic though!

Then Varnished the tops or the (Treads) with floor varnish,and tiled the upright bits-white tiles with a victorian pattern in the (middle tile).

Everybody has commented on them and Im really very pleased with them and really easy to keep clean,cos they just wipe over.