The "have a look at this!" thread II

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I'll hazard a guess - someone who moved from rather further south at some point back in the 1970s - and had long since decided how their final house was going to be when they got it. They got the house together as they had decided - and then found out what the weather was like there afterwards....:cool: - and they've been freezing their little !!! off ever since...

Climate data for coastal Ayrshire in January shows it's quite mild. There are sub-tropical gardens in Western Scotland further north than Irvine.

Wasn't a great idea to take a photo of ice on the pool though!

House and the one in MK reminds me of those they were building in Bath at the same time, instantly labelled "The Chicken Houses" by locals:

djp64

They are definitely on a par with the MK one : )

I live in MK and lived in the area before MK existed. A lot of the early houses were built in the brick shortage of the late 70s early 80s so were made from alternative materials. There are some much uglier ones : )

Debbie

moneyistooshorttomention

djp64 wrote: »

This is not in the same league as some of the finds but it's beyond me why the EA has drawn attention to the ugly piping in the shower / wet room - see pics 7 and 8
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-50252478.html

Debbie

Yep...had my mind boggling too - and even more so when I thought "Yep...it's the modern HUGE tiles - so it's pretty recent and I don't see why they didnt do it properly then".

Though that house is a bit "why didnt they do it properly?" about various things. The height of those curtain rails above some of the windows is wrong - far too high. The kitchen is messy and I'd be "Rip it out - but just keep that cooker hood - as that might be okay" about it. The kitchen doesnt look like it's had the slightest bit of "planning" about it.

Wasn't that an air freshener too in that bathroom?:eek:. Associates air fresheners with "dud houses - now repossessed".

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

House and the one in MK reminds me of those they were building in Bath at the same time, instantly labelled "The Chicken Houses" by locals:

Yuk!

Duh - why? In what is basically an attractive city...

I now think "Well there are houses there that represent even more of a challenge than mine does to 'turn them attractive' ".

Hmm....plants/plants and more plants and paint - and my head still hurts...particularly with other "uglies" attached.

Steps have got to come out - they're concrete....hmmm...

Silvertabby

This reminds me of an Armed Forces Barrack Block !

Silvertabby

“ This is not in the same league as some of the finds but it's beyond me why the EA has drawn attention to the ugly piping in the shower / wet room - see pics 7 and 8
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-50252478.html

Debbie
Originally posted by djp64

Could the white pipe in the downstairs wet room (pic 8) be the soil pipe from the bathroom above? There don't appear to be any outside pipes.

If I'm right, that's just yuck !

Slithery

It's the pipe leading to the toilet from the overhead cistern - you can just see the bottom of it in the picture.

Mardle

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-62971372.html

Picture 4 I don't think 'Mix & Mismatch' will ever catch on.

Minkybob

There's a lot to love here, I'll pick one - the sofa makes me feel like i'm looking through an infinity mirror

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-62421835.html

Minkybob

Mardle wrote: »

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-62971372.html

Picture 4 I don't think 'Mix & Mismatch' will ever catch on.

"DDM are pleased to bring to market this mid-terraced house in need of a little restoration"

Yes, a little restoration is needed