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Even that one has it's charm, ours was reroofed a couple of years ago so that's one thing...Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
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We got the keys, that's the most positive part of the day. Needs even more work than anticipated and stinks of dog - I say it can only get better but OH looking for cliff to walk off...Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
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skint_spice wrote: »We got the keys, that's the most positive part of the day. Needs even more work than anticipated and stinks of dog - I say it can only get better but OH looking for cliff to walk off...
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Well ironically, I walked away from 2 houses this week. One that needed a lot of work doing (more than *I* anticipated, but that's why you drag Dad around to these things) and one that had a strange smell** .
What do you think needs doing above and beyond what you anticipated?
** Don't think it was of dog - probably of "old person"."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
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:grouphug:
Well ironically, I walked away from 2 houses this week. One that needed a lot of work doing (more than *I* anticipated, but that's why you drag Dad around to these things) and one that had a strange smell** .
What do you think needs doing above and beyond what you anticipated?
** Don't think it was of dog - probably of "old person".
Central heating doesn't seem up to par, the kitchen is worse than we thought and she's taken stuff that should have stayed - that's one for solicitors but just...
Oh and it's dog, she had two.Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
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skint_spice wrote: »Central heating doesn't seem up to par,
Check the radiators - are they hot top and bottom? If just the bottom, bleed them, if just the top they may need flushing. Also check that all the radiators are of equal(ish) heat. If the system is unbalanced, then it may be pumping all the heat out into a room you don't use, and chilling the rest. Go find the pump - is it old? New? Listen carefully to it. If it makes a lot of noise it's bad, if it makes no noise, it's dead.
Butti will be along with more hints soon...skint_spice wrote: »the kitchen is worse than we thought
In which way?skint_spice wrote: »and she's taken stuff that should have stayed - that's one for solicitors but just...
...annoying.skint_spice wrote: »Oh and it's dog, she had two.
Find out where they liked to lie and then nuke it from orbit.
It's the only way to be sure."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Go find the pump - is it old? New? Listen carefully to it. If it makes a lot of noise it's bad, if it makes no noise, it's dead.
Z you forgot to say - if the water going going to the pump is hot but there's no noise then try to wake the pump up with a good shove, or a decent tap with a hammer
. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort Mortgage Balance = £0
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The dog smell will be in soft furnishings so you may need to remove the worst offending areas and steam clean the rest.
Central heating
Check the pressure
Bleed the radiators
Check when it was last serviced.
They should Have left you a manual or you can download one if you Google it.
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Z you forgot to say - if the water going going to the pump is hot but there's no noise then try to wake the pump up with a good shove, or a decent tap with a hammer.
Yes, can't beat a bit of Friendly Persuasion.
With a mell...You aren't alone. I need a locksmith to help me get out of the house and I am going to ask one of the neighbours to help me get a bed out of the house!
Woah! Don't you all be giving me horror stories at this stage of the proceedings... :eek:"Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Just get a new bed Z and you will be fine.Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt' 48% off mortgage
'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB0 -
"Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0
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