why do you think my house hasn't sold?

Grumpelstiltskin

Pippin Try looking around The Range website before you go.


http://www.therange.co.uk/home_and_furniture/dept/fcp-category/home?resetFilters=true


Then you can get some ideas.

phoebe1989seb

pippin06 wrote: »

What?????? Everyone has done it. All the wooden windows were blown and the wood needs caring for. These are modern houses with modern windows. Not to mention the savings in heating.

you're the first person ever to suggest this is a mistake.

Really? I have to agree with pleasedelete insofar as I've always taken it to be a sign of a good quality property/owners with good taste and as such enabling the property to command a higher price Admittedly our house is 200+ years old, but we're about to have new windows - to replace some drafty, rotten Victorian sashes - and have chosen hardwood DG sash type We hope it will enhance our house and enable us to achieve a better price when we sell.......

lessonlearned

lessonlearned wrote: »

Finally, there's nothing wrong with "economy decorating".

I do it all the time. I look at the posh shops and designer stuff and then work out how I can achieve the same look for a fraction of the price. :rotfl:

I saw a Welsh Dresser I fancied in Laura Ashley - £600.

I found an 80's pine one in a local second hand shop for £25. £20 worth of paint and many hours of work - hey presto - virtually identical and a fraction of the price…….

I do love a bargain;).

phoebe1989seb

pippin06 wrote: »

Yes they use them because they're cheaper that's why they're alway on new builds.

Have you ever tried living with wooden windows? We're not talking original victorian sash here. My house is 14 years old it isn't a period feature.

Cheaper??? Don't think so.....not in my experience anyway

We're paying in excess of £9000 for seven DG sash windows in hardwood for the front elevation of our house. The equivalent in UPVC would have been less than half that

I do agree though that on cheaper, FTB new build houses, it is less of an issue......nonetheless I'd never choose plastic personally.

lessonlearned

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

Really? I have to agree with pleasedelete insofar as I've always taken it to be a sign of a good quality property/owners with good taste and as such enabling the property to command a higher price Admittedly our house is 200+ years old, but we're about to have new windows - to replace some drafty, rotten Victorian sashes - and have chosen hardwood DG sash type We hope it will enhance our house and enable us to achieve a better price when we sell.......

I think it all depends on the property and it's context. .

White pvc would be wildly inappropriate on a 200 year old property but on a modern mid range mid price 3 bed semi detached house on a spec built housing estate it would be perfectly acceptable.

I'm no great lover of pvc myself.

They have improved in recent years however upvc is neither ecologically sound nor sustainable in the long term. I much prefer wood.

However, the quality of wood used in the average spec built large scale development is not up to standard either, so upvc would be a more reliable choice.

I agree a private small scale developer selling more upmarket housing would be better to use good quality wood.

Phoebe - I've no doubt that your windows will of course look lovely but realistically the cost would probably not be justifiable in a modern £200K property.

Dazedandconfused

lessonlearned wrote: »

I saw a Welsh Dresser I fancied in Laura Ashley - £600.

I found an 80's pine one in a local second hand shop for £25. £20 worth of paint and many hours of work - hey presto - virtually identical and a fraction of the price…….

I do love a bargain;).

When I got this house the only thing I bought new were my fridge and my bed, my dresser was £20, my table and chairs in the kitchen were free from a vintage clothing store. My coffee table was £10 I got an armchair for £1 off eBay it was previously a photography prop

pippin06

I've just been looking at the "have a look at this" thread and I feel much better now!!


Well at least my house hasn't appeared there yet!

ConfusedofYorkshire

pippin06 wrote: »

Yes homely touches, back to my original post -what are they??

I'm clearly a more practical person when house buying because I don't really bother with photos, location, floor space, expensive jobs like roofing and windows, and layout is what I'm looking at. How the current owners decorate or accessorise won't matter when I move in.

I struggle to believe that someone would buy my house if I put another sofa in the lounge since when they move in I'll have taken them all with me or because I paint a colour on the wall but I know it's true because it's exactly what happens on these property tv shows!

I know- its bizarre. But the fact is alot of people go for a house because they get "the feeling". that indefinable thing that makes them feel at home.

Whether that can be achieved by throwing in clutter I don't know, but I do know that I've walked into houses and its just felt right.

the fact is, based on the photos of the house we are buying I never would have bought it! I didn't even want to go and see it. But we went there and found heaps of potential.

On the other hand, we also looked at a relatively new house. It looked pretty bland and boring from the pictures. But when we looked around it had a really lovely feeling about it. They had a young child and it felt like a happy home. We did make offers on it but they simply wanted too much and were completely unrealistic.

i think by taking on board some of what the others have said about finishing touches there isn't a lot of things you need to do- just some finishing touches possibly.

pimento

Is this your house or not, OP?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-45169070.html

lessonlearned

Dazedandconfused wrote: »

When I got this house the only thing I bought new were my fridge and my bed, my dresser was £20, my table and chairs in the kitchen were free from a vintage clothing store. My coffee table was £10 I got an armchair for £1 off eBay it was previously a photography prop

You're a girl (or should I be all politically correct and go gender neutral and say "person") after my own heart. Some fantastic bargains there.

I spend a lot of time sourcing second hand furniture. It's usually far better made than any modern flat pack stuff. I love renovating and refinishing pre-loved pieces.