Diary Mortgage Free Road To Change My Life

Luckyinlife

Thanks fire :] You know me just get on with it i am lucky as i have mates who just get on with jobs and i give myself time to get down there to get the job done :]

Quick update today

Sent remortgage question air off and new deed got a text this morning say they will next contact me with a remortgage date woooo :]

Carpet is now ordered Got this down to £1200 in the end and iv got a thick carpet in my bedroom for a bit of luxury :]

OAk flooring is also ordered this came in at £985 + 240 fitting he is booked in for the last week of this month 2

I am now finishing off some work then going to order the materials to get started on the loft :] on sunday or monday

Luckyinlife

Quick update

Sunday and today iv been doing the attic sits all insulated now and stud walls are up just need to plasterboard it out now and plaster it

Iv done all the work myself last 2 days and am right into it not easy far from it but rewarding so im going to give the plastering a go myself it is only a office space

i had a qoute for someone to do what im doing and they priced it up at £500 not including materials iv spent £250 so far on wood and insulation so ill save at least 500-600 by finishing it off myself

No other news really just waiting to hear about my remortage they should text me this week to let me know a date

Ali-OK

Looking and sounding good. Crying in my cuppa at the thought of having to pay someone to do mine though :rotfl:

It's really good you can DIY - keep the pics coming

Luckyinlife

Ali-OK wrote: »

Looking and sounding good. Crying in my cuppa at the thought of having to pay someone to do mine though :rotfl:

It's really good you can DIY - keep the pics coming

Thanks ali if it was a proper conversion in terms of building regs bedroom ect i wouldn't mind paying really as i could sell it with an extra bedroom then

DIY is good time flys worked 12-15 hours last 2 days time has just gone

ajdj

Just read through your diary, fantastic progress on the house. Love your positive attitude towards everything too. Carry on like this and you'll wave goodbye to that mortgage in no time.

gallygirl

Whereabouts in the UK are you - am coming to stay on next trip . All looks great :T.

Watty1

Fab progress
We bought a lovely wood floor when we renovated here. heaped it up in a corner then rescued dog. Man came and said dog would wreck floor (v large dog) as we would always be re-finishing it to hide scratches. Sold floor. bought and laid tiles. sooo practical for us, just sweep up the mud and randomly slosh a bit of water around from time to time.
But do love the look of wood.

Luckyinlife

ajdj wrote: »

Just read through your diary, fantastic progress on the house. Love your positive attitude towards everything too. Carry on like this and you'll wave goodbye to that mortgage in no time.

Thank you for taking the time to catch up :]
I hope so currently just spending so no oping ect till new year now i guess

gallygirl Whereabouts in the UK are you - am coming to stay on next trip . All looks great .

your welcome anytime thank you

Watty1 Fab progress
We bought a lovely wood floor when we renovated here. heaped it up in a corner then rescued dog. Man came and said dog would wreck floor (v large dog) as we would always be re-finishing it to hide scratches. Sold floor. bought and laid tiles. sooo practical for us, just sweep up the mud and randomly slosh a bit of water around from time to time.
But do love the look of wood.

I know what you mean we have 2 big Alsatians up my old girls and she has solid wood does get scratched a lot tbh but i guess with a rug on it you cant see 60% of the floor anyway
Now i do love tiles/stone mainly as iv got in the kitchen anything natural really floats my boat

I did want a Newfoundland in the new year but im only going to get one when i have 25k in the EF lol

becouse id need a 5k extra for his food bill every year haha

edinburgher

Excuse the really boring question, but did you insulate either between the eixsiting joists or under the wood floor boards themselves before laying them? Fancy a wood floor for downstairs in our new home, bedrooms to be carpeted.

Luckyinlife

edinburgher wrote: »

Excuse the really boring question, but did you insulate either between the eixsiting joists or under the wood floor boards themselves before laying them? Fancy a wood floor for downstairs in our new home, bedrooms to be carpeted.

Ya both the floor is reinforced so in beween the old joists and and the new reinforced support above them about 8 inches in total the stuff you can see in the picture is what i had left over which will go in the eves

im putting king span in the stud walls and on the rafters as well

iv started to plaster board it today which could take a day on my own
Total spend total £248 which will be enough to finish it all