Just moved into a new home, partner getting upset...

Morata_

over "teething" problems!


Nothing major but for the past two weeks since moving in, we have had a minor issue, piping, plumbing, things that you may expect.


2 days ago, we realised our ensuite wasn't giving off hot water, so that's a new shower to be fitted, transfer plate is faulty we believe and then last night, we used the main bath/shower and the water was leaking through and patches appearing on the lounge ceiling. This has really upset my partner, Im hoping its where the seals have cracked around the bath and not a leaking pipe under the tub itself, but I am just trying to reassure her that these things happen and its "normal" when moving into a new property.


Anyone else have issues when moving in, (and resolved!!) so that I can explain its not just us!!


For me, in reality, 99.9% of issues within the house can be fixed!! Might be costing us money but it can be sorted!!


Thanks for reading.

DigForVictory

Part of why moving can be so stressful.

Me, I freaked slightly when I realised not only was I expected to build beds, find bedclothes & make them for three tired & fractious toddlers but that, "since I was at it", my husband presumed I was making our bed as well.
We're all tired, but I'm shorter than our mattress. We compromised - he did the duvet while I lugged the fitted sheet onto the mattress that he lowered onto the floor.

As for the unpacking...
Well, we've been in this family home for over a decade & there are still some boxes untouched. The phrase "get a skip" has been used several times. (We're still married, but not yet unpacked.) I'm in no rush - I enjoy the anticipation.

Focus on the priorities - working water, adequate light, working sanitation, and be gentle with each other?
Very best of luck in your new home!

spadoosh

Within 5 minutes of walking in my new house the ignition switch for the hob had thrown a 3ft electric arc in the air as i was pressing it.

Another thing you can expect.... ive still not got round to fix (replace) this from 7 years ago.

I dont know if it offered any reassurance to my OH but spend some time reading up on home emergencies (As in DIY stuff) get a toolbox at the ready with a few general parts in that will be useful for repairs.

Things like two sets of spanners (that open to at least 22mm). PTFE tape. Pipe freezing kits. Leak repair putty. Fuses. General sized washers. A bit of 15mm pipe (or bits of pipe for whatever your houses uses) and the corresponding connectors. Insulation tape. As well as your usual tool box tools (hammer, screwdrier etc). Also get a good book on home diy. Collins do one that should cover most of the basics.

You might not always be able to fix the problem but most of the time you can stop the problems getting worse quite easily. And it can mean avoiding having to pay out for expensive emergency call outs.

hazyjo

It'll prob be a bit of homesickness.


We had lots of niggly things. Water pressure is rubbish downstairs. Boiler keeps going off and needs repressurising (I think), have to pull bathroom light thingy three times for it to work.


You always worry you've bought a bit of a lemon. Once things go wrong the panic sets in. I'm sure it'll all be fine in a few months. Try to both see it as an adventure - as hard as it seems

Rambosmum

It isn't just you!


House 1 - moved in, went to read the meters and got the overwhelming smell of gas. Had Transco out at 9pm! 2 weeks later woke up to sopping bed sheets - the roof was leaking and needed full replacement. The boiler broke, thankfully repairable and the back door didn't open. The bath leaked (plug hole and it was an over bath shower, the only one in the house). All repared within 6 months of us moving in and no lasting issues. Lived happily there for another 6 years.


House 2 - moved in, found the ensuite had the only working shower, and two weeks later realised this leaked in to the hallway below. The toilet blocked and doesn't flush properly and the electrics were in a worse state than the survey had shown. 3 months later and the electrics have been replaced. We still use the leaky shower though.

spendinglikemad

If it makes you feel better a week after we moved into our forever home (and old 1930s house) we had a shower leak through to the kitchen ceiling light fitting and a water leak that took ages to locate in a first floor, builders broke a hob when they were plastering and we had to get a new fusebox - these were all within a few months of moving in so it does happen and just have to go with it and kind of enjoy the ride - its part of the "fun" of having a new home!!

Looking back on it from last year its all water under the bridge now and we have since been able to get on with the renovations we wanted to do

SLM

Vixstar

When we moved in we found out that the downstairs toilet was leaking (they'd kindly left a bowl under it for us) and then one of the header tanks overflowed through the roof requiring an emergency plummer. We also quickly found out that plugging certain appliances into specific kitchen sockets caused fuses to trip - we had to buy a new kettle and only use certain sockets until we had our kitchen done, when we found out that the electrics in the kitchen weren't quite what they should be!

Absolutely love the house though

hb2

We moved into this flat 12 months ago, knowing we would have to get storage built/added to kitchn and bedrooms.

What we didn't anticipate was having to replace shower in en suite, replace washer/dryer, get leak in boiler repaired and I forget what else.

Fortunately, we were (and still are) both convinced that this was the right move for us. If we had been experiencing even an inkling of doubt I can imagine how we might have felt

JaneyLouWho

We moved in March - a row of spotlights in the upstairs landing wouldnt switch off, as the previous owner had wired something incorrectly when he removed a light fitting; the flush on the downstairs loo worked twice then broke, the fan in the shower room whined and gave up and none of the downstairs radiators would warm up resulting in a new boiler and a hole having to be dug in the laminate floor to change part of the pipe work. All within the first 3 weeks. Now we just have the issue of the shower backing up every other day for no traceable reason to deal with! I think when you are living in a house you learn to live with a lot of things which seem like little niggles over time, but when the house is new to you it can feel like its possibly the tip of the iceberg and that you are due for a whole host of unknown problems in the future! House buying is fun!

JoJo1978

We are 5 months in and now we have started to get tradesmen in to decorate we are realising there's more to do than we thought. But also learning that not everything needs doing at once.

Deal with potential dangers and damage issues first (electric/gas faults, water escape.) Them try to relax a little and see what of the rest you can get used to,at least for a while.

We have overcome two different boiler faults, a leaking pipe and discovering that the only place we can drive a rotary line down into the lawn is under a beautiful but messy copper beech tree lol!

Don't focus on the house itself 100%. Get out and explore, meet the neighbours (who may have useful tips) and have a no house talk date night or picnic. It gets better!

vicki2221

We have been moved in a month and have broken bath tap, hot water totally erratic, several radiators not working. Plumber says house is so old and plumbing so strangely done that he is not sure how much he can help. We also have a spider, woodlouse and mice infestation, it is totally grim. Every day I am scared to put my slippers on in case something is living inside them. Every morning I am greeted with several big hairy spiders in the bathtub. Horrible. The plus side is I am losing weight because all these creatures are making me feel sick and I can't eat properly.
At first I was a bit down about it because our previous house didn't have any problems. I wondered if we'd made a mistake. But we've kind of got used to it now, and we will rectify things as we go along. We're both keeping each others spirits up. I think it happens to most people when they move.