New "Have a Look at This" thread

Green_hopeful

RHemmings said:

Green_hopeful said:

markin said:

Around 2-4 Random houses per street in this area have turned Black

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145733867#/?channel=RES_BUY


 This one caught it as well.



https://www.google.com/maps/@54.5668646,-1.192972,3a,83.2y,253.25h,97.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s2fK7_TQkoh3bJEj1aeoHFA!2e0!5s20230701T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Painting the bricks is a dreadful idea. Bound to cause problems with them. The link shows that it isn’t even evenly painted. 

At the back, my house has two lines of blue-painted bricks which looks like a feeble attempt to hide the fact that the decking at the back has breached the damp-proof course. Should I have that paint removed, or will the wall as a whole breathe if only two rows of bricks are painted? 

Is it causing any problems at the moment. Our decking was high because it was built on the existing path but we left a gap between the wall and the decking and it didn’t seem to cause any problems. Also it would make a difference if it was solid v cavity wall. Perhaps have a look on your old house uk - repair and conservation group on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1023449561785486/

Green_hopeful

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146250863#/?channel=RES_BUY Some fantastic features. Radiator history, great doors and a fantastic bathroom.  Some of the radiators are as long as the wall.

General_Grant

Green_hopeful said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146250863#/?channel=RES_BUY Some fantastic features. Radiator history, great doors and a fantastic bathroom.  Some of the radiators are as long as the wall.

including some "chicken tiles" (picture #12)

RHemmings

YoungBlueEyes said:

Dandie89 said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146158007  Emerged from the woods. 

Does it come with banjos...? 

As long as it doesn't come with one of these. 

Patr100

markin said:

Around 2-4 Random houses per street in this area have turned Black

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145733867#/?channel=RES_BUY


 This one caught it as well.



https://www.google.com/maps/@54.5668646,-1.192972,3a,83.2y,253.25h,97.15t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s2fK7_TQkoh3bJEj1aeoHFA!2e0!5s20230701T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Where is the one in your picture? I've looked at the link etc but cannot see the half finished one?

peter3hg

Green_hopeful said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146250863#/?channel=RES_BUY Some fantastic features. Radiator history, great doors and a fantastic bathroom.  Some of the radiators are as long as the wall.

The amount and size of the radiators probably points to the house construction having all the insulative properties of tissue paper.

Ocelot

mark_cycling00 said:

Ocelot said:

Bonniepurple said:

Abbafan1972 said: I

RHemmings said:

Patr100 said:

ManuelG said:

Abbafan1972 said:

RHemmings said:

Definitely warts and all video 'virtual viewing' of a property up for auction. 

https://player.vimeo.com/video/920083491?h=e97798fbc1

From this auction: https://www.bondwolfe.com/auctions/properties/239997-property-auction-hartlepool/

Property sold for £30k in October 2023, and was immediately listed for £15k in November 2023. Sold today for £36k. 

I suspect there is a very sad story or stories behind all this. 

God, I can imagine the smell in there as well. It looks like it’s had squatters living there. Notice the graffiti on the front door. 

Abbafan1972 said:

RHemmings said:

Definitely warts and all video 'virtual viewing' of a property up for auction. 

https://player.vimeo.com/video/920083491?h=e97798fbc1

From this auction: https://www.bondwolfe.com/auctions/properties/239997-property-auction-hartlepool/

Property sold for £30k in October 2023, and was immediately listed for £15k in November 2023. Sold today for £36k. 

I suspect there is a very sad story or stories behind all this. 

God, I can imagine the smell in there as well. It looks like it’s had squatters living there. Notice the graffiti on the front door. 

I was trying to work out what it said and if it gave a clue as to the reason for sale 

Look at Google streetview for Sept 2022 and you can see the extent of the graffiti and exactly what it said.
I wont repeat it  or screencap to post the image.
It was boarded up by August 2023 .

The row of houses opposite were completely replaced with a new estate of houses.

I never thought that so many houses would have been knocked down to make the newbuild estate. Looking at 2012 shows that, as you point out. I wonder if there was something structurally wrong with them. 

Again, it was a surprise to see what the graffiti was. That puts quite a different context on things. I'm not saying the accusation in the graffiti is true or not - I don't know. But, just that it was put onto the house... that in itself raises various scenarios. 

EDIT: There is something in the local paper which provides context for the graffiti. 

Yes I have looked at the Google streetview image with the Graffiti and found the online newspaper article which explained it all.  I just needed to satisfy my curiosity. 

I thought it was worrying that children clearly had lived in that house- before I saw the graffiti and Googled.  That makes it even worse.  I hope that he has no contact with children or teens now.

I still can't see any graffiti.

On Google street view at the bottom there is a link called "see more dates" and you can view how the street looked at various points in the past.

Oh I've finally seen it now, on the 2022 view!

Ocelot

Quite a spectacular outbuilding(s) (pic 9 and 17 onwards):

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86773857#/?channel=RES_BUY

Patr100

Ocelot said:

Quite a spectacular outbuilding(s) (pic 9 and 17 onwards):

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/86773857#/?channel=RES_BUY

I hope they got the necessary permissions to use the outbuilding as sleeping accommodation. They only refer to a "detached studio / annex"
in the description.

GarretC

Photo 2 shows some alarming missing bricks from the exterior wall it seems.
Photo 4 looks like a horror film setting

https://www.onthemarket.com/details/14608795/