New "Have a Look at This" thread

Gers · 26 November 2020 at 1:55PM

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/99169514#/

Ten bedrooms, seven with en-suite - ex guest house.

lady1964 · 26 November 2020 at 5:10PM

Patr100 said:

Davesnave said:

lady1964 said:

Bad_Accountant said:

newlywed said:

lady1964 said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-86581912.html

This is my neighbour’s house from where we used to live. The elderly couple who lived there both passed away, their surviving family cleared it out and got rid of the old garage in the garden but clearly didn’t do any decorating inside. The house sold in two days.

That’s such a strange shape for an extension just to put a loo...

yes! It's where you'd usually expect a conservatory, too, but instead there's a toilet nodule stuck on the back of the house!
I love the colours of the house though.

They had a disabled son whose bedroom was the rear reception room, the extension was his bathroom. When he passed away they had the hoist etc removed and just kept what’s there now. The kitchen is also an extension as their original kitchen off the hallway was removed to widen it for the wheelchair.
I must admit, I was surprised to see the stairlift still in situ.

And nobody thought to go into the garage? Interesting decisions folk make!

But how would they access the garage from the house? There is a small gap in the hallway as you enter the house before the stairs possibly for a door but likely it wasn't practical for disabled access for someone who required a hoist or wheelchair?

Our house had the same layout and there wouldn’t have been enough space to go into the garage from the hallway. I would imagine the way that it was done was the most practical and cost effective way of doing it.

Davesnave · 26 November 2020 at 5:34PM

Patr100 said:

Davesnave said:

lady1964 said:

Bad_Accountant said:

newlywed said:

lady1964 said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-86581912.html

This is my neighbour’s house from where we used to live. The elderly couple who lived there both passed away, their surviving family cleared it out and got rid of the old garage in the garden but clearly didn’t do any decorating inside. The house sold in two days.

That’s such a strange shape for an extension just to put a loo...

yes! It's where you'd usually expect a conservatory, too, but instead there's a toilet nodule stuck on the back of the house!
I love the colours of the house though.

They had a disabled son whose bedroom was the rear reception room, the extension was his bathroom. When he passed away they had the hoist etc removed and just kept what’s there now. The kitchen is also an extension as their original kitchen off the hallway was removed to widen it for the wheelchair.
I must admit, I was surprised to see the stairlift still in situ.

And nobody thought to go into the garage? Interesting decisions folk make!

But how would they access the garage from the house? There is a small gap in the hallway as you enter the house before the stairs possibly for a door but likely it wasn't practical for disabled access for someone who required a hoist or wheelchair?

When they did the kitchen extension. From personal experience, converting a garage is straightforward, as you don't need to dig footings except at the front, if you go that far. However, I only looked at the floor plan and there's a significant change in levels, which may be why they didn't do it; ceiling height inside possibly being an issue. Nevertheless, it would have been worth altering the roof if that was the case IMO.

lady1964 · 26 November 2020 at 6:34PM

Davesnave said:

Patr100 said:

Davesnave said:

lady1964 said:

Bad_Accountant said:

newlywed said:

lady1964 said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-86581912.html

This is my neighbour’s house from where we used to live. The elderly couple who lived there both passed away, their surviving family cleared it out and got rid of the old garage in the garden but clearly didn’t do any decorating inside. The house sold in two days.

That’s such a strange shape for an extension just to put a loo...

yes! It's where you'd usually expect a conservatory, too, but instead there's a toilet nodule stuck on the back of the house!
I love the colours of the house though.

They had a disabled son whose bedroom was the rear reception room, the extension was his bathroom. When he passed away they had the hoist etc removed and just kept what’s there now. The kitchen is also an extension as their original kitchen off the hallway was removed to widen it for the wheelchair.
I must admit, I was surprised to see the stairlift still in situ.

And nobody thought to go into the garage? Interesting decisions folk make!

But how would they access the garage from the house? There is a small gap in the hallway as you enter the house before the stairs possibly for a door but likely it wasn't practical for disabled access for someone who required a hoist or wheelchair?

When they did the kitchen extension. From personal experience, converting a garage is straightforward, as you don't need to dig footings except at the front, if you go that far. However, I only looked at the floor plan and there's a significant change in levels, which may be why they didn't do it; ceiling height inside possibly being an issue. Nevertheless, it would have been worth altering the roof if that was the case IMO.

I think, given the disabilities of their son, they went for something more ‘temporary’ if that’s the right word. Also, they actually used their garage for their car, unusual these days I know 😀

od244051 · 26 November 2020 at 10:23PM

lady1964 said:

Davesnave said:

Patr100 said:

Davesnave said:

lady1964 said:

Bad_Accountant said:

newlywed said:

lady1964 said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-86581912.html

This is my neighbour’s house from where we used to live. The elderly couple who lived there both passed away, their surviving family cleared it out and got rid of the old garage in the garden but clearly didn’t do any decorating inside. The house sold in two days.

That’s such a strange shape for an extension just to put a loo...

yes! It's where you'd usually expect a conservatory, too, but instead there's a toilet nodule stuck on the back of the house!
I love the colours of the house though.

They had a disabled son whose bedroom was the rear reception room, the extension was his bathroom. When he passed away they had the hoist etc removed and just kept what’s there now. The kitchen is also an extension as their original kitchen off the hallway was removed to widen it for the wheelchair.
I must admit, I was surprised to see the stairlift still in situ.

And nobody thought to go into the garage? Interesting decisions folk make!

But how would they access the garage from the house? There is a small gap in the hallway as you enter the house before the stairs possibly for a door but likely it wasn't practical for disabled access for someone who required a hoist or wheelchair?

When they did the kitchen extension. From personal experience, converting a garage is straightforward, as you don't need to dig footings except at the front, if you go that far. However, I only looked at the floor plan and there's a significant change in levels, which may be why they didn't do it; ceiling height inside possibly being an issue. Nevertheless, it would have been worth altering the roof if that was the case IMO.

I think, given the disabilities of their son, they went for something more ‘temporary’ if that’s the right word. Also, they actually used their garage for their car, unusual these days I know 😀

The architects have not increased the size of garages at all. With all these safety features, cars are much wider than cars from 30 years ago. My parents live in a property built in 2005 with a single garage. They can park their VW Golf into their garage but unable to open the door to let them out of the car. Yet their previous property (built in 1984 with double garage with single garage doors) fit a Ford Mondeo and a Vauxhall Astra. Plus a freezer, shelving etc.

RelievedSheff · 27 November 2020 at 7:32AM

od244051 said:

lady1964 said:

Davesnave said:

Patr100 said:

Davesnave said:

lady1964 said:

Bad_Accountant said:

newlywed said:

lady1964 said:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-86581912.html

This is my neighbour’s house from where we used to live. The elderly couple who lived there both passed away, their surviving family cleared it out and got rid of the old garage in the garden but clearly didn’t do any decorating inside. The house sold in two days.

That’s such a strange shape for an extension just to put a loo...

yes! It's where you'd usually expect a conservatory, too, but instead there's a toilet nodule stuck on the back of the house!
I love the colours of the house though.

They had a disabled son whose bedroom was the rear reception room, the extension was his bathroom. When he passed away they had the hoist etc removed and just kept what’s there now. The kitchen is also an extension as their original kitchen off the hallway was removed to widen it for the wheelchair.
I must admit, I was surprised to see the stairlift still in situ.

And nobody thought to go into the garage? Interesting decisions folk make!

But how would they access the garage from the house? There is a small gap in the hallway as you enter the house before the stairs possibly for a door but likely it wasn't practical for disabled access for someone who required a hoist or wheelchair?

When they did the kitchen extension. From personal experience, converting a garage is straightforward, as you don't need to dig footings except at the front, if you go that far. However, I only looked at the floor plan and there's a significant change in levels, which may be why they didn't do it; ceiling height inside possibly being an issue. Nevertheless, it would have been worth altering the roof if that was the case IMO.

I think, given the disabilities of their son, they went for something more ‘temporary’ if that’s the right word. Also, they actually used their garage for their car, unusual these days I know 😀

The architects have not increased the size of garages at all. With all these safety features, cars are much wider than cars from 30 years ago. My parents live in a property built in 2005 with a single garage. They can park their VW Golf into their garage but unable to open the door to let them out of the car. Yet their previous property (built in 1984 with double garage with single garage doors) fit a Ford Mondeo and a Vauxhall Astra. Plus a freezer, shelving etc.

We are in a 2019 build and our single garage has in it a car (Ford Sierra), a full size freezer, tool bench, shelving, push bikes, 2 sets of ladders and various other assorted "stuff".

I think we are the only house on the street that actually has a car in the garage though!