New "Have a Look at This" thread

newsgroupmonkey_

FreeBear said:

newsgroupmonkey_ said: Crashy said ...

Didn't think anyone actually listened to the carp sprouted by that fool...

Keeps me sane

lincroft1710

Dandie89 said:

4 bedroom detached house for sale in Coburg Road, Dorchester, DT1 (rightmove.co.uk) Street view alongside the property and spot the Google car.

Odd place, no bathroom, just 2 shower rooms plus washbasins in upstairs bedrooms, also has tiny "annex". No TV in either living or dining rooms.

in_my_wellies

lincroft1710 said:

Dandie89 said:

4 bedroom detached house for sale in Coburg Road, Dorchester, DT1 (rightmove.co.uk) Street view alongside the property and spot the Google car.

Odd place, no bathroom, just 2 shower rooms plus washbasins in upstairs bedrooms, also has tiny "annex". No TV in either living or dining rooms.

I agree the shower on it's own is a bit odd but is it odd these days not to have a bath? My 4 bedroom 1910 house had a very small (4'6" x 8'6"') bathroom (converted from a box room in the 1930's) An extension left it with out a window. We didn't use the bath in 12 years so I took out the bath and installed a shower across the end. This leaves the house with 2 en-suite shower rooms upstairs and a toilet and basin downstairs. 

Would people find this odd when viewing?

PS - There are many more odd reasons my house could end up on this thread

NaughtiusMaximus

lincroft1710 said:

Dandie89 said:

4 bedroom detached house for sale in Coburg Road, Dorchester, DT1 (rightmove.co.uk) Street view alongside the property and spot the Google car.

Odd place, no bathroom, just 2 shower rooms plus washbasins in upstairs bedrooms, also has tiny "annex". No TV in either living or dining rooms.

Based on the overall decor and the grabrails in the main shower room and outside I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest the current owner is elderly with mobility problems, in which case a large shower cubicle as is the case here is far more practical than a bath.

I wonder if it used to be a B&B at some point? It would explain the basins in each bedroom and the ground floor layout, with everything to the right of the dining room on the plan being off limits to guests.

lincroft1710

in_my_wellies said:

lincroft1710 said:

Dandie89 said:

4 bedroom detached house for sale in Coburg Road, Dorchester, DT1 (rightmove.co.uk) Street view alongside the property and spot the Google car.

Odd place, no bathroom, just 2 shower rooms plus washbasins in upstairs bedrooms, also has tiny "annex". No TV in either living or dining rooms.

I agree the shower on it's own is a bit odd but is it odd these days not to have a bath? My 4 bedroom 1910 house had a very small (4'6" x 8'6"') bathroom (converted from a box room in the 1930's) An extension left it with out a window. We didn't use the bath in 12 years so I took out the bath and installed a shower across the end. This leaves the house with 2 en-suite shower rooms upstairs and a toilet and basin downstairs. 

Would people find this odd when viewing?

PS - There are many more odd reasons my house could end up on this thread

Yes we never use our bath, always have shower. But there seems to be a consensus that houses without a bath are more difficult to sell, although there seems little logic in this as many people prefer showers to a bath.

lincroft1710

NaughtiusMaximus said:

lincroft1710 said:

Dandie89 said:

4 bedroom detached house for sale in Coburg Road, Dorchester, DT1 (rightmove.co.uk) Street view alongside the property and spot the Google car.

Odd place, no bathroom, just 2 shower rooms plus washbasins in upstairs bedrooms, also has tiny "annex". No TV in either living or dining rooms.

Based on the overall decor and the grabrails in the main shower room and outside I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest the current owner is elderly with mobility problems, in which case a large shower cubicle as is the case here is far more practical than a bath.

I wonder if it used to be a B&B at some point? It would explain the basins in each bedroom and the ground floor layout, with everything to the right of the dining room on the plan being off limits to guests.

I also got the impression it had been owned by someone elderly

robatwork

lincroft1710 said:

Yes we never use our bath, always have shower. But there seems to be a consensus that houses without a bath are more difficult to sell, although there seems little logic in this as many people prefer showers to a bath.

There's a very good reason backed by sound logic.

It's awkward, difficult, bordering on impossible to shower a baby, toddler or infant.  Hence the phrase "bath time, kids".

Lack of bath instantly puts off anyone with a young family or planning one. 

SandyN21

Has anyone ever seen their own property for sale on here?

daivid

SandyN21 said:

Has anyone ever seen their own property for sale on here?

..and are prepared to admit it?

A few posters have claimed properties listed as former properties or childhood homes.

Hannimal

Can imagine the landlord was shocked
https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/08/what-i-rent-anna-1980-a-month-for-a-three-bedroom-flat-in-crystal-palace-london-13716932/