New "Have a Look at This" thread

Silvertabby

NewShadow said:

MoneySeeker1 said:

NewShadow said:

MCI said:

Was it the fashion for a while to have a square rug in a room and just paint the floorboards around it (leaving underneath as is)? We have just bought our first home and found that. Not a prob as we are painting all the floorboards in that room. I assumed it was a quirk from our vendors but it's in that house as well. 

Not fashion as much as economics.

Until about the 1930's, all carpets were woven - rather than the majority of modern carpets, which are 'tufted'. This meant 'wall to wall' carpeting was prohibitively expensive for all but the wealthiest until around the 1960's/70's, at which point synthetic fibres allowed 'fully fitted' to became an advertising feature for 'luxury' middle class properties. 

https://tedium.co/2017/01/10/carpet-history-evolution/

I was wondering about the squares thing too. Though I think fully fitted carpet must have become pretty standard by the early 70's at any rate. I just about remember non-fitted carpet in a house my parents bought new in the 1960s. But their 1974 build house they then moved to had fitted carpet all round straight away (just an ordinary 3 bedroom house - not a luxury one imo).

I believe it was:
1950's 'wall to wall' becomes a 'thing' in America for 'modern' post-war houses.
1960's it becomes a growing 'thing' in the UK. 
1970's the 'thing' has become shag carpeting... 
1980's kids who grew up in fully carpeted houses consider them the 'norm' and consider hardwood floors a sign of luxury. 

My parents are sadly no longer with us - but I know that if they had seen our lovely oak flooring they would have immediately asked why we couldn't afford carpets.

JuzaMum

https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/52216549?search_identifier=0ce5c0eb51260e8f14f027df4618245e
Apparently inspired by the owners travels. I think they must of stayed in a Premier Inn! The garage once housed a Bentley and a Rolls Royce. The EA didn't mention what's been in the toilet previously though.

FreeBear

JuzaMum said: The garage once housed a Bentley and a Rolls Royce.

Full sized real ones ?

I have a small collection of vintage cars in my garage too... Do 12ŧħ scale models count ?

cazmanian_minx

NewShadow said:

GDB2222 said:

https://www.stags.co.uk/properties/12702212/sales

A prime example of how to take a perfectly lovely building and suck any trace of character from it... the only interesting feature is the ceiling in the lounge.

I remember seeing that for sale in Country Life back in the early 2000s.  I think it's had an upgrade to Tawstock Castle, it was plain old Tawstock Tower back then:  https://www.theguardian.com/money/2003/sep/21/observercashsection.theobserver6 

Looking at sales history for Tawstock Tower you get:

Sales history

Sold prices provided by Land Registry

• Jul 2007 Sold £1,106,000
• Jul 2006 Sold £650,000
• Feb 2000 Sold £100,000

So goodness knows what they're asking this time.  It's obviously not paying its way as a holiday let (the towels are a dead giveaway, even without Googling it to check!)

Waterlily24

We bought our first house in 1968, did it up moved in in 1971 and had fully fitted carpets throughout apart from bathroom and kitchen. - don't think it was the 'norm' then.

Windofchange

Anyone for this 'beautiful' 3 bedroom house. A bargain at a shade under half a million quid.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-68470077.html

rebs

Windofchange said:

Anyone for this 'beautiful' 3 bedroom house. A bargain at a shade under half a million quid.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-68470077.html

If it's eye-wateringly expensive projects you are looking for - I'll offer this one at north of £800k.  Can't guarantee that the crow bar is included
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69091242.html

Skiddaw1

lea_uk said:

It may be daytime but it’s Knight-time in the dining room (picture 8) https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-75606826.html

Bet they bought said knight from Homesense...

Skiddaw1

rebs said:

Windofchange said:

Anyone for this 'beautiful' 3 bedroom house. A bargain at a shade under half a million quid.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-68470077.html

If it's eye-wateringly expensive projects you are looking for - I'll offer this one at north of £800k.  Can't guarantee that the crow bar is included
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69091242.html

Always like it when sellers are described as 'motivated'. I imagine most sellers are.

Owain_Moneysaver

Skiddaw1 said:

Always like it when sellers are described as 'motivated'. I imagine most sellers are.

If they were a bit more motivated they'd have taken the binbags out.