New "Have a Look at This" thread

Woolsery

SadieO said:

[Deleted User] said:

I'd love to know what went wrong here. As well as the windows, look where the doorbell has been placed.

Is the window tax back? I wouldn't put anything past this government 

Even with old buildings hit by the window tax, they had the ability to paint fake ones into the blanks. Like going to the Moon, we seem to have 'lost the technology.'

Silvertabby

SadieO said:

[Deleted User] said:

I'd love to know what went wrong here. As well as the windows, look where the doorbell has been placed.

Is the window tax back? I wouldn't put anything past this government 

I've seen this 'feature' on a number of new builds.  Perhaps the designers think they look better than a blank wall.

[Deleted User]

SadieO said:

[Deleted User] said:

I'd love to know what went wrong here. As well as the windows, look where the doorbell has been placed.

Is the window tax back? I wouldn't put anything past this government 

There are so many things wrong here.

- No less than 5 utility pits in the garden
- The missing windows
- The teeny tiny windows
- The doorbell
- No perimeter fence
- No car charger
- The dropped kerb for no reason
- Looks okay size until you realise it's two micro houses stuck together
- Waist high vents are always a good idea
- The porch light is blocked by the port supports
- The porch itself was the cheapest un-enclosed option
- No solar

It should be illegal to build stuff this bad.

SadieO

Silvertabby said:

SadieO said:

[Deleted User] said:

I'd love to know what went wrong here. As well as the windows, look where the doorbell has been placed.

Is the window tax back? I wouldn't put anything past this government 

I've seen this 'feature' on a number of new builds.  Perhaps the designers think they look better than a blank wall.

What an odd thing to do! Reminds me a bit of clothes manufacturers going to the effort of putting fake pockets onto women's jeans, which is probably an annoyance for another thread!

SadieO

[Deleted User] said:

SadieO said:

[Deleted User] said:

I'd love to know what went wrong here. As well as the windows, look where the doorbell has been placed.

Is the window tax back? I wouldn't put anything past this government 

There are so many things wrong here.

- No less than 5 utility pits in the garden
- The missing windows
- The teeny tiny windows
- The doorbell
- No perimeter fence
- No car charger
- The dropped kerb for no reason
- Looks okay size until you realise it's two micro houses stuck together
- Waist high vents are always a good idea
- The porch light is blocked by the port supports
- The porch itself was the cheapest un-enclosed option
- No solar

It should be illegal to build stuff this bad.

Good observations! I was so distracted by the fake windows I didn't even register the ridiculous size of the actual ones. This gets worse the longer I look at it. Anyone know how much it is for this beauty? 

silvercar

This one was on the Sarah Beeney ‘double your money’ programme a few years back. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129059315

Sold for 900k June 2012, was ‘Beeney-fied’ and sold for 1.95m January 2016. In fact she was quite scathing of the work they were doing and wasn’t optimistic they would double their money, but I guess if you wait long enough house prices do eventually catch up.

Now on the market for 2.3m, already reduced from 2.5m after only 2 weeks on the market.

Particular attention to picture 4,  the small back garden containing a swimming pool that looks to be the width of the slide. Could be a re purposed duck pond.

FreeBear

silvercar said:

This one was on the Sarah Beeney ‘double your money’ programme a few years back. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129059315

Sold for 900k June 2012, was ‘Beeney-fied’ and sold for 1.95m January 2016. In fact she was quite scathing of the work they were doing and wasn’t optimistic they would double their money, but I guess if you wait long enough house prices do eventually catch up.

Now on the market for 2.3m, already reduced from 2.5m after only 2 weeks on the market.

Particular attention to picture 4,  the small back garden containing a swimming pool that looks to be the width of the slide. Could be a re purposed duck pond.

The McMansion portico would just have to go....

Dandie89

silvercar said:

This one was on the Sarah Beeney ‘double your money’ programme a few years back. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129059315

Sold for 900k June 2012, was ‘Beeney-fied’ and sold for 1.95m January 2016. In fact she was quite scathing of the work they were doing and wasn’t optimistic they would double their money, but I guess if you wait long enough house prices do eventually catch up.

Now on the market for 2.3m, already reduced from 2.5m after only 2 weeks on the market.

Particular attention to picture 4,  the small back garden containing a swimming pool that looks to be the width of the slide. Could be a re purposed duck pond.

I wonder how one rises up from a sunken bath whilst maintaining one's dignity?  Crawling out onto your hands and knees, even when alone, would negate any feelings of luxury for me and I don't think I could simply hoist myself up from one leg.  The ancients had the good sense to have a few maids on hand but not sure I could run to that..  

Mutton_Geoff

silvercar said:

This one was on the Sarah Beeney ‘double your money’ programme a few years back. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129059315

Sold for 900k June 2012, was ‘Beeney-fied’ and sold for 1.95m January 2016. In fact she was quite scathing of the work they were doing and wasn’t optimistic they would double their money, but I guess if you wait long enough house prices do eventually catch up.

Now on the market for 2.3m, already reduced from 2.5m after only 2 weeks on the market.

Particular attention to picture 4,  the small back garden containing a swimming pool that looks to be the width of the slide. Could be a re purposed duck pond.

It was ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svwKDTGdYN8

Skiddaw1

silvercar said:

This one was on the Sarah Beeney ‘double your money’ programme a few years back. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129059315

Sold for 900k June 2012, was ‘Beeney-fied’ and sold for 1.95m January 2016. In fact she was quite scathing of the work they were doing and wasn’t optimistic they would double their money, but I guess if you wait long enough house prices do eventually catch up.

Now on the market for 2.3m, already reduced from 2.5m after only 2 weeks on the market.

Particular attention to picture 4,  the small back garden containing a swimming pool that looks to be the width of the slide. Could be a re purposed duck pond.

Have to say that's one of the most souless houses I've ever seen.