The Nice People No. 17

silvercar

PN, If the house isn't for you then it isn't for you, but when you do find a house, you don't have to fix everything immediately. Take your time and tackle the most important room first.

PasturesNew

Pyxis said:

PasturesNew said:

If there is one thing I am good at it is holding a grudge.  I believe it's part of my speshulness, it's a feature. 

Nice Pastures. Ever so nice Pastures. Ever, ever so nice Pastures. 

LOL/ As you know, you have secretly gained brownie points in my book. 
Once people are kind to me, I never, ever forget... and they can do no wrong. 

I live in a black and white world. 

PasturesNew

I think, with this house, it came down to the end result.... IF I bought it and IF I could do that work, could manage all the "peopley" stuff ... AND afford it.  Would I actually end up with a house I liked, or at least could live with? 

The answer was: No, because it'd always just feel "too big" - and the final elephant in the room was it's black... he'd gone out of his way to render it black and that needed addressing, which'd be the final nail in the cost coffin.  

Do I want a monstrously large (1000 sq feet) black house on a council estate?  No. 
If it'd been a bit smaller, cheaper, even black I could've been swayed... but it's too large, and all in the wrong ways.... all work to be done for rooms I never wanted.... and that suspended shower tray was just bizarre. 

PasturesNew

... er, how long was quarantine? 
Typhoid Mary's on a cough-a-thon!

EDIT: And she's off ... gone out.  Go on love, what could possibly go wrong?

So glad, now I can relax.  It's tiring being annoyed she's still breathing every time I hear her presence.

gt568

PasturesNew said:

I think, with this house, it came down to the end result.... IF I bought it and IF I could do that work, could manage all the "peopley" stuff ... AND afford it.  Would I actually end up with a house I liked, or at least could live with? 

The answer was: No, because it'd always just feel "too big" - and the final elephant in the room was it's black... he'd gone out of his way to render it black and that needed addressing, which'd be the final nail in the cost coffin.  

Do I want a monstrously large (1000 sq feet) black house on a council estate?  No. 
If it'd been a bit smaller, cheaper, even black I could've been swayed... but it's too large, and all in the wrong ways.... all work to be done for rooms I never wanted.... and that suspended shower tray was just bizarre. 

Got a link to it?  Can't say I've ever seen black render!

Pyxis

I think I ate too many figs.

PasturesNew

gt568 said:

PasturesNew said:

 

Got a link to it?  Can't say I've ever seen black render!

No, here's a snip from aerial view.  

Pyxis

I googled the pros and cons of having black, or gunmetal grey houses, and it seems that any extra heat that might get stored during the day dissipates more quickly during the night, so no advantage there, then.

Also, it would seem that maintenance of that colour would be greater than with a lighter colour, as it might be more prone to flaking, etc.

‘Advantages’ just seemed linked to making a statement and wanting to stand out.

On an ultra-modern building, with lush landscaping with architectural plants and a deep pocket for maintenance, it might be justified. Otherwise, it just looks, well, yuk.

However, easy enough to put right, with a good paint and a good painter, but a bit of a pain to have to prioritise for, when funds are limited.

PasturesNew

Pyxis said:

On an ultra-modern building, with lush landscaping with architectural plants and a deep pocket for maintenance, it might be justified. Otherwise, it just looks, well, yuk.
 

I suspect they were watching Grand Designs/similar and saw some modern beast costing £1million and thought "that's the future, that looks fab".... but it's a major fail in that road, as everybody else's is white except one daffodil yellow house.  One'd expect the black outside to be the final flourish of some super grand modern interior... and not what you actually get when you step inside and see it's got bits left from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s ....

I see some hideous features in many tarted up houses for sale.... e.g. lots of LED lighting, of the colour-changing sort, entire long strips of it round kitchens, plinths, bathrooms.  Wouldn't want those.  Or entirely black "Black hole of Calcutta" kitchens... which are vile and black and won't show the dirt in a place where you NEED to be aware of splashes and bits that need a wipe. 

There are some who got slap happy drilling holes for downlighters.... and then there's the woodstove (which I'd never touch/want) and you know it's cost them £10k to buy it and install it etc and you think "you've priced your item into the sales price as you think it's a must have"... then there are some with huuuuuge range cookers....  and koi ponds (sunken and raised) are popular, as are hot tubs.... 

ukmaggie45

PN, I can't manage to do the quote stuff here it's just impossible. Grr! But concerning your comment on wood burning stoves...
It seems wood burners aren't very popular with the government! You can only use them with kiln dried wood from next year as they give off too many cancer inducing particles if they're wet wood. No coal either, unless smokeless (which I know from experience is a !!!!!! to get lit, and then doesn't give off much heat).