Learning to walk before I run

killerpeaty

I think sometimes it's also a psychological thing though. I remember thinking my bathroom was bigger despite the fact I had seen it twice in person, no extension before the sale actually went through. 

Cheery_Daff

Urgh, hang in there with the building work. When we had our bedroom done, Mr Cheery was horrified to find them building a stud wall along one side, and planning to do it round the other sides too. The wall was quite wonky, so it took a good few inches off! He quickly stopped them doing it to the other walls, which we just had plastered instead - which cost far more as they had to take all the old render off 🙄 Still, we retained a good six inches there which I'm sure we'll put to good use 🙄 At least we have an insulated wall on the cold side of the house! 

It will all be worth it in the end, but I do very much sympathise!

Suffolk_lass

With regard to the height, it is a bedroom, and it sounds trite but so much of your time will be spent in bed, so the ceiling height is less of an issue. My two "boys" (DH, 6'3" and DS 6'4") can stand up in all the rooms here, just not in all of the places in all of the rooms. Our 17thC cottage has low beams downstairs and sloping roofs upstairs. I am told (by DH) that the trick is to orientate your furniture so that when you get up (from bed or seat) your path to the door is relatively hazard-free. You will quickly learn where you must be cautious and only have a problem when someone moves the furniture. I hope it works for you

savingholmes

Sympathies on living with the in laws. Not for too much longer and it should be worth it. Something to cling onto.

LadyWithAPlan

edinburgher said:

@Suffolk_lass - as our annual subscription ran out roughly a fortnight ago it's just a case of taking out a new one - no cleverness required. I'll hold off until the last minute, we can use in-law's if we desperately need anything before we move home and do them a transfer.

Mhhh... I have been out to the house today and was struck by how the new attic bedroom isn't quite as big as I'd expected I'm sure it's largely psychological, but the combination of the stress, worry and financial impact of converting the space had made me picture it as a cavernous space that I'd need to traverse over several days with a team of dogs!

It's still a very decently sized bedroom (you could get a super kingsize bed up there no problems) with a permanent staircase, up to code etc. and there is great storage in the eaves (two cupboards, approximately 6m x 1m each). I don't think I'd allowed for the fact that the eaves slope - ok if you're a child or a teenager - but a little ducking is involved for a grown man as you move away from the middle of the room.

The really weird thing? Our next door neighbour's house is the same size as ours (actually, might be about 2' less wide) - they have 2 bedrooms up there and 6'+ sons - they must have really struggled!

Took DD1 swimming today, very much looking forward to the temperature dropping this week

I have been doing some budget virements today (moving money away from the over budgeted attic budget towards things like our nascent EF).

I did once live in a huge floor of an apartment building  - I could cycle round it Sadly pets were banned so no Tomb Raider sledges
Hopefully you will be back home  soon. Hopefully taking the in- laws out for a fabulous dinner once you all moved will restore proper relations.. plus distance. I love my family but it can be hard to live with some of them! 

greent

Our bedroom is in the loft, so we have the sloping ceilinh issue (not a massive issue for me at 5' 2") DH's side of the bed is opposite the door, so he can move in an uninterrupted line out of the room. You also adapt to it very quickly. I'd recommend blackout blinds if you have v3lux windows - they are brilliant (and the blinds are so easy to fit yourself) Plus whilst you spend maybe 1/3rd of your day in a bedroom, you are asleep fro the majority of that time

Our loft conversion has our bedroom, a landing / dressing area (to which the stairs run up to with an L shaped bannister) and a huge bathroom that's possibly the size of our bedroom. If we'd changed it to have a bigger bedroom and smaller bathroom as a 'proper' ensuite (both the bedroom and bathroom have doors from the landing) then we would have had to change the positioning of the stairs - and we wanted our stairs to run around from the main stairs, which are central, not to start at a random point. 

I think all loft conversions (and even some extensions) involve compromises - getting the flow right and room sizes and window placements etc. I wouldn't be without ours, though - and love the huge bathroom we have as a resuktnof compromising on bedroom space - it feels very luxurious

QueenJess

greent said:

Our bedroom is in the loft, so we have the sloping ceilinh issue (not a massive issue for me at 5' 2")

I hear that’s the best right to be 😉

edinburgher

@greent - blackout blinds are absolutely on our list of items to buy

The builders remain busy, although we are now now expecting them to finish until the 2nd or 3rd of September The plasterer starts on Friday and they will be fitting the staircase from next Monday. In-laws haven't complained about our slightly longer stay, so we can't be a total loggerheads...

Not much financial news. I withdrew £13? or so from Prolific, but this has just been used to top up my personal spends account. Work has been absolutely torrid as we are 3 team members down, I worked 8-7 today! I am trying to appear willing as a promoted post may be getting advertised in the near future and I like to think I have at least some chance of getting it.

Cheery_Daff

Urgh to prolonged builders 🙄 Hang in there!! And fingers and toes crossed for promotion (don't work your fingers to the bone for it though, they won't appreciate it!) 

savingholmes

Hope you get the promotion. 

Well done on the survey money.