What did you learn from your first ever own home?

RelievedSheff

Our first house taught us that we will never live in an attached property again.

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RelievedSheff said:

Our first house taught us that we will never live in an attached property again.

Great if you have the choice.

Most don't.

Sunsaru

I've moved 26 times in my life. My first house has taught me that I finally don't have to move anymore...

seradane

Building/renovation works are far more expensive than you think!

Gavin83

onylon said:

1) People are really crazy about parking spaces and will do almost anything to park a few meters closer to their homes. If you have an allocated parking space but no car, you won't be able to keep it open for guest parking/deliveries.

2) Anyone can DIY in the age of internet tutorials. It drives me up the wall when women claim they can't put up shelves or change a fuse without a man. It's particularly galling when the woman in question is otherwise successful and self reliant.

3) Its amazing what you can live with/do without, when you know that it's temporary.

4) Never live in a property with only one toilet. You can manage without heat or washing facilities but everybody poops.

I agree with all these. It's amazing how many people believe they have the right to park outside their house or control who does. Unless you have a driveway you have as much right to park there as anyone else. I've found myself in a few disagreements over the years surrounding parking. I also used to live near a school and there is little more entitled in this world than a parent picking up their kid from school.

jimbog

just how good the feeling of closing your own front door is

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Gavin83 said:

onylon said:

1) People are really crazy about parking spaces and will do almost anything to park a few meters closer to their homes. If you have an allocated parking space but no car, you won't be able to keep it open for guest parking/deliveries.

2) Anyone can DIY in the age of internet tutorials. It drives me up the wall when women claim they can't put up shelves or change a fuse without a man. It's particularly galling when the woman in question is otherwise successful and self reliant.

3) Its amazing what you can live with/do without, when you know that it's temporary.

4) Never live in a property with only one toilet. You can manage without heat or washing facilities but everybody poops.

I agree with all these. It's amazing how many people believe they have the right to park outside their house or control who does. Unless you have a driveway you have as much right to park there as anyone else. I've found myself in a few disagreements over the years surrounding parking. I also used to live near a school and there is little more entitled in this world than a parent picking up their kid from school.

We had 3 vehicles. Opposite our house were bays originally put in for the houses over the road, but not allocated or private.

I only ever parked my car there a couple of times in emergencies and both times I received really rude notes on my car.
I worked out who put them there and wrote them a really strong, but polite letter pointing out the error of their ways.

And I say that. We have a council worker who insists on parking his truck in the bays outside our house, because his neighbours apparently complained that he parked it outside their house and wants to avoid an official dispute.

He takes up 2 spaces and he doesn't live on our road thereby causing us parking chaos. Another builder who lives nearby also often parks a couple of vans. We have nowhere else to park - we're in a village in a cul-de-sac.

So there are always 2 sides to it.....

Atomix

you soon fill it full of stuff you don't need... then you need somewhere bigger... repeat

Exodi

Firstly, DIY isn't as daunting as you'd think.

I think the internet (Youtube in particular) has meant it's now very easy to become knowledgeable on certain DIY tasks and potentially save yourself a fortune. No need to be getting builders in to put shelves up or change light switches. In fact, I was suprised at just how simple most things are to fix.

Secondly, the list of jobs will never end.

It feels like no matter how many tasks I check off my 'todo' list, it never gets any shorter.

Woolsery

onylon said:

2) Anyone can DIY in the age of internet tutorials. It drives me up the wall when women claim they can't put up shelves or change a fuse without a man. It's particularly galling when the woman in question is otherwise successful and self reliant.

Obviously this statement excludes anything to do with silicone sealants, which are second only to eels in their ability to cover everything in a horrible goo that resists all attempts to remove it.