DIY update 1: sitting room

Firtunately we have access to the house for a 3 week period before moving in - and we definitely need it!

This will be the sitting room. Furniture and wallpaper removed, and a new (unwelcome) word learned: distemper! We have a lot of this and the end effect seems to be that everything needs to be stripped back to the paster and the original (distemper) non-compatable with mocern life paint removed. Its as fun as it sounds!

Other suprises that we have 'enjoyed' in this room: 3 very decomposed pigeons behind the chimney board and the doors are clad in asbestos panelling. Did discover some nice original tiles but they are under about 10000 layers of paint so the archeology may have to come a lot later!

We are moving!

We have exchanged and will complete on 15 October - farewell tidy and clean house, hello bombsite!


The house used to be half of a nursing home. Here are some examples of our issues:

It includes furniture (not nice antiques), this is fairly typical of the standard, although most of the many picture are either cross-stitch or flowers by "Maureen". Oh yes, and every room has a sink!


Its quite erm.. dated, as well as having grab-rail galore!



There are features (under the woodchip), but also a fully functioning alarm system (for if the old people got in difficulty!)


This will be the bathroom (currently an upstairs kitchen)



and this will be the kitchen (currently a downstairs bedroom!)

Oh yes also its needs completely rewiring, central heating, insulation and doesn't have double galzing (although we have found 9 wasps nests!). The word 'potential' is currently an overused term!