Show us yer house and house-related meddlings

[equationgirl]

Hate to nitpick, but 100 years old, it's not Victorian, it's Edwardian. It's the same vintage as my parents' house (which was built just after WWI). The doors are almost identical, the panels are a slightly different length (these are longer).

You hate to nitpick on a post from June 2018 that can no longer be edited

You also missed the context of my original post in which I was talking about Edwardian and Victorian mantlepiece with mirrors.I did not claim something was Victorian when it is not, so I'm at a loss to understand what point you're trying to make really.

Anyway, surely an urb is undertaking some house and home meddling we can discuss?

 

[bimble]

Extreme meddlings underway at my flat after almost seven years of definitely just about to do it. There will be a shiny new kitchen by end of this month hopefully. Taking apart the crappy old units was strangely satisfying.

 

[wayward bob]

Anyway, surely an urb is undertaking some house and home meddling we can discuss?

i'm meddling with my back windows this weekend

we seriously overestimated our painting/maintenance abilities and the lovely wood double glazed units we paid £££ for have suffered for it but never too late, i'm stabilising the really sad bits, filling and sanding today. then tomoz i'm hoping to at least get primer and first coat before the rain hits. and giving the wooden garden furniture a once over at the same time. it's handy i'm a fan of distressed cos imma make a really sloppy job of it

eta: this time i have at least looked up the order you're supposed to paint windows in. frames last

 

[danski]

I am also meddling. I wish I had a minute to post pics and share. Busy drowning my sorrows, currently


Actually, it’s not that bad. Just sooooo long winded (when doing it properly)

 

[wayward bob]

drowning sorrows and meddling is the perfect combination ime

(((my house)))

 

[equationgirl]

That looks great nimble, is one of the walls curved, where the window is?

 

[mauvais]

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Extreme meddlings underway at my flat after almost seven years of definitely just about to do it. There will be a shiny new kitchen by end of this month hopefully. Taking apart the crappy old units was strangely satisfying.

Welcome back!

 

[equationgirl]

I am also meddling. I wish I had a minute to post pics and share. Busy drowning my sorrows, currently


Actually, it’s not that bad. Just sooooo long winded (when doing it properly)

Pictures would be great when you have to post them.

 

[bimble]

That looks great nimble, is one of the walls curved, where the window is?

It is. Which is very nice apart from when it comes to templating kitchen worktops : /

 

[equationgirl]

It is. Which is very nice apart from when it comes to templating kitchen worktops : /

I think that must have been a huge pain. Did it get sorted eventually?

 

[bimble]

I think that must have been a huge pain. Did it get sorted eventually?

Nope that’s the next bit after the new units are in and before the new tiles.. end of this month is not going to happen I have to admit this to myself now, but definitely by end of October. Will post proud pics of finished kitchen and everybody will have to be polite about how nice it looks

 

[danski]

There’s so much to explain.

 

[wayward bob]

like the bit where you went mental with a sledgehammer?

 

[danski]

All carefully removed with a reciprocating saw.
Was plaster on pressed metal mesh. Not quite as easy as cutting out plasterboard.
Was removed as the loft conversion was done in the seventies and had no insulation. Initial hunch confirmed by a few small holes in various places.

Also lots of VIR cable found. Was going to rewire anyway but with a little more urgency now.

 

[Plumdaff]

We've gone subtle for the new front door colour

 

[Saffy]

Oh wow...I love it!

 

[moonsi til]

It’s my dream to have a yellow door. I have a UPVC door.

 

[Manter]

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We've gone subtle for the new front door colour

Absolutely love it

 

[equationgirl]

That's wonderful Plumdaff, and really makes the stained glass stand out. Beautiful!

Bet your neighbours are very jealous

 

[Plumdaff]

Thanks all, and moonsi til I hope your door day will come. It needs a second coat, but the weather forecast indicates that it might be a few days off

 

[Epona]

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We've gone subtle for the new front door colour

That's gorgeous, what a lovely welcome home!

 

[equationgirl]

I bought a new washing machine and tidied everything under the kitchen sink.

I decided not to bother with another integrated machine, just a freestanding one. It's happily doing it's first wash of old towels. John Lewis did the installation and took my old one away for recycling. Hand to lend the installer some tools to get the plinth up beneath the old machine

 

[mauvais]

We just got a new washing machine. It looks a lot like that one, except it's Bosch (same group, different price level). Nice to have something quiet for once!

 

[equationgirl]

We just got a new washing machine. It looks a lot like that one, except it's Bosch (same group, different price level). Nice to have something quiet for once!

The difference between this old and my dearly departed old machine is amazing.

 

[mauvais]

The difference between this old and my dearly departed old machine is amazing.

This looks a bit familiar, doesn't it?

 

[equationgirl]

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This looks a bit familiar, doesn't it?

Why, so it does

Love that kitchen floor.

 

[mauvais]

Our kitchen's shite, but we can't have a new one for about a decade.

 

[danski]

I bought a new washing machine and tidied everything under the kitchen sink.

I decided not to bother with another integrated machine, just a freestanding one. It's happily doing it's first wash of old towels. John Lewis did the installation and took my old one away for recycling. Hand to lend the installer some tools to get the plinth up beneath the old machine
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This looks a bit familiar, doesn't it?

Lol, mine’s about 5 years old now but I reckon the current model would look very familiar!
When I was looking to buy a fridge a while back, there was such little difference between these brands.

 

[teuchter]

This 'post your washing machine' strand is pretty exciting and I'm not going to miss the chance to be involved in it so here's mine and I'm in the same team as danski . NB mine's _TURBO where his isn't.

 

[weltweit]

My Ex has a Bosch washing machine that has a very fast spin cycle such that clothes come out almost dry and for some reason also not at all creased. It is a very impressive machine.