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  • Sounds and looks exciting. I'm trying to un-fuck-up everything that the previous owners did in our house, which seems to be just about everything.

    -I've re-wired the whole house (end of terrace three bed Victorian).
    -Got a plumber to fit central heating (it never had any).
    Removed ancient electric heaters from each, and mental mercury tilt-switch timer/controller and wiring.
    -Removed hideous sliding doors from rooms and replaced with four-panel doors that swing in the Victorian way.
    -Moved lightswitches in rooms to "correct" location for new doors.
    -Repaired and sanded double bedroom floor and decorated walls. Our only habitable room so far.
    -Removed vile 50's fireplece from livingroom. Fitted original coal fireplace which I renovated. Screwed and plastered onto chimney breast with bonding plaster. Back filled fireplace it so it can be used. Removed top 2" of structural hearth and levelled with concrete. Tiled hearth with fireproof tiles.
    -Pulled down a large portion of lath and plaster living room ceiling as it was bowing down near the joists due to plaster delaminating from laths. Adhered remaining loose plaster with Gripfill and screws, and used bonding plaster against the bare laths.
    -Paying a plasterer today to skim living room (beyond my skill level).
    -Got a roofing firm to replace one leaky roof valley and cap off a leaky chimney. Top floor walls now dried out.
    -Fitted new bathroom upstairs at great expense. Fitted a compact set as its a small room. Had to replace bathroom ceiling as it was rotten lath and plaster (leaky roof valley mentioned above led to wet rot).
    -Capped off ground floor "wet room". Its like the bathroom at the end of the film Saw. Need to smash out the horrible old toilet and sink.

    What's concerning is that I have much more than that still to do. Once I've repaired and sanded the living room floor then I can move into it, and this will give me space to start working on the dining room, which is currently full of all of our belongings in boxes.

  • What's concerning is that I have much more than that still to do.

    Welcome to home ownership, it never ends! ;)

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