Owning your own home

HEY, where did you get that photo of my kitchen????

This is mine. It's pretty small but perfectly functional. Based around the 1,000mm width of the shower tray for the width of the room (tray is 900 x 1,000 which is great). The dormer adds a bit more head height for the toilet and the cistern is under the eaves. It's probably about 1m x 3m and just goes above the stairs.

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I reckon you're nuts if you're spending over £20k on a kitchen!

We don't need our kitchen redoing, and if we were in the market it'd be a million miles from those numbers, but TBH I'm surprised by all the surprise. I remember a family friend spending £40k in the early 'oos.

If anything it sounds like things have plateaued. I guess lots of the things they had then are cheaper and more standard - island cookers with cooker level extractor, wine fridge, etc.

Also the feeling I'm getting from a lot of peoples comments is that they've spent £3k-5k redecorating kitchens and see that as good value. As opposed to full on building works including new flooring, possible walls moving, etc. which is a different kettle of fish.

I would love to shit under that velux, closest thing to nature (for me)

Thanks. I'm surprised how well the large tiles work.
Ours will be slightly wider but enter from next to the shower.
As i don't think we want en suite.

Spending +£20k on a kitchen seems insane to me.

We need to replace our completely knackered one and we're not going to spend more than £15k all in, including new french doors, windows, appliances, flooring, new electrics and lighting etc.

Had no idea second hand kitchens were a thing until today though - going so do some research now. Anyone got experience of this?

Some of these kitchens are such mad specs

I like having a slash whilst watching the world go by. It's like a budget version of those toilets in the Shard.

Yes mad specs and also plain mad

I like having a slash whilst watching the world go by.

The toilets in the old Warner Stand at Lord's were like that. The old press box used to be at the top of the stand so the urinals had windows above them so the (male) journos wouldn't miss a thing whilst going for a piss.

What sink is that?

I'd like to replace our undermounted belfast sink with an overmounted one

(As a stopgap for just burning the wood countertop)

I'd go lg but there were above my price point. Ecobubble and silent.

Haha yeah there are some gopping kitchens on there.

It’s a good idea though, especially if you can find one in the same size/config of your kitchen as you seem to get good savings on the appliances too

Just got survey back and they say to get professional advice:

structural engineer
roofer/guttering
damp
tree surgeon

Whats the general rule here, I pay for the further inspections and depending on the outcome go back to the seller?

Yep

This looks fantastic.

Did I mention the kitchen in my last place was about £800?

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I suspect the pump house for the onseng

Ha, pretty much - it's the boiler house for the boiler.

Impressive! Including appliances?

Where’s the after pic?

I think my loft ensuite has to be the smallest size whilst still being usable. It's 80cm wide and about 2.2m long.

Eta with suitability small pics!

Your the after pic!

Nah, just cabinets and stuff and I did a few of the bits like tiles.

And to be fair that tall ply cabinet wasn’t included in that as I had it done a year or so later.

Yes, although that list sounds like the all of the usual - ‘we aren’t experts / didn’t check this so we have covered ourselves with a disclaimer’

There is an element of that but this surveyor came recommended and has been super thorough annotated photos w/measurements - I had specifically asked for any signs of subsidence as although I think this is often flagged as a risk in reports I wanted to make sure. I think I'll go with his suggestions, incur the costs and see what they show up.