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It's a really lovely place, and I feel bad resenting the situation because I realise I am very privileged to be able to own a property at all. The previous owners were clearly nuts, though. They've just splurged on some really non-essential weird stuff, and ignored some of the basics.
For example they have an electronic aqualisa bath and shower system in the main bathroom which includes remote controls so you can turn them on and off remotely. Why anyone would want that, I've no idea. They've also got a smart thermostat, and things like fancy bifold doors and a huge skylight. All of this we know they put in while they owned the place.
On the other hand, 3 of the 3 toilet seats are absolutely hanging off their hinges, one was genuinely unusable. When I came to replace I realised they had tried to refix one of them with "no more nails" or similar and rounded the screws for the fixings. This made removal of the fixings a real bitch of a job. One of the radiators was hanging off the wall when I moved in, and on removal it is clear this has happened 4 times previously. Each time they've tried to bodge it back on with "no more nails" rather than just use the correct fixing types for a radiator into plasterboard. They had a loft conversion done in 2017, but haven't insulated between the remaining loft void and the living space so it is always freezing.
Ugh ... I am gonna really enjoy a good sit down and rest once a couple of final bits are done. Every spare waking hour for the last 2 weeks have been taken up by finding and fixing new shit.
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lol, I sympathise. If it helps, the day we moved in an electrician we know said he’d just do a quick check that all was ok before the removals guys turned up. We spoke to him later that day and he said he’d spent six hours replacing or removing everything that was likely to kill someone. The previous owner loved a bit of diy, especially if it involved the electrics. We still don’t use the electric shower in the main bathroom out of fear.
TTM
This sounds exactly like the first year in our new house, even down to the annoying waterfall taps.
Ours was bunged up with lime scale and would shoot two jets of water directly at your crotch. A good clean and de scale sorted it.