06 August 2007
House
Finally, a house.
I left Pete to Sort It this morning and buggered off to work. But I left early and went to pick up the biggest set of keys in the world with him later on in the day.
Our plan was simple. Go and see what we'd actually bought, find out how much space we now have for a fridge freezer, buy a new super-dooper swanky fridge freezer, do a bit of tidying and sorting, and move some stuff. The end.
But what we actually did was go and see what we'd actually bought, slump in a horrified heap at the dirt and degredation we'd inherited, fail to do anything constructive for many many hours whilst we gazed in disgusted awe at just how foul everything was. Call mother to come and make it better.
We pulled ourselves together after a while though and attempted to clear out the kitchen. Unfortunately, it mostly involved shoving crap out into the garden and ignoring it. I swept and mopped the lino only to realise that it was never going to look clean, so that got ripped up and thrown outside too. We scrubbed at greasy kichen tiles and after about an hour found out that they were supposed to be off-white. Not orange. We only got two tiles clean. Even after going out and picking up my mother's steam cleaner we couldn't shift the grime. We're still this close tojust ripping out the kitchen altogether and storing food on the floor for a couple of months. It'd probably be more hygenic.
Alan came round and did friendly things like scraping away at the wallpaper in our front bedroom and putting up with Radio 1 for several hours without complaint. The room's not purple any more, thank god but its still grim. I feel much better about everything now, anyway, after giggling at Alan shoving his long, hot, steamy ribbed pipe between Pete's legs.
We've been productive in a very narrow sense today. Didn't get any moving of stuff done, or painting of walls, or purchase of fridge, but we're now officially on the ladder, n'that, and I've decided that actually, despite it all, I do like the house and it will be nice. It will, it will.
I've also discovered that its much more therapeautic to get your friends round to laugh at nobs and bumming than it is to stress out about money and bricks.
Hurrah for us.
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Yes, hurrah for you! I might have to visit and damage some decor at some point.
See you at Crawley.
Posted by: barnesy | 07 August 2007
Or not.
Looks like we're going to need the weekend to make the place habitable. Although, having said that my parents are doing a cracking job of wallpapering at the mo.
Posted by: Bear | 07 August 2007
Wahoo! 'Bout bloody time (on their part, not yours of course)
Posted by: Roger | 07 August 2007
Should certain people be feeling hacked off with their PhD's they're more than welcome to come down and do a bit of painting, of course.
Posted by: Bear | 07 August 2007
Painting sounds good. I'd prefer to paint that wallpaper.
Posted by: Roger | 07 August 2007
Congrats, and don't worry, things will get better. When we moved in we had no kitchen for three months (we washed up in the bathroom upstairs), no curtains, no central heating, walls painted every shade from purple to green to sticky brown, no chairs to sit on, electrics that were manifestly unsafe and fuses replaced by copper wire, water that leaked, no carpets...I could go on.
Try and concentrate on getting your bedroom habitable so you have a refuge; keep an eye on the sheds (B&Q etc) on Bank Holidays for extra cheapo kitchens/bathrooms; buy a Readers Digest or Collins DIY manual and don't worry about the pile of crap in the garden, you're going to clear and remake it many, many times.
Remember that because it's a bit cruddy you'll make money on any improvements you do! Feel free to ask if you need any handy hints, I've probably done it or tried it or broken it myself.
Posted by: Charlie | 08 August 2007
Cheers for that Charlie, Makes me feel a lot better
The bedroom will be finished this weekend and the lounge is looking ok, bathroom just needs some sealant replacing as the old stuff is mouldy.
Kitchen is the biggest problem as they left us a cooker with 2 ovens neither of which work snd we need about 10 square feet of floorboards replacing as they are rotten. there is also no proper plumbing for the washing machine. Windows need replacing throughout and there is still a lot of cleaning to do. Spent 6 hours trying to get the cooker to look reasonable.
still it will be nice when it is finished.
Posted by: Husband | 09 August 2007
I've got a tube of clear silicone sealant you can have if you'd like. No gun.
Posted by: Roger | 09 August 2007
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