That's is the thing
@Denim Deb and the price is amazing for what it is!
@goatgurl DH is going to stay for a month and help me settle, so we can do quite a bit of repairs in that time. He renovated a house from the floor up years ago, so he has experience thankfully. I have elbow grease and buckets of enthusiasm lol. I did budget for house repairs, if needed, so we have some $$ to throw at the essentials for starters.
The house itself, if you look past the paint, it looks structurally o.k., the electricity and condition of the wiring is a HUGE question mark for me though. It appears to need most of the bathroom and kitchen fitted, but it's plumbed in, which is GOOD ($$$$ saved there) A loo and a basin won't cost too much and DH can fit that.
I'd knock that horrible plaster off and take it back to the stone walls, that is so beautiful… Sort out that fireplace, it seems it got water in, and put a wood burner in each side instead. That's the heating sorted.
The add-on at the back is a disaster. Heaven knows what they were thinking, but… you know what I'd do there? I'd put a door in and seal it off from the house at first, then once I have a few K to spare, tear that whole thing down to level with the bottom of the windows and put a conservatory onto the base. Once that is in place, I'll open it up again and extend the kitchen into the conservatory, so I'll have a nice room with loads of natural light. I must confess I've been dreaming about a conservatory for years and just for fun I looked at prices a few weeks ago. They are way cheaper than I expected
We are still waiting to hear what our tenants are doing house-wise, so we don't have a proper time-frame yet, but as soon as we do I'm going to check if this place is still for sale and contact the agent and make some enquiries. This place is definitely worth looking into.
