P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Figured I would chuck a few pics/bit of info up for the 3 peeps on here who may give any fucks lol Took posession on the 19th April and have nearly done renovatin' the interior... which is good as I am pretty much out of cash Anyway: Original Pics from the Trademe/LJHooker ad: So much yuck, 10 years of nicotine on the walls/carpet/everywhere. Carpet: Yuck. One million horses and wishing wells... in short typical 85 year old lady house that smelt evil and everything was yellow/brown and not in a good way... Oh, some pics from when I took possession... couple less horses: Plan. Strip errthing, paint errrrrthing. replace carpet, rip out and replace bathroom. new lights, lino, toilet etc etc... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Oh my! Dat insyde! Still need to come look one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Did you get to keep all the horses/animals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 So, first job was to remove this stupid cupboard which took up half the bathroom... and who needs a cupboard in the lounge anyway?! Door (in lounge) Back/cupboard bit (in (really ugly) Bathroom) best rip all that ugly/useless bathroom crap out: And while I'm tearing shit out how about the stupid cabinet thing in the kitchen... and maybe the toilet too... oh and all the floor coverings Before: After: Before: After: General Mayhem: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Oh my! Dat insyde! Still need to come look one day. yup, was fucking repulsive... probably the only reason I could afford to buy it... mind you total renovation is going to be around 10k so whole deal under 3hundy is pretty legit... despite the stupid amount of work lol. You can come see it when done, after this weekend should be all up and running more or less Did you get to keep all the horses/animals? Haha no such luck... there were SOOOOOO MANY!!! terrifying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 oh man someone painted white squares on your walls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 I know right... she masked them up awesome with pictures and then smoked like a locomotive... effect is awesome/can even see the outline of the strings they were hung by... #Icky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Test fit shower tray (where the cupboard was) All pipes need to be re-run/moved, My who is that handsome pipe handler? I may not have warned him about pics lol rest of the bathroom... in boxes... in the second bedroom lol Holes filled, Gib up, plastering happening: Some stuff getting painted/carpet up/making a mess/tidying up Start on the kitchen, just tidy/paint/new handles etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Folks found an abandoned tree on the side of the road... dumped. they felt sorry for it, and I love cherry blossoms so has pride of place in the front yard... fingers crossed that spring will find it alive Carpet and lino going down: (cheap) couch installed: Electricals/Lights/stuff going in Also, blinds and curtains are now in and shower installed... Mr808 is due to connect all the bathroom stuff and HWC this weekend and we should have a fully functioning Death Star... fingers crossed Pics to come 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Good effort! But can you still smell the nicotine under all those shiny new layers of paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 badass! good work dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Good effort! But can you still smell the nicotine under all those shiny new layers of paint? Thankfully not, everything smells fresh and clean and beautiful thanks to Clean, sand, clean, undercoat, topcoat, topcoat lol binning old carpet and curtains helped too:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Shit me, thats going well! Looks a billion times better already. Tho you should have got the horse collection chucked in on the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 I was tempted to get her to include one for nostalgic value... then I remembered they were fucking hideous lol. Has been hard going but will be a month tomorrow which isn't bad going for a full revamp where most of the grunt work was done by me and my folks... and the odd OSGC tradie:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 now I need to see if there is any budget left (couple of people still to pay) for a fridge/washing machine/TV... in that order lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Impressive work, so fast too! Great result compared to the yuck that it was before, must have smelt terrible! Looks like a different place inside, nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radman Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Might have a fridge for cheapish, will just need to check if anyone in the family needs it as its been our loan fridge - unless you want new of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bronze Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Bonus points for cherry tree. Sakura FTW. And that is a dope as fuck couch. What part of the mighty Hendo-son, i'm looking round Bruce McLaren ways at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB8-TypeR Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 My parents renovated a house that and old lady and her alcholic son lived/died in. Seemed they liked to lie in the bath smoking judging from the ceiling in there. Even after painting the ceiling the nicotine seeped through, took 7 or 8 coats in the end to get rid of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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