Soldato
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- 19 Dec 2003
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Hey folks, so have lived in a 3 bed semi for nearly 10 years, family of 4, occasionally 5 when the step daughter stays over - and I have always thought a detached house was something I wanted to have, it's not that our neighbours are a problem, it's just I don't like the idea of being 'attached' to another house and having to worry about soundbar being too loud or the kids running up and down the stairs loudly etc.
Anyhow, there is a possible chance we could move to a 4 bedroom detached house, for a fairly 'low' cost in terms of moving (less than 50k) it's in an area we know well, and disruption would in theory be minimal.
The only thing that concerns us, is we won't have much free money, certainly not for the first 6 months or so, to do things up, and the house is very dated, in that it's had the same owner from new (late 60's or early 70's build) so it needs modernising.
Obviously I would want to get the artex skimmed as a priority - ideally before moving in, as that is one of the messier jobs - (PVA/not scraped) I am not too concerned about the asbestos element in that era of home, because our current home is a similar era, although I did notice the garage ceiling looked like Asbestos Insulation Boarding, not that I plan on drilling into it, but anyway - has anyone made that switch, I know you buy a house for the potential, and of course the pros should clearly outweigh the cons, the bedrooms are similar size (plus an extra room) but the downstairs is way bigger, and we gain a downstairs WC which we don't currently have.
Anyhow, there is a possible chance we could move to a 4 bedroom detached house, for a fairly 'low' cost in terms of moving (less than 50k) it's in an area we know well, and disruption would in theory be minimal.
The only thing that concerns us, is we won't have much free money, certainly not for the first 6 months or so, to do things up, and the house is very dated, in that it's had the same owner from new (late 60's or early 70's build) so it needs modernising.
Obviously I would want to get the artex skimmed as a priority - ideally before moving in, as that is one of the messier jobs - (PVA/not scraped) I am not too concerned about the asbestos element in that era of home, because our current home is a similar era, although I did notice the garage ceiling looked like Asbestos Insulation Boarding, not that I plan on drilling into it, but anyway - has anyone made that switch, I know you buy a house for the potential, and of course the pros should clearly outweigh the cons, the bedrooms are similar size (plus an extra room) but the downstairs is way bigger, and we gain a downstairs WC which we don't currently have.