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| Thread ID: 66243 | 2006-02-16 04:34:00 | PCTeks New House | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 430771 | 2006-02-16 05:32:00 | A bigger area for the washing might be a little better. Colour of the exterior definitely looks out of whack | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 430772 | 2006-02-16 05:43:00 | Is there any sign of insulation ?? | gibler (49) | ||
| 430773 | 2006-02-16 06:00:00 | Nice house, great pics . 20's I'd say . :thumbs: You've got an asset there in the kitchen with what looks like a Shacklock 501 coal burner/wood burner . You don''t mind a bit of smoke and flue maintenance you can cut your energy costs way down . Need to look around for a good firewood supplier . :cool: No obvious S P A C E around the house? You don't mind a small section? Pretty classy bits of fretwork stuff on the garage/backshed/whatever shed . I noticed in Invers the houses were all so substantial compared to those up here in Northland/Winterless North . Have to be of course . Up here you can live in a shed, and lots of us do . ;) |
mark c (247) | ||
| 430774 | 2006-02-16 06:40:00 | It looks like a nice character home to me. I doubt it will have insulation, and will likely be very expensive to properly fix up. Sounds like the previous owner was stupid enough to copy one of those many design programs on TV that create the most ugly rooms. The designers love feature walls, but most reasonable people hate them. The outside is probably very close to it's origional colour. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 430775 | 2006-02-16 08:35:00 | You've got a real honey there, pctek . Love the woodwork & the stained glass - and don't even mind the exterior colour, though lighter would be better . Could've been a lot worse - like bilious blue . I'm glad for your sake the coal range is the more recent enamel model, as it'll presumably have a temperature guage? The really old black Shacklocks look great & are terrific for stovetop cooking, but take ages to get used to assessing the heat if you want the oven - after being spoiled by just setting temps on today's electrics . (When I bought a stone cottage, the elderly lady tenant assured me the oven was "just perfect for pavlovas . " I took her word for it . No pavlovas have been attempted) The range will warm all around, and if it has a wetback, even better for your water-heating bill . They eat wood very fast, mind you . Not called a "coal range" for nothing; that's what they were designed for . You'll soon get the hang of the dampers . Gad to see you like the woodwork as is, after seeing too many examples of it covered with paint to "modernise", including a hall ceiling thingy (don't know what they're called) like yours in my own house . P . S . Did you get my P/M? |
Laura (43) | ||
| 430776 | 2006-02-16 08:40:00 | No Pavs? Must be a tear in the very fabric of the universe, Kiwi women love to cook up Pavs, Its up there with rugby, beer and tall poppy syndrome, The Kiwi way, for King and country, throw out a haka and knock the top off a tinnie...... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 430777 | 2006-02-16 08:43:00 | OK. I'm a failure. (Weeps copiously) |
Laura (43) | ||
| 430778 | 2006-02-16 08:47:00 | Looks nice Pctek, just in need of a little love and attention out side . I drove past a few days ago to check it out . It is on a 1/4 acre section folks and there is plenty of room . In fact I'll suggest to Mr Pctek that he builds a quadruple garage and fill it with old cars and plumbing parts . :thumbs: I reckon you should buy the house next door in due course . It is falling down and eventually the owner will get sick of paying rates . Something to think about . |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 430779 | 2006-02-16 08:59:00 | Quarter of an acre... We'll all come & camp. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 430780 | 2006-02-16 09:31:00 | Okay, fixed the paint job for you. A slap of Southland colours on the fence and pretty soon the famous other ex-Jafa neighbour will be popping round for a party .... www.imagef1.net.nz |
Biggles (121) | ||
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