My new to me 3 bedroom house in Treherbert, TREORCHY
38 Dunraven
Street,
Treherbert
TREORCHY
CF42 5BG
Mid Glamorgan
Wales
United Kingdom
WGS84: N51 40.503 W3 32.380
From the Estate Agents Website:
This property offers potential to make this into an excellent family home for the right buyer, it has been well maintained over the years and is very much livable in its current condition but in need of some improvement
THREE
BEDROOM (more 2 1/2)
THREE RECEPTION ROOMS (more like 2 1/4)
UPSTAIRS BATHROOM (build for short arsed Welshman, ceiling height 2m)
PVC DOUBLE GLAZING
GARAGE - LARGER THAN AVERAGE
NEEDS MODERNISATION (ooh yeeessss)
| Entrance Enter via PVC door to passage, stairs to first floor, doors to two reception rooms, electric service meter, textured ceiling, papered walls, floor laid to carpet.  |
Front
Reception Room 12'10 x 11'6 (3.91m x 3.51m) Window to front, feature inset fire with electric log effect fan heater, papered walls, textured ceiling, radiator, wall and ceiling lights, floor laid to carpet.  |
Lounge
11'11 x 11'9 (3.63m x 3.58m) Open plan lounge dining room, log effect gas fire, radiator, under stairs storage cupboard, papered walls, suspended ceiling, telephone and television point, floor laid to carpet, door to kitchen, opening to dining room.  |
| Dining
Room 10'2 x 7'3 (3.1m x 2.21m) Window to rear, serving hatch to kitchen, radiator, suspended ceiling, papered walls, floor laid to carpet  |
Kitchen
16' x 7'10 (4.88m x 2.39m) Window to rear and door to side, range of base and wall units, plumbing for washing machine, electric cooker point, stainless steel sink and drainer, tiled splash backs, radiator, floor laid to vinyl tiles  |
Landing Doors to three bedrooms and bathroom, loft access, textured ceiling, floor laid to carpet  |
| Bedroom
1 13'8 x 8'6 (4.17m x 2.59m) Window to front, papered walls, radiator, floor laid to carpet  |
Bedroom
2 9'11 x 9'10 (3.02m x 3m) Window to rear, papered walls, radiator, floor laid to carpet  |
Bedroom
3 10'2 x 6'2 (3.1m x 1.88m) Window to front, papered walls, radiator, floor laid to carpet  |
| Bathroom
8'11 x 8' (2.72m x 2.44m) Window to side, white suit comprising of Paneled bath with overhead shower, pedestal wash hand basin, WC, airing cupboard, tiled splash backs, radiator, floor laid to vinyl tiles  |
Outside Rear garden has selection of plants and shrubs, small patio area at top of garden with central path leading to double garage  |
Double
Garage Double garage built out of concrete blocks, excellent rear lane access  |
July 2008 ..... the first Day
Entry |
Carpet
just coming back into fashion................NOT! |
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Le
Frontroom |
Le
GasMeter |
you
know, ..... these lights are coming as a set......!? |
Lounge
........... and Dining |
period
feature fireplace, the 70's period that is ...... |
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the
Kitchen. I will not change a bit ......... |
it
even has the curtains ...... |
sooooooo
beautiful ....... |
me
private jungle |
including
air raid shelter |
potential
........ I've been told |
the
important bit |
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new
bed in old rose room .... |
will
have to do for the moment |
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never
pull on that bit wallpaper, .......... NEVER! |
it
is plaster from the 1800's |
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actually it was the wardrobe that held the plaster in place .... |
before
the trip to the tip |
cheap
brickwork, these houses were build in weeks |
loads
of work to do |
that
is the view from my bedroom |
lovin'
it |
suspended
ceiling |
ceiling
and wallpaper removed |
all
walls need skimming |
first
patches repaired |
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10th August 2008
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Easy to spot how square the walls and door frames are............NOT!!!!!!! |  |
17th August 2008
| couldn't be asked to do to much this weekend. Just finished the office. |  |
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25.Aug.2008
| Didn't
do much this weekend. Just painted and furnished the front room |
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31.Aug.2008
| Again couldn't be asked to do a lot, just plastered the wall in Bedroom Two | ||
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Not
super brilliant, is my first time using this plaster. But far better than the walls downstairs done by a Pro. Will let it dry now till next weekend and sand it down and paint it. |
06/07 Sep. 2008
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did
a little test patch with my trusty belt sander to check how the floor
boards would turn out. |
All
in all not to bad. Will be quite some work but still cheaper than carpet, laminate or a hired floor sander. |
Base
coat on all walls |
can
dry now for a week |
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15.September. 2008
Got
this wired idea that I have to colour one of the walls |
Still
don't know what made me choose this colour |
it
reminds me on something..? |
16. September 2008
Disaster
struck. The walls weren't properly primed and I just painted over the
old paint. |
It
all started bubbling and came off in big chunks. So had to scrape off
all paint on all walls. Except the one I skimmed and primed . Bugger ... |
After
a full day of funny scraping and heavy swearing I got a bucket of trade
Dulux and primed the walls properly. Also removed all skirting boards and extended the plaster to the floor. The wombles who plastered the walls just plastered on top of the skirting boards. Wankers .................! |
Update 08 Nov.2008
Also
had to remove half the wall to fit the new doors. |
nothing
in this house is in a right angle. So everything is a one off job  |
Here
you see the extended Plaster |
repainted
everything and put down carpet underlay |
is
the same stuff as the cheap iso-camping mat |
nice
new carpet on top, guess which colour ..... |
blue,
where did this colour scheme come from ....? |
How
shweeeet .....! |
used
the old floor oak varnish for the knotty pine door, light orangey shine
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09.Nov.2008
cleaning
up, new light switch, skirting board... |
all around.... |
and
bed, dine. One freshly decorated bedroom |
15.Nov.2008
wallpaper
strippin' in the old pink bedroom |
something
I was looking forward to from day one |
wallpaper
came off in one big piece, quick a guide coat on .... |
makes
it easier to spot holes, and plaster problems |
ceiling
has to come down |
and
this has to go for the new door |
23.Nov.2008
Was a bit ill the last few days. So started very carefully.
Removed the old plaster.
the 'snow flakes' are actually the dust in the air
30.Nov.2008
Removed
the rest of the plaster.. |
..on
all inner walls |
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what a mess .... |
07.Dec.2008
had
a little re-think |
and
removed the ceiling too |
120
Years of accumulated dust .... |
Finally
took some time off on Sunday .... |
Winter
Wonderland Wales |
04 Jan 2009
first
coat on the old stone wall |
second
coat, needs at least one more |
the
patch above the window is ready for skimming |
07 Feb 2009
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Coverd the ugly rooflight and insulated the ceiling |
made a cable channel |
28 Feb 2009
More channels for more cables ... |
... and more ... |
... and more ... |
btw. the wood is straight and in level |
24 May 2009
Before |
after clean up, ready for turf |
ceiling ready for skimming |
28 June 2009
Did a bir of Plastering |
And the Lawn is coming nicely |
6th July 2009
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| 10th October 2009 | ||
| After Weekends filled with Trade Shows, Birthdays in Madrid and the trip to Germany for the Bike Meeting I finally managed to finish the floor |
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the finished product, not to shabby..... me thinketh
08th November 2009
fitted a new door to bedroom No#2
15th May 2010
turned the old Bathroom from this .... |
with a quick lick of paint .... |
to this. |
will do till I have the funds to refurbish it |
10th July 2010
Old comes the old Roof ... |
with a little help of a friend |
he likes to paint .... |
new Ebay roof sheets |
new lights |
and a watertight roof |
16th July 2010
With the garage brought back to use I could clear out the front room and give my temporary squatter a bed. I finally have the couch back ;-)
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22nd July 2010
I started skimming the second Bedroom, but must have pulled my back out while doing the roof.
Had to stop midway. But we are getting there .........
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to be continued ...........