closing tag is in template navbar
timefactors watches



TZ-UK Fundraiser
Page 4 of 5 FirstFirst ... 2345 LastLast
Results 151 to 200 of 201

Thread: Doing up a house, anyone done this and can offer advice?

  1. #151
    Need more updates!

  2. #152
    Grand Master thieuster's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    GMT+1
    Posts
    12,518
    Blog Entries
    8
    Great read! Great pics, I can almost smell the wood, the plaster and the new furniture! That lovely smell of 'new'. Keep us posted!

    Menno

  3. #153
    Master JC180's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    2,709
    Got 144 photos to post a full update thread which will follow we're still a few months from moving in but these should give you a taste of where we're at.

    Before



    After



    Before



    After



    Before



    After



    Before




    After




    Before



    After



    And one of the front


  4. #154
    Grand Master Carlton-Browne's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Berlin, London and sometimes Dublin
    Posts
    15,224
    I really hate to say this but I think I preferred the before pictures of the garden . I'm looking forward to the rest.

  5. #155
    Master
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Divington, AOW EAN
    Posts
    2,101
    Only about a million times better...



    Nice work!

  6. #156
    Master
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Northern Ireland
    Posts
    6,854
    Love the grounds . Looking forward to the proper update :-)

  7. #157
    I was just thinking the other day about this thread and a update. Amazing transformation (not that it was not nice to begin with).

  8. #158
    Master draftsmann's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Location
    Malta and sometimes bits of Brit
    Posts
    5,373
    Quote Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne View Post
    I really hate to say this but I think I preferred the before pictures of the garden . I'm looking forward to the rest.
    Ditto the detailing of apertures at the back of the house- sorry but the replacements look like off-the-shelf mass produced products and don't do the job justice.

  9. #159
    Master JC180's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    2,709
    Quote Originally Posted by draftsmann View Post
    Ditto the detailing of apertures at the back of the house- sorry but the replacements look like off-the-shelf mass produced products and don't do the job justice.
    Spoken like a true architect!

    I've lined up all the lintel heights across the back as it was a mess previously. Different just to be different. I've not gone Georgian on the back as it is North facing and limits light, it is also overly fussy for a rear of house and from the living space, playroom, morning room, kitchen etc. The house isn't Georgian, it's 1982 built and we have kept the front and sides authentic mock Georgian with the sliders etc at great expense.

    The windows are hardly cheap mass produced, they are Residence 9 profiles, and permitted in many conservation areas as a replacement for timber.

  10. #160
    Journeyman
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    North of the wall!
    Posts
    175
    Don't take the bait!

    Looks awesome, makes my own renovation look mickey mouse :(

    I've have a sneaking suspicion you won't be so crass as to reveal it, but experiencing my own financial 'death by a thousand cuts', I'd like to know the figure on this amount of work!

  11. #161
    Craftsman
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Lancashire
    Posts
    466
    I've just spent the last couple of hours reading this thread. Firstly I cannot believe I have previously not come across this thread. Well done to the OP for an amazing renovation and for taking the time out to give such a detailed and comprehensive account.

    I too am in the middle of a similar renovation. We bought a large Edwardian house which had not been updated since around the 80's. We started work in 2010 and we are still going strong!!!

    Reading this thread I am inspired to start my own thread but I'm not sure I have the patience.

    Good luck to the OP and I will be following progress with interest.
    Last edited by Nadeem; 12th May 2017 at 12:04.

  12. #162
    Craftsman Nuisance Value's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Location
    Central Scotland
    Posts
    682
    Just noticed this thread, great project, just one query, did you not wrap the land / french drains in terram?

  13. #163
    Why are the R9 Windows a faff to fit?

  14. #164
    Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    Manchester, UK
    Posts
    9,852
    Superb Jacob, many congrats.

  15. #165
    Banned
    Join Date
    Nov 2016
    Location
    London
    Posts
    334
    What an excellent job , great thread . A true artist

  16. #166
    Master
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Devon
    Posts
    5,225
    Wow amazing transformation so far, looking forward to seeing the rest.

    P.s. Some people just don't appreciate class!

  17. #167
    Master draftsmann's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Location
    Malta and sometimes bits of Brit
    Posts
    5,373
    Quote Originally Posted by Devonian View Post
    Wow amazing transformation so far, looking forward to seeing the rest.

    P.s. Some people just don't appreciate class!
    I will have to post up a thread about my own Grand Designs project one of these days.

  18. #168
    Master
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Devon
    Posts
    5,225
    Quote Originally Posted by draftsmann View Post
    I will have to post up a thread about my own Grand Designs project one of these days.
    Good for you

  19. #169
    Master draftsmann's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Location
    Malta and sometimes bits of Brit
    Posts
    5,373
    Quote Originally Posted by Devonian View Post
    Good for you
    Threads about building projects are generally appreciated on the forum aren't they, as this one has been?

  20. #170
    Master
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Devon
    Posts
    5,225
    Quote Originally Posted by draftsmann View Post
    Threads about building projects are generally appreciated on the forum aren't they, as this one has been?
    This thread is very interesting.
    Last edited by Devonian; 4th June 2017 at 17:30.

  21. #171
    Journeyman
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    North of the wall!
    Posts
    175
    Would like to see the finishing touches, more pics please!

  22. #172
    Master JC180's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    2,709
    Thanks. It has come a very long way but I need to find a other hosting company as photobucket has gone Pete tong on me.

    Moving in October all being well.

    I'll post an update asap.

  23. #173
    Craftsman
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Location
    Birmingham
    Posts
    314
    So a quick search for double glazing has had me glued go the thread, top to bottom.
    Me and my wife are in the process of buying a 70's built house. Nowhere near the scale of this build (thank god -:))
    You truly have a remarkable home. I hope you can finish the thread with all the after pictures now.

    Mark

  24. #174
    Master JC180's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    2,709
    Thanks Mark, I can as we moved in a few weeks back. Photobucket put a spanner in the work of recent updates. But I'll skip the progress and just post of the mostly finished house soon.

  25. #175
    Craftsman
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Location
    Birmingham
    Posts
    314
    great to hear its all done.
    Its really a massive inspiration.

  26. #176
    Master JC180's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    2,709
    Ok, so after 18 months of a mixture of stress, anxiety, euphoria, being let down countless times, issues with lead times, deliveries, people trying to pull a fast one etc... we finally moved in in late October.

    We've still a couple of rooms to complete and lots of soft furnishings to sort, but it is a fabulous and comfortable home and we couldn't be happier with it.

    Here are a few photos I had on my fine, more to follow: -









    My office









    Master Ensuite





    Morning Room











    Part completed playroom



    Guest Ensuite



    Part completed downstairs WC



    Kitchen











    Stairs







    Gardens & Drive

    Prior to completion




















  27. #177
    Journeyman
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Location
    Merseyside
    Posts
    179
    Wow, that's a beautiful house you've made there. Just out of interest what are you using the covered outside pergola for. A bar perhaps? 😁

  28. #178
    Master
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Northern Ireland
    Posts
    1,198
    JC that is a spectacular house you have there, Sir.

    I'm a 3 bedroom Semi type... i want to kill myself.

  29. #179
    Master
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Devon
    Posts
    5,225
    Some stunning rooms there for what’s an undoubtedly stunning house!

  30. #180
    Grand Master Carlton-Browne's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Berlin, London and sometimes Dublin
    Posts
    15,224
    I like the leather sofa arrangement in the office.

  31. #181
    Incredible. So envious of your study/office!

    Superb throughout!

  32. #182
    It's all extremely impressive, for me the stairwell is the standout feature. The handrails, ironwork and colour coordination just works so well.

  33. #183
    Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    2,118
    It’s ok I suppose but where was the MX5? Stunning, love that staircase, very well done sir.

  34. #184
    I had the pleasure of a private tour a couple of weeks ago

    it is totally stunning and only someone with JC's OCD and determination could get a house and garden to this level. My wife came home complaining that we live in "a hovel" after our visit.

    I know watches have had to be sold/taken a back seat to get this done, but am sure one day you will get some more

  35. #185
    A spectacular house with an amazing level of detail.

  36. #186
    Master westy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Stafford
    Posts
    3,180
    It's these kind of threads, along with the car restoration etc etc threads that make this place genuinely a joy to visit, despite all the other nonsense.
    Well done on an amazing job and I hope you and your family have the first of many fantastic Christmas's in a beautiful house.
    Hat's off sir.

  37. #187
    Master JC180's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    2,709
    Many thanks everyone for your kind comments... Just a few more

    Some firms and tradesmen really shone on this project, others did not cover themselves in glory, it was really quite a revealing process.

    Family Bathroom













    Guest Room





    Guest Ensuite





    Big Sons Room







    Baby Room





    Daughters Room





    Master Suite

















    Cloakroom



    Utility Room







    Kitchen


  38. #188
    That’s amazing. You guys have really done a wonderful job on that place. I hope you have a fantastic Christmas in the new home. I’m looking forward to seeing the Christmas tree picture now.

  39. #189
    Master Chukas's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Highlands
    Posts
    1,214
    What a job sir 👍🏻
    Does it make all the stress worth it?
    Hope you have many happy years in the new house!!

  40. #190
    Craftsman
    Join Date
    Mar 2017
    Location
    West Midlands
    Posts
    573
    Wow, what a lovely home.
    Very impressive. Thanks for sharing pictures.

  41. #191
    Craftsman chard101's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Location
    London UK
    Posts
    381
    When I started reading this, I was think yep I'm renovating a house too, yep it went massively over budget, yep we've just moved in 3 weeks ago with it unfinished too... Then I saw the photos and that's where the similarity ends! 😆 LOL.

    What a project you took on, the house looks truly amazing. I hope you have many happy years there together.

    Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using TZ-UK mobile app

  42. #192
    Master vagabond's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Here and There....
    Posts
    6,702
    Blog Entries
    1
    Wonderful house and a credit to you. Hope you and your family have many happy years in your new home.

    sent from TZ-UK mobile app

  43. #193
    Master rabbitinheadlights's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Dark side of the Moon
    Posts
    1,164
    Blog Entries
    1
    Beautiful home, I can only imagine the hard work and patience this has taken.

  44. #194
    Master
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Northern Ireland
    Posts
    1,198
    Jesus, man.

    If i had a kitchen like your utility room i'd be delighted.

  45. #195
    Master
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    London
    Posts
    8,720
    Blog Entries
    6
    Stunning. It looks a lot of hard work but it’s definitely paid off!
    Enjoy it.

  46. #196
    Wow

    Just stunning

    Love the evohome TRV on the rad next to the dressing couch.

    Is the whole house air con?

  47. #197
    Quote Originally Posted by Snowdon View Post
    Love the evohome TRV on the rad next to the dressing couch.
    Fabulous.

  48. #198
    Craftsman
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    London
    Posts
    816
    Simply stunning - a labour of love!

  49. #199
    Master mjrennie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Manc exiled in Coventry
    Posts
    1,367
    Amazing thread and it is fantastic what you have achieved. Thanks for taking the time to upload the odd picture here and there...!

  50. #200
    Journeyman
    Join Date
    Nov 2014
    Location
    London
    Posts
    150


    Amazing thread - some of the last pictures seem to have gone now though!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Do Not Sell My Personal Information