Still cleaning...

I'm afraid there is very little exciting to report - essentially we are still cleaning! The kitchen is looking significantly less greasy, fridge and freezer no longer look like a science experiment so now I am tackling the floor. Can you guess which grout has been tackled and which I haven't got to yet....

What a Load of Rubbish

Well we have been house owners for 12 days now (certainly not homeowners - yet). 

We spent the first few days clearing out all the rubbish that the previous owner had left and trying to chase him for the payment for its disposal.

I am afraid I didn't get a final photo of all the rubbish that was left, as some of it was picked through and pieces of furniture and nic-naks taken to new homes. Then by the time we had cleared the garden and the loft I was too tired and annoyed to take any more photographs.

There were some positives though, pulling up the carpets revealed that the stairs are not in a terrible condition (as we had feared) so won't need to be replaced. After just a little tlc they look better already! 

New Beginnings

I am starting this blog to document our lives and work on our new house. We are first time buyers, and this is really our dream come true, but lets see how long that lasts!

We have a lot of plans for this house and unfortunately we haven't got off to a great start with the previous owner essentially being a &£@* (insert your own 4 letter word). But now that we have spent 2 days clearing his rubbish out of the house and garden we are ready to get started!

There is quite a bit to do and we really want to do as much as possible of the getting contractors in before our rental contract expires and we need to move all of our stuff!

I am afraid the next couple of posts are likely just to be full of pictures, acting as a 'before', but I will endeavour to post any small projects that we do in the meantime - there are a few pieces of furniture that I want to revive.

I hope you will enjoy reading about successes (and I am sure failures) along the way!

Amazing sky on the day that we completed - the photos of the actual house need to come with a bit of a warning as it was pretty gross!