My house!

[annwfyn]

pierot have just got back from our house.

Yup. Our house. Our own house, which is ours, all ours (well, ours and the Abbey National).

We collected the keys from the estate agent, went over there, and ordered pizza which we ate sitting on the sitting room floor. Then we wandered around the place, argued over how much building work needed done, and then kissed and made up, and agreed to get the builders in for a quote. We're now home, and I'm making a list of what needs done in the next two weeks so we can start moving in in September, and jez is lounging in the bath, occasionally reading bits aloud from the Inquisition book and cackling demonically.

I fear for ZG Mage. I fear greatly.

Anyway, for my own reference, I add the list of 'Stuff Wot Needs Done' to my livejournal. Feel free to not read if you find it dull, but if you are a homeowner/long term tenant/builder/electrician/helpful soul, feel free to comment with any advice, idea on how much things may cost, any ways of getting it done cheaply, recommendations on people who could help, or offers to come over and redecorate my house for free*

So, without further ado...

270b Lower Road - Stuff Wot Needs Done

Needs done immediately

Lock on front door is broken - need a new yale lock. Sorted - Surrey Quays Locks ltd on Lower Road think that they can provide me with a new lock which I can fit myself for £18.50. Drop in tomorrow and pick one up.

Need to get builders in for assorted quotes on how much french windows would cost/chimney breasts knocked out would cost/assorted walls knocked through would cost

Need to contact electricity providers and get them to change from a key card system to a normal billing system and get our names on the bill - done

Need to get in touch with BT and arrange for phone line and broadband to be transferred (probably at the end of the month)

Need to fill in council tax forms and let them know we're moving

Need to contact Diamond Insurance and change my contact details, and then get my resident's parking permit. Done - cost me £70 to move!

Needs done next week

The wallpaper throughout the house is vile. We need to strip, re-paper and paint. If anyone wants to come along and have a Fun Paint Party (I'm being overly hopeful again, aren't I?) then they would be very very welcome and I shall even provide wine for those who show up.

The ceiling in the living room has an icky crack in the plaster - I need to get someone in to re-plaster that ceiling.

Shelves - I need more shelves put up.

Some of the electrics are looking pretty rough - the light switch fixture in the bathroom is hanging out of the ceiling, dangling by the wire, and the wiring around the meter in the hall is apparently held on by gaffer tape. This needs fixed.

Needs done next week/week after

I need to order a new sofa, and a bed of some kind for ksirafai, and work out if we need any more new furniture.

Needs done at some point, but may well be a long term project

The stairs need re-carpeted.

The garden needs sorted - lawn mowed, then I need to work out what I want to do/can do with it

What else am I not thinking about? Is there anything blindingly obvious to anyone who hasn't even seen my house that I'm not thinking about?





*I know, I'm being a tad overly hopeful there.