FULL HOME TOUR: I bought this problem house but NEED YOUR DIY IDEAS!
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- Welcome to our new renovation project home! 🏠 If you're new here, after 14 months of living on a narrowboat due to failed house purchase attempts, we took a risk bidding all of our life savings money on a 1980s auction property.... then later found nobody wanted it... just us!
We had a lot of issues and stress along the way, which you can watch here:
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To clarify, the aim is to turn this into our DREAM HOME on a budget for good, and don't plan on ever moving again!
So in this week's video, I show you around the very start of this new DIY journey. This is the before stage, where I talk about future plans we've got... what I love and dislike about it, and also ask for YOUR DIY ADVICE and IDEAS!
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Did I get your cup of tea spot on? 😂
Lol no. Milk and no sugar please.
No sugar normally,but I'm polite and would just drink it and sau nothing.......unless you made me work for it later .....then I'd say something!!°
No, Julie Andrews for me!
Yes, spot on
No little milk no sugar otherwise it tastes like rat posion
I’d suggest asking other TH-camrs to do collaborations so you benefit from their skills and advice while you both get exposure from each other’s audiences. HeatGeek would be a great start for planning a better central heating/hot water system.
Thanks so much for the channel recommendation - I'll check his videos out :)
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUKdefo look at installing a heat pump, best with underfloor heating.
Spend at least a year on your workshop, sort the ceilings, heating and loft out. Paint kitchen white for now. Get a xmas tree up. I wouldnt bother doing much nov dec jan.
Plasterboard that 😂room and skim the gaps don't take long at all , along with some insulation and foam insulation round the pipes job done 👍
The exterior walls, doors, windows and the roof all look sound. You have got yourselves a blank canvas and can choose to move rooms around however you like. If it were me, I would take some time to understand the different aspects, sunlight movement and decide where I wanted each room. Rewiring, plumbing, drains are all straight forward so don't be afraid to be radical.
Thanks! Yes, they seem all good to us and agree, we should live in it for a while to get a feel for how we live in it and adapt for our needs as we go. We nearly did drastic things in our first house before getting to know it, and glad we didn't :)
Hi Vikkie, I used to have a lighting company and one of the most appreciated suggestions for kitchens like yours was to put cheap striplights (fluorescents then) on top of your upper cabinets at the back and this creates a wash of light across the ceiling, reflecting all the light down into the room. If you also have under cabinet lights, the whole kitchen can be illuminated without any visible fixtures except for possibly some downlights above the dining area. Also, lots of switches so you can control the mood, unless you're going down the "Alexa" path. We used to find that people spent a fortune on kitchens and bathrooms and it looked like shit (their words) because they didn't consider the lighting in there plans, lighting can make or break the looks of any room.
Other than that, my one suggestions would be to get a decent size workshop built in your garden first then you won't be climbing over tools, materials and half finished projects looking for tools and where to move stuff while working on another project. (Although compared to the boat it must feel like a barn) 😎 👍🏻 🏴
Great advice! Good idea about illuminating the tops of kitchen cupboards. I might have to do that. I agree about the workshop. My living room and dining room have been my workshop for five years! I've just had a workshop built at the bottom of the garden and have moved all the tools, materials, etc into it. Since then, I've really speeded up getting things done.
Thanks for the tips! We have a socket above the wall units where the extractor fan is plugged in (which doesn't work), so that would be a great to plug something in with a controller for now (and also think about it for later down the line).
I completely agree that the kitchen needs lights first, then check the ceiling, it might work better after a lick of bright white paint. I could live with the cupboard doors, but painting them would brighten the room. However, make each change one step at a time. I suspect the improving the lighting with even low wattage LEDs would make a huge difference. Given the lack of ceilings elsewhere, you need a quick, easy kitchen fix, to leave time for sorting the other ceilings and insulation. Remember, allow any rising heat to reach the pipes then get trapped there so lag over the pipes not under them.
We looked at replacing our kitchen units, but found the quality of our old ones we're much better with oak doors.
We got a good quality kitchen paint and painted all drawers and cupboards. They came out great and saved us a fortune.
That sounds promising! Do you remember what paint you used and how you applied it?
Total agreement. When I looked at new cabinets I was pretty horrified at what was available when seen in person, even compared to what was I could get ten years ago. Another option is getting refurbished or second hand little used, or old wooden kitchens online or through salvage merchants if someone really can’t work with what is onsite in a purchased property. My new place had a thirty year old disaster that was full of holes and rot that had to go. I was so disgusted by what I could get and the kitchen was such a strange arrangement due to the excess of random door ways I’ve ended up with a mix/mess of free standing second hand furniture and one locally built corner unit that incorporates the sink.
Totally agree! My mate painted his and it looks just like a brand new kitchen again! - saved at least 5k!
2 ideas for the Kitchen. You are very talented with wood, so keep the boxes from the cabinets. Put in more boxes down the wall with the window, and a box for the island. Then replace all the doors at once. No sense wasting anything in good condition. The other thing to brighten up our bath we put in a sun, or solar tube that has a dim solar light shine at night. They reflect light into the room and work great. You could do 2 solar tubes in the kitchen and a light between them.
I know the winter is virtually over and by now you will have a good idea about the cost of Electrically Heating a large property. I have the same problem, £650 for 31 days in January!!
The quickest cheapest way forward is fitting Gas central heating but that ignores the changing dynamics of the Energy market. Long term there is bound to be a shift towards direct extraction of solar energy.
First thought is of course solar voltaic panels (PV Panels). However the best PV solution has a very high capital cost when you include on site storage (battery wall!).
Solar water heating is straightforward and can be combined into heat pump systems. Costings can be difficult, suppliers/installers vary dramatically both in pricing and quality of work.
Basically, Gas CH is the cheapest way with the combined heat pump second at roughly 50% more than good old gas CH. Ground source heat pumps, which require trenching in the garden, are next in terms of cost. Finally comes the air source heat pump.
I suppose the biggest problem using heat pump technology is the relatively low temperature of the water coming away from the pump. The best way to distribute this heat is via under underfloor heating but simply using large radiators can get sufficient heat into properly insulated rooms. Using radiators means mostly 22 mm pipework. The running cost of air source heating is somewhere between a third and a half that of electric radiators. I hope this helps.
Thanks for the tour. I'm really looking forward to seeing future videos on how you renovate this place. As someone with more jobs to do than time to do it, it's nice to follow along on the journey.
Any time! Perfect tea break watching in between your jobs, maybe? 😆
Best advice I can give you, from a fellow bungalow dweller is to really beef up the insulation. Bungalows are particularly hard to heat as the warm air tends to stay put and not move as in a two storey house where you get benefit upstairs from warm air rising. Over-insulate the roof space and go for cavity fill if it’s feasible. Also very important, do lots of draughtproofing while you are able to especially as you have a chance with the building as it is now.
Thanks so much - hopefully we'll be increasing our insulation soon and will also look at ways to draught proofing as it's getting very chilly! 🥶 😆
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Well done, Vicky. This house will surely satisfy your DIY urges. You can also make us cool videos of renovating it for the next 10 years.
hahaha, I think so!!! And thanks so much 😍
With a dark kitchen having white cupboards and updated lighting will help bouncing more light around. Depending on how good the base cabinets are will give you the decision of if you need to replace the whole units or if you can get away with just replacing door/drawer fronts. Sometimes it is easier to live in a kitchen and know how it works or doesn't before you know what needs to be done. A simple change we did was paint the tiles with tile paint to update the kitchen whilst we saved to be able to replace it.
I'd probably do the kitchen from scratch, time and money permitting. Lets you get the layout just as you want it. Ours is a 50s bungalow, and it's taking a lot of thought trying to balance updates with keeping some of the original character! I've never been a fan of completely erasing all the original style and modernising the lot. Have to find a few fun quirks and features to keep. Our floor layout isn't ideal, but fixing it would kill the feel of the place so the walls are staying where they are!
Porch ceiling, maybe rip the boards off and do it properly with staggered joints? Can always paint it then.
Mind the humidity. Bungalows can be humid if you don't keep it warm and ventilated.
How's the insulation? Any plans for a heat pump system? Would save a lot of money long-term vs electric heating, though pretty painful up front. Given the price of leccy at the moment though might be worth it. Should take 3-4x less electricity to heat the place. Solar has a very long payback period, might be worth spending the solar money on heat pump heating first. Could do minisplit units if you dont want to put radiators in?
Thanks so much for the ideas! We definitely like the idea of a heat pump, so now having someone round tomorrow to chat with us about options.
As for the kitchen, now I think we'll end up ripping it out as never thought of turning the hall into the kitchen too. But I'll sit on the idea for a while until I'm absolutely sure :)
I've worked in a cabinet shop for a few years. And with the cabinets in your kitchen, the cheapest and easiest way, would be to work with what you have. Replace the doors, paint the outside of the cabinets while the door are removed. Make or buy new doors and paint then the same color as the cabinets. And you don't have to now or at all, but the cabinet hardware can be replaced as well.
Also Generac power systems, makes the best solar panels, and solar systems that I'm aware of!
Also what a place you found and purchased! I can't wait to see the property. And see what is to come in future videos.
Cheapest option till you update your kitchen, just paint the ones you have now. Bright white ceiling and light coloured walls will make a difference to the brightness in the room
Ditch the storage heaters and go to air source heat pump.
palster board the chimney breast amd make a media wall ,and put a guardian warm roof on the conservatory they are the best roof going and make a big diffrents
I don't know what the situation is in England, but up here in Scotland homeowners can get new solar panels fitted with an air source heat pump for heating and hot water through government grants.
We're looking into them as we speak - thanks very much and have a company coming on Wednesday to give us a quote.
Love this! Your hubby is a lucky man to have you around. Fabulous abilities and a great accent. Good luck to you both. Don't lie, though. You look no more than 25, NOT 40.
Thanks ☺️☺️
I guess it depends how old the person is who's judging
Be careful that board in the chimney isn’t some sort of asbestos fire board
I thoroughly agree you should move the front door to the road-front and try to do that first. Then the rest of you lovely new home can be formed around it. It seems like a dream location Vickie so I hope it gives you many years of comfort and pleasure.
To save some money in the kitchen and make it look better, based on my own DIY experiences, remove the kitchen door fronts and fit some new ones from B&Q (They have all sizes in different ranges) and new wood worktops from an online supplier (much cheaper - fit Durapal worktops - they are the best). Buy a worktop jig and fit them yourself (loads of TH-cam videos on this). Cover any carcass ends with some stick-on colour vinyl of choice and you could paint the old pelmets and cornice with paint. Fit new kick boards and new handles on the doors. Fit a new sink, taps etc. You could do even more replacing wall tiles etc but you could also just do a refurb job on grout lines with 'everwhite' tile rejuvenator etc. Fit roller blinds from ebay suppliers, new lighting and redecorate. You will be amazed with the finished article and low cost. This will also make great content for your channel.
Wow, what a house - so much potential. Not a lot of work but enough to make it comfortable. I would rip out night storage heaters as they are not as efficient as the manufacturers say. I would replace them with either oil-filled radiators or gas-filled central heating. The house seems very dark so a splash of vanilla, brand new or retro cabinets in the kitchen to lighten the place up.
On the electric radiators look at Herschel infrared panels. You can ceiling mount them because they use radiant heat not convection and an efficient. The cheaper ones are much less efficient. I have replaced a number of wet radiators and am very happy with
We bought a bungalow last year and had the same situation with ceiling cracks all over. Turns out (and I think yours will be probably the same) - there was no noggins between the joist so the drywall edges were just hanging and obviously cracking no matter how many times previous owners tried to fix it (I've found layer upon layer of repairs with drywall mesh etc).
So what I did is actually went up to the loft and fitted the noggins throughout and screwed the plasterboard, repaired the cracks and now one layer later - they are still solid which I'm quite happy about.
Our kitchen units were looking tired as well - but solid, so we actually painted them and now they look like new.
Also have the same issue with conservatory guttering leaking (and also no fall to it, it's just flat) but had no luck fixing it so far, tried sealing it with different sealants but it still leaks. I think the whole thing needs redoing because the way it's secured to conservatory makes it impossible to fit one properly with a proper fall to a downpipe.
I'll have a good look up there! We've been told they may just need extra screws and taping up. Oh the joys 😆 And hopefully the guttering will be a simple join that needs updating... fingers crossed!!
What a great find for a project home. I would definitely go with a through and through fireplace in the living room with a media unit fitted in the alcove next to it as the brick work looks very dated. With the kitchen I would definitely try and brighten it up, maybe white cabinets with an oak worktop. With the light switch issue in the kitchen, maybe go with a barn door so when it's open you see the light switch rather than it being technically behind a door. The small bedroom would be great to use as an office. I'd be tempted to have the porch as a coat room for wet coats and boots to keep them out of the house
We’ve got climastar heating and hot water all electric we love it doesn’t appear to be any more expensive than the gas we had before
Hi Vikkie, Must be a ton of possibilities for your bungalow. Will be interesting to follow your progress,
What a lovely looking home, plus your face is beaming with excitement. Looking forward in watching what you do with the place, good luck with it all. x
Exciting is right - it's a fantastic house and land. I have done a few and found what I did badly over time - mostly focussing on making it nice before making it sound. Once you've decided on a floor plan and which walls you're going to move, I suggest you firstly maintain a strip of short-cut grass around the house to deter mice and encourage predators (including neighbours' cats, owls etc). Mice don't like open ground to cross. Secondly, find the cracks and gaps and drafts and permanently seal them as best you can, especially pipes going through external walls - if the draw is good on the wood stove, it's drawing air from somewhere and that'll be your primary draft source - do it on a windy day. Then, strip back the floors to check the (I assume) concrete base so you can insulate the hell out of it. I think a long term investment could be underfloor electric heating - much cheaper to run than you think but check the figures. Insulate the hell out of the external walls - with cavity walls you might be able to simply dot and dab or screw insulated plasterboard to the rooms with outside walls and seal them off to create a much warmer internal space. Then obviously with a (screwfix) loft ladder installed, plasterboard the ceilings and insulate. I hear about grants for all sorts of things so that's worth finding out but also try the TH-cam angle of inviting installers to use your bungalow as a demonstration or at least a discounted promotion opportunity. Check all the places Hans doesn't like as there will be something going on - cold spots, draughts etc (he'll really be grateful for warm places in each room). I would be tempted to replace as much old water pipe as possible with plastic push fit (wait for the onslaught of opinions...but they are supremely DIY friendly) with limited joints as it is easy and flexible over time; with decent lagging everywhere. Once you've got the house really well insulated and rodent free you'll start to find things suggest themselves. Think about how you'll heat a wet room and how long the floor might stay wet in Donnie! Most important, I think, is that you keep one bedroom, one bathroom and the kitchen liveable as they'll help you suffer the rest of what you're about to go through. I've done a few and a clean room at night is bliss no matter how old and ugly the wardrobe! Stay in the house as even caravan parks in Yorkshire have the good sense to close in winter so a caravan suggestion up here is madness... As for the rest, trust your judgement and some of the brilliant ideas I've seen in your other comments. Bon courage!
Use your current kitchen units in the utility room, maybe do some mdf doors to tart them up. Doing your kitchen, I would recommend DIY kitchens, they have a showroom near you, with no hard sell, in fact no salesmen just advisers, as you order online.
Get a sweep in to sweep the chimney and service the fire and advise any changes needed. The board above the fire would need to be replaced with a register plate. Our stone faced feature fireplace turned out to be just facing blocks fitted against a normally built wall. We removed it and got an extra 10” added to the width of the room. 😊
That window in the hall,was an outside wall!! Had one myself at one time.
I only just track back to this one, but here what I would do that home, pull it down saving every brick and tile to be reused to build a new home, one with an cellar
Hi Vikkie
Don't just bin you storage heaters or even consider replacing them.
I'm paying 8p/kwh for night time leccy atm at edf. You need a lot of solar panels to run heating. But you can have heat and hot water cheap. My advise spend the money on a pressurised water system and a large storage tank to keep the water for your bath. Then with the solar panels and a battery you can avoid paying the day time price altogether.
I'm nearly there myself just short the battery.
Storage heaters can be an issue in the evening but you have the wood burner to even this out.
NO MAINTENANCE NO EXPENSIVE INSTALTION. Only one bill.
Kitchen door hub do any door you want in any size and colour you like.
Great company to diy change of doors.
They also do very good quality kick boards with proper finished edges no bare chip board edges and a good quality cupboard if you need to replace an odd one.
My thoughts on a Solar company would be someone local
Looking forward to seeing how you get on.
If one of the kitchen cupboard options is to remove them to a skip you may as well paint spray them a light colour and see how you feel after 12 months. Could save you 5k (if the carcasses are still good).
Awesome, so happy for you both, can't wait to go on the journey with you.
Thanks so much!! :)
Congratulations vicky that's brilliant epically after everything yous went through to get there in the end .
As you’re all electric I’d look into the feasibility of a heat pump system seeing as the grant towards it has just gone up. Combined with some solar panels seeing as you’ve got a large roof area and although it might not be the cheapest system to install, long term it may turn out cheaper to run.
Beware removal of E7 heaters. Make sure first the elec supplier can change the meter tariff (or replace the meter completely). Almost a decade ago, I too had a dated bungalow and replaced mine with a cheap wireless electrical convector heating system…my supply tariff though stayed at the E7 rate…meaning high daytime usage cost and a big bill over Winter. I also think gas central heating is warmer throughout a house than electric heating, but it may be frowned upon now.
13:25 Another option maybe to re-hang the kitchen door to hinge on the opposite side, so the switches are on the right side for both doors.
Very good idea! We might just do that!
I’m so excited for you - back where you belong - crackin’ on with the DIY - gonna be epic watching you turn this around - awesome ❤
Thanks Claire ☺️ it'll be so exciting once we get stuck in properly 🥰
I would repaint the kitchen cupboards and then re-tiled the walls and put new worktops on
I would paint the kitchen doors and save a fortune get a new one further down the road o and great video
Great to see you back been missing your down to earth style can't wait to see all your new content it will certainly keep you busy
Many thanks and it definitely will 😅
that looks like a great project that will make a fantastic home. I'm very envious, and looking forward to watching more instalments!
Thanks so much! Sorry to make you envious 😅
Hi Vickie. I would do away with the polycarbonate conservatory roof and replace with a new insulated solid roof. Take Care.
Something to consider down the line 😀 Thanks for the idea!
You need to consider the light lost inside the adjoining rooms
Nice tour, it is going to be exciting as you say. Regarding storage heaters, I'd get them out of there asap, I can't stand them. They will cost you thousands a year to run. As you pointed out, "Economy 7" used to be great up until the 90's, but has been pretty much a scam for the last 20 years or so, - they are just raking money in from existing installations, probably mostly elderly people who don't think to, or know how to change it, that makes my blood boil! I'm not sure about putting sockets in place of the heater outlets - in my bungalow there were separate fuseboxes and wiring for the heaters - which I completely removed as one of the first jobs. Those round lights are hopeless for a kitchen. I put a V-TAC 50 Watt LED striplight in my kitchen a year ago - works great and was only £27 from CPC.
great video, good luck with all the work. Lots will depend on your budget, we have a bungalow and have done a lot of work on it, Set out a plan and budget for most of the work, windows , doors, roof facia/soffit, kitchen, bedrooms , bathroom. We hare doiong the lounge as i write this - replasted skimmed last week and painting this week. After covid ,Yet to do the utility , been in it now 5years - all just updating really , no structural changes , as my M-i-l lived in it. it has a bathroom, ensuite and also a 3rd cloakroom, which we have all found very useful. The heating, you may find those connectors are on a main timer and separate fuse (MCB/RCBO now) . so that will need changing if you are hoping to use during the day - a friend of mine changed all her night storage to normal rads - big mistake - her heating bill has doubled, and it was very expensive before. I found out after she had signed the contract and paid a huge deposit. the reviews - very very poor. Lots of complaints on expense , company had loads of claims on how efficient this stuff would be. , and i think the advertising authority had been involved at some point... so do beware, i dont have a recommendation as we have Gas, just be careful . - Kitchen, my brother did paint an old kitchen and it looked really great, but then a friend told him of a kitchen which was being skipped , brand new house being built and brand new kitchen installed in a house - but was wrong colour from the owners spec/ request and they were just going to skip it ..... Biggest trhing is to take time and dont rush into anything , as it can be very expensive
Yes, they used to be on a timer on their own consumer unit and only worked after midnight (we thought they were broken initially lol) but the electrician put them all on the same one to use in the day.
And thanks of the heads up re: radiators. It's interesting you mention your friend signing a contract. We had a company visit us talking about their special electric radiators (won't name names) but they was £25k for the radiators, which included hard wiring and being told "you can't put a price on heating and staying warm"... then all of a sudden "but we have this special offer and can offer it 7k less.
The moment the price sheet came out, I instantly thought I'll do it myself! And this cost is before we've invested in solar, but we'll try not to rush it! Thanks for the input :)
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK yep, same sort of coinversation apparently , same price , i tried to cancel , but it all got legal and loss of deposit, which was £12K !!!!!!!, and as she was 87 then ( before covid ) didnt need the hassel .. Each radiator has its own timer and thermostat which confuses her a lot....
And they purposely don't reveal their prices online until they visit you and can imagine some feel pressured!! No thanks!
So excited. Just found the channel and here from the beginning of the new ❤. Can't wait
Welcome!! Hope you enjoy our new DIY adventure 🥰
Speak to your electrician to confirm that you have a 100amp electricity supply. (If it’s lower than that it will have to be upgraded before you do much more work)…
Fantastic. Really looking forward to seeing it sorted. Congratulations.
Thanks so much :) Looking forward to sharing our updates!
I'd be at a minimum getting the chimney swept... but personally i'd have a new stove fitted.... in fact I'd be buying a caravan and gutting the place - rewired, and for heating an air source heat pump ( or ground source if you have the land. ) The kitchen would be out as that vermin infestation could be a lot worse behind the units? Having over boarded my sons strip back renovation an board lifted is an essential item. Solar and batteries for the heat pump also ( but they are a cost bit if you have the land a ground array is cheaper ) What an exciting project, all credit to you for seeing through the challenges and having a vision of your home for life ( maybe )
Thanks so much! I've made notes and yes, we fancy a new stove... this one's smaller than what we have on the boat :)
Great house Vickie - one brilliant project to work on! Idid my first self build extension in 2020 at the age of 52 and learnt so much!
The bungalow offers so much potential and scope with some added benefits - like being able to open up / move interior walls far easier (unless you plan a dorma extension?). Also looks like the floors are are solid - which has benefits and drawbacks - all electrics will run down your walls so plan those changes before you get too far into it, running drains for toilets isn’t as easy!
Like most people have said I would concentrate on the heating / water / electrics as a priority - everything else you can live with.
Personally id look at a combination of solar panels / ground source (you’ve got the garden for it) and air source heat pumps to sort if future proof your energy bills - get some battery storage for you solar - don’t bother with any feed in tarries as it’s not really worth it anymore your better storing and using what you can.
I’d use the concrete floors to your advantage and install underfloor heating throughout the house - whether that’s electric or water just look into it - don’t bother with any wall radiators - you’ll be amazed how warm and efficient it is if installed right.
Can’t wait to see it all develop and the work start - interesting times ahead - good luck!
Thanks so much for the input! We're now having a company around to give us a quote tomorrow for heat pump solutions and definitely want batteries to store :)
Wow what a fantastic bungalow, the potential is huge, I’m jealous. I would paint the kitchen for now and the tiles. Also I would consider insulting and plaster boarding the conservatory roof/ceiling ,I’ve seen it done before on YT , keep it super warm 👍🏻.the possibilities are endless. But obviously 1st,sort the leaking roof/pipes and the heating. Can’t wait to watch your journey,best of luck.
This is a brilliant project Vikki. We built our house 18 months ago, we lived in a small house for 10 years and had decide the original plan of our kitchen was more than we needed, our builder talked us into widening it by only a couple of feet, it made such a difference, what Ive come to realise is that the kitchen is now the heart of the house, if i might make a suggestion on your kitchen. Try to contain your plant in the utility room meaning moving your water boiler, close up that double door and open out into the kitchen making it a substantial larder unit, remove the wall separating the untility and kitchen and open out to the right also ny removing that hall, obviously depending on load bearing walls. Id also remove the area outside the kitchen, that should let natural light flood in once that roof and wall is removed. Id leave the carcass of the kitchen units and change the doors to slacked oak colour shaker door.
Simplex thermostatic convector heaters are the cheapest way to invest in fully controllable room by room heating. Tray are very inexpensive to buy and fit and you can choose the temperature that you want in each room.
Fantastic. Really excited to watch your journey in your lovely house
Thanks so much and looking forward to documenting more :)
I am so happy you got this place!!! You will turn it into a home!! High Five
Thanks so much 😊 We can't wait to transform it into a cosy home again😍
What a brilliant home with so much potential! Can't wait to see you refurb it.
Thanks, Camilla ❤️ Can't wait to get to your stage of renovating a kitchen 🤩
It might be worth checking if you are eligible for a grant for installation/solar panels etc. It’s a massive cost saving if you can get it. Not got one but the spray painters look like they can do a fantastic job on cupboards but also empty rooms. Could well give you a professional finish so you don’t need a complete refit.
For the kitchen, if the carcass are in good condition then updating the doors and drawer fronts would be a cheaper option, you could even make new doors and drawer fronts
Just painted mine - similar solid wood cupboards. Bit time consuming but look really good and much cheaper than new doors. Painting the walls and new tiles plus lighter coloured doors will really brighten it up.
Thank you - I have been very tempted to make them this time :) I might paint them initially as after everyone's ideas, I'm tempted to make the kitchen even bigger 😆
Use cement board above the stove, plaster board is not fire resistant.
yeah...hardy backer board is ideal
Ah...that's that the late owners friend said.. cement board or something like that!
Good luck on your renovation my husband and myself have done quite a few im 86 years young now ha ha but would love to see how you get on take care be safe and god bless😊❤
Thanks so much and I bet you had a lot of fun renovating 🤩
Exciting, I would incorporate the hallway into the kitchen, then make use of the large utility by having a walk in pantry to one side and utility on the other.
That sounds very useful! Thanks for the ideas :)
Great project! Congratulations. Look forward to seeing the progress
Thanks so much! Can't wait to share more 😍
If it was me, l would fix any structural problems to make it liveable, make one room nice and cozy and start on the outside. Live in it for a while and see how you use the space before making any major decisions. Maybe you could recycle the kitchen units in the utility if you decide to rip them out? They would look fine painted. The removal of the weird hall window is probably a no brainer though 😂
It'd be cool to recycle the hall window somehow too 😆😆 Yes, we may try painting the kitchen cupboard doors initially, and see how the kitchen pelmets contrast.
We do need to get into the garden soon, too and trim the formal garden back as I can imagine mice are finding it a cosy home.
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Good luck with it - look forward to seeing the progress!
Instead of a velum to bring light to the inside room, consider a sky tunnel (I think they’re called) - metal mirrored tube that will bring far more light down and into the room.
When you lag the pipes, put the loft insulation over the top of the pipes not underneath, that way the house heat will also help prevent the pipes from freezing.
Foil backed plasterboard might be worth considering, better U value and not much more expensive
Thank you so much - I'll make sure I do that and will look into Foil backed plasterboard when I need to buy them (which is pretty soon!!)
Very good tip from Geoff about lagging ABOVE the pipes, not below them. (Very important!)😁
Hi Vikkie, I just took another look at your plans and can see there is either a downpipe or an outlet from the kitchen (or both) at the left of the front kitchen window. There may not be a drain visible on the surface of the concrete (at 2:30) but there could be sub-ground pipes. As the concrete is already cracked it would be simple to investigate if a soil pipe is under there, but either way it would not be difficult to fit one as the connection is very near.
Thanks so much and apologies I didn't make the connection of who you were before but your advice has been extremely useful and encouraging. And yes, I'll bear that in mind if we decide to add a toilet there. I don't think we need one, but it really feels like one should be there! Or, maybe it will be useful if we plan on extending the kitchen into the hallway, which is now very tempting after peoples' ideas.
hi vikkie
best of luck with your new home as for the kitchen i see the doors are vinyl probably on mdf so you could paint them providing that the vinyl has not lifted from the doors especially around where there was heat or steam but you will need a paint and primer suitable for vinyl doors i used to work in the fitted kitchen trade and i really did not like vinyl doors in a kitchen due to the above issues they are fine for wardrobes and utility areas where there is a less chance of heat and steam from boiling kettles and so forth my advice to you make sure the doors have not lifted re gluing them might do in very small areas but the glue can burn the vinyl it would be a waste of money painting them if this has happened
the other option is to heat the vinyl and remove it and then paint the mdf but its a dirty enough job to do and is a bit time consuming but with a heat gun done out doors it is possible wishing ye all the best with the renovation
regards
james
With our economy 7 heating in our last rental, it was actually cheaper to switch them all off, and get plug in electric radiators for all the rooms. We did this for 2 years, and ended up with our electric supplier coming to our house with a court warrant for access because we hadn't used any electric on that meter for 2 years. (The house had 2 electric meters. One for the heating, and another for the rest of the house. Apparently, it was common in the 80's to install separate meter for economy 7. During my time as a meter reader, I came across this issue regularly where people who had just bought a house didn't realise there were 2 meters in the house for electric. I would check your house doesn't have a second hidden meter.)
We had exactly this situation until we got the electrician to put them all onto one consumer unit and ditched the Economy 7. We are sparingly using these heaters and using plug in ones for now while we get sorted.
You seem to have a lot of good ideas about the renovation. You guys picked a good one!
Thanks! We thought so too! It beat all of the other properties hands down 😍
Very happy for you both. The house looks great However, I'm sure it will look Amazing once you're finished with it.
As for the Bick work in the TV room I would paint it Gloss Black and once dry paint the cement lines a light Blue. BUT THATS JUST ME.
Those little picture frame shelves are the perfect place to keep on leaving my tape measure so I can never find it. There would be a collection of them up there within no time at all. 🤣
So excited for you. I can see alot of people are recommending ASHP my sister bought a very old bungalow in NE Lincs that we all set to and ended up ripping out everything. She had an ASHP installed and not only was that expensive but so was the flooring that went over it. She also had to move out for a month while it was all done :/. She also had a PIV Positive Input Ventilation i think its called for the damp/condensation she had. I'll be interested to see which route you take and cant wait to watch all your videos. You're why i tackle lots of DIY myself 😊, well that and my husband lacks any DIY or decorating skills. ❤
Have you given any thought to expanding the kitchen towards the dining room by taking out that little storage room?
Also, doing the same by enlarging the utility room by getting rid of the tiny room between the kitchen and the utility room. You could do the same by gutting the bathrooms by making one very nice bathroom with a bath, shower, double sinks and it would give you more 'craft room' space.
No one uses a dining room anymore (everyone gathers in the kitchen) you could turn the dining area into a nice bathroom, plus free up more area for an even longer/larger kitchen/baking studio.
We agree the entry needs to be relocated and those brick arches need to go, they're in the way and not at all useful.
But when all is said and done it's up to you and yours to decide on what needs to go and what needs to stay.
Sending good thoughts for a successful renovation without too much aggravation.
Hugs 🥰~ Lacy, Mike & Hamish🐾
Thanks so much for the ideas... it's really got us thinking about a larger kitchen (currently having a large discussion about it) and then maybe swapping the bathroom and bedroom 3 over for simplicity).
Congratulations Vikkie on your new home 💜 as your bungalow is all electric, check your provider if they are helping home owners in your area with solar panels installation 💜 can't wait to see what your going to be doing with the projects 💜
Thanks so much for the direction! I'll give them a ring and see what they say :)
Where you have bigger gaps or holes that go out side. To keep mice away first full the hole with copper wire wool. ( it doesn't rust) then fill the hole. Move don't like nibbling at wire wool.
Well done good luck guys
That style of kitchen takes me back! Feels like every country bungalow from the 70s and 80s had that style. I bet you could get away with freshening up the cabinets though. Paint, or new doors at the most. Knocking the wall between the kitchen and utility seems sound.
Yes I've lived with a few kitchens in this colour. Hopefully I can do a good job painting them :)
Hi Vikkie, May I suggest the following,
Look closely at the electric combi boilers available now, they modulate IE only use as much power as required nto do what you are asking, instant hot water and run wet radiators easily uors is a Gabberon ( Spanish ) and has been faultless for over five years. Theey can be set from 9 kw to fifteen kw and do not need a flue so can go anywhere. Dont forget you heat that tank of water every dat whether you use it of not, not cheep any more
Look at painting the kitchen doors to brighten it up, you could do the same to the tiles temorarily, then replace the ceilings and sort the insulation, and give yourselves time to fully understand the place, you may find your initial plans will change after living with it for a little longer.
Keep up the brilliant content and look after the dog!!!
Thanks so much for the tips - I'll look into electric combi boilers. I'm putting a list together of everyone's suggestions to do lots of homework :)
The sooner you get the ceiling restored and insulated the better the house will feel. Here in Massachusetts, it can get very cold in the winter. We have about 200mm of insulation in the attic and we are very warm. If you want to floor the attic and use thick insulation, consider elevating the boarding above the insulation. There are a few TH-cam vids that show how others have done that.
Using electrical radiators wouldn't appeal to me and you might consider a heat pump and central air configuration. We had one in a previous house and was very economical to run for heat and air conditioning. I guess so much depends on your budget but I thought I chuck in my two penneth.
Thanks! Yes, I've lost a few hours watching loft insulation videos 😆 And will look into the heat pump solution and hope we can benefit from the boiler upgrade scheme:)
Hi Vikkie, really looking forward to the series! For the electric heaters, I would recommend avoiding a company called Sunflow - my grandma got electric heaters installed with them and they are really poor fucntioning and very expensive as a result. Best of luck with the rennovations! 😊
Thanks for the heads up! Early on, we had a ridiculously expensive quote from a company... 25k for 11 radiators, including fitting (even though the sockets are already there to hard wire into. They may be good, but their argument was "you can't put a price on being warm"... I beg to differ!! It sounds best to stay away from companies like this!
Take off some drywall from an exterior wall of the main house and check for insulation levels. This is your chance to get this aspect sorted. It will pay you back in spades later on. Have you thought about insulating the sloped roof, instead of the ceiling? Bungalows can be expensive to heat as someone mentioned in previous comments. And they can also heat up in the summer as the large roof area can get super hot. And while you have no proper floors what about insulating under the floor? I came across this company that does it using robots with spray foam. May be they would collaborate with you?
Wow! Vicky, I am so excited for you. If I were young enough, I would love to take that on. The wood cabinets look like an inexpensive alternative to a full ripout, and just paint. My only suggestion would be that you draft the current design of the home into CAD as close as possible to the existing. Then move things around in the drafting, before you put a lot of money and sweat into it. best of luck.
Thanks so much 😍 I think we need to reactivate my Sketchup subscription for just that. Only ever done small builds, so hopefully I can find some easy tutorials out there!
Our son's just brought his first house and updated the kitchen to look like new. The cupboards were similar to yours, very orangey so he painted them white along with the kick boards, replaced work top, tiles and sink ( all budget price ) and the difference is incredible. Labour was free as his dad helped him do it and he managed to do it all for just under £800. I cannot describe the visual impact it has made. 'Frenchic' paint is really good for these projects but can be quite pricey so he used one from B&Q , think is was called 'Valspar'.. Cannot wait to follow your journey. :-)
Thanks so much! I went in yesterday and picked up some of their colour chart brochures 😀
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK It will be so cost effective and rewarding , well worth the work. , All the best.
Congratulations! Looking forward to following along, we bought our first house a month ago so will be looking to see if you have any good ideas we can steal!
Congratulations to you too! Hope our new DIY journey will be useful watching for you :)
Love the secret en suite and yes a wet room is a super idea.
I love the hidden en suite too! Not keen on the wardrobes themselves, so will have to rethink these. As cool as the idea is, I may remove, but not sure yet, but I love the concept.
Hi Vikki, Herschel infra red panels for heating. A great vid on Full Charged. Hans is ace 🐾 great to see how excited you are about your new house. It looks like a great find 👍
Thank you so much! I'll look them up! 😀
I am so happy for you that you finally have your dream home , or is it a nightmare lol , no really I am delighted and maybe a wee bit jealous lol as we are still waiting to hear if we have our dream home but I'll leave it at that. You certainly have your work cut out but so exciting , all the possibilities and what a property that you have shown us so far and I agree with what you have tentatively planned . As far as heating goes I'd be looking into some sort of electric central heating system , might be too costly I don't know but worth researching and definitely get rid of those horrible storage heaters. Really looking forward to your future videos and I bet a few changes are afoot as I've found out you need to live in a place for a while to get the feel of the layout , how it works and flows . Good luck and happy diy 😁❤
Thanks so much and hope you do get yours very soon!
And we're off to the races. Really looking forward to this, best of luck folks. About to start cutting and welding my steel frame workshop, slab is done, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with yours, so I can copy your ideas😂
😆😆😆 need to start planning a workshop first. But steel frame sounds a great idea this time 😀
Wow Vikki, you've got a ready made source of great content there for years, looking forward to it !
I quite like the panelled doors in the kitchen so I'd probably just paint them a nice pale colour, Zinnser BIN covers more or less anything, maybe retile the splash backs though, I hate painted tiles always looks like a bodge ! An alternative to a skylight in the kitchen, would be to fit light tubes AKA "sun-tunnnels" or even some LED panels, I've used a couple of 600mm square panels in my workshop and they're great ! Somebody else also mentioned bouncing light off the ceiling which is an excellent idea !
It's going to keep us busy for years, isn't it :D
And I couldn't agree more... I hate the idea of tile paint. I've seen how easy it is to scratch and it's not cheap for the effort involved. I'm much rather tile it again for a more permanent solution and make it brighter/more modern and I find it's never that dear to do anyway.
And I've never heard of sun tunnels, but it's been brought up a few times now and love the idea of them!
Being in the states...I can't offer much advice...but consider light tubes vice skylights, if you are trying to save money and effort...we installed one at the end of a dark hallway and it worked a treat...small footprint with loads of light. Good luck with your projects...looking forward to seeing how you get on.
Thank you so much! I'll be looking into them :D
Ahh so exciting! So many possibilities 😅
It really is!! And TOO many possibilities 😅 Been throwing so many ideas around since the response of this video 🤣
Depending on how much space you have in the pitch of the loft you may be able to do a loft conversion quite easily. That could add an additional bedroom with out much cost because it looks like the loft is fairly well supported without lots of trusses in the way. Does depend on the height of the loft though.
Paint the kitchen units and change the handles.
Thanks! I might just do that! Would you use a paint sprayer, roller or brush and sand between coats?
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Either way and as you know it is all about the preparation. Spraying would give a good finish and at the moment it would appear that you have the room to take all the doors off, and have them on saw horses in one room.
that is a wonderfull home
We thought so too! So much potential!!
A lantern roof in that flat-roof kitchen would be a superb value added conversion and cost about 10k fitted depending on dimensions..
22:13 I thought a Redring was the after effects of consuming a Vindaloo.
What a great place you have bought, i am looking forward to seeing how you make it your home.
😆😆😆😆 And thanks (and for the laugh lol)
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK😂
Paint the kitchen units? Keep the airing cupboard you will definitely use it; It is really useful for keeping sheets towels, etc. Talk to the neighbours to find out which plumber the previous owners used to find the outsider stop-tap. PS. Congratulations again on the new house.
Thanks so much :) I'll do that :)