Hi everyone,
I am from Australia, and looking for help with an old sandstone house looking at buying. It is unusual in Australia but thought the UK might have some ideas
Myself and partner are looking for a project property, something to stay in for awhile.
We found an amazing place full of character from the outside and very old for Australia (1800's), sandstone 1400m2 block.
It is an estate, so someone I'm assuming died recently, now the executor has died last week so we are waiting to see what happens from here.
I am going through phases of I LOVE and want it, to freaking out. When we viewed it, the whole place made the hair on my neck stand on end, when inside. I don't know if it is the layout (funny weird little bedrooms everywhere) or the lack of light and old musty possum wee smell. Or if I was picking up on something else .. I keep telling myself to stop being silly.
It worries me though that if we got it I will hate it because of that.
Has anyone else experienced this with an old property. What did you do to help that feeling go away. I was thinking more natural light and clean colours new kitchen/bathroom and a good scrub. I worry too, as the layout will be hard to change. Every single wall inside is solid sand stone about 1 foot thick, so a pain if you want to knock anything down.
The bathroom is up the opposite end of the house to the kitchen as well. it is also a draft heritage listed item so council permission for nearly everything I believe. Is there anything I should check before taking the plunge with it?
Opinions please! here are some pics
here it is: http://s139.photobucket.com/user/laureah21/slideshow/house
I am from Australia, and looking for help with an old sandstone house looking at buying. It is unusual in Australia but thought the UK might have some ideas
Myself and partner are looking for a project property, something to stay in for awhile.
We found an amazing place full of character from the outside and very old for Australia (1800's), sandstone 1400m2 block.
It is an estate, so someone I'm assuming died recently, now the executor has died last week so we are waiting to see what happens from here.
I am going through phases of I LOVE and want it, to freaking out. When we viewed it, the whole place made the hair on my neck stand on end, when inside. I don't know if it is the layout (funny weird little bedrooms everywhere) or the lack of light and old musty possum wee smell. Or if I was picking up on something else .. I keep telling myself to stop being silly.
It worries me though that if we got it I will hate it because of that.
Has anyone else experienced this with an old property. What did you do to help that feeling go away. I was thinking more natural light and clean colours new kitchen/bathroom and a good scrub. I worry too, as the layout will be hard to change. Every single wall inside is solid sand stone about 1 foot thick, so a pain if you want to knock anything down.
The bathroom is up the opposite end of the house to the kitchen as well. it is also a draft heritage listed item so council permission for nearly everything I believe. Is there anything I should check before taking the plunge with it?
Opinions please! here are some pics
here it is: http://s139.photobucket.com/user/laureah21/slideshow/house