1960s housing

[@sharefail]

That is basically the default 60s family house in the UK. We moved into one in the 90s and it was very similar except the lounge was at the back, the kitchen & diner at the front. It was a mixed bag as a house. We inherited the original heating system which was not very hot air blown through ducts in the floor, if I recall correctly, and soon replaced with normal central heating. Downstairs we had a study (albeit always cold) that we used as a bedroom for our exchange students and a very generous lounge but already small kitchen overwhelmed by a large boiler (changed when the heating was upgraded) and upstairs no ensuite, two barely adequate doubles and a box room. We also eventually extended to the right, adding a small conservatory and added a wood burning stove to the hearth. In the pokey attic carved into the cement in the chimney breast a builder had written '1965'. My step-dad chopped down a beautiful giant Scots Pine that overlooked the property so he could make the lawn greener then moved out.

[@fluffybadger9832]

I was interested in the tile hung frontages on a lot of 60s houses, was that a cost cutting exercise? I have a mid 70s Wimpey semi with plastic cladding on the upper frontage. Judging by the depth of the front window reveal the wall is only 1 brick thick. Is the cladding just attached to battens on the single brick wall?

[@thecpd1405]

There were lots of ways of building a tile fronted house. If the tiles are proud of the adjoining brickwork then you probably have something fairly substantial, like a cavity wall onto which the tiles have been applied. If the tiled cladding is recessed in respect of the adjoining brickwork then you probably have a single skin of masonry with battens and tiles applied over that or potentially a timber framed structure, not very substantial at all. You would need to open it up a little bit to make some further explorations.

[@holdfast7657]

The first house, I'd add lateral timbers to the trusses tying in the gables at the same time. Those gable restraint timbers could be removed (what a mess they are).

[@thecpd1405]

They are a bit odd. I've looked at so many houses but not seen this before.

[@sarahlouise7163]

issues aside, so much nicer to look at than today's mock-mock tudor and other assorted "traditional" eyesores being thrown up all over the place.

[@henrytwigger2245]

Plenty of modern booster insulation cover's up a multitude of sins.

[@billpalmer2381]

run away unless very cheap very very cheap

[@Dr.Stacker]

Why so? a new built equivalent in my local area is 30% (130K) more expensive.... Would rather a full renovation on a 60s house