House Survey Reveals BIG Issues! 🚨 Our Plans for Repairs & a New Downstairs Toilet

[@Sehflo]

Hi Cheryl I would seriously think about. Having a professional in to clean the cooker saves all the hassle Hope the move goes well looking forward to watching you and Mike starting on your new adventure❤

[@cheryllifeat50]

I like the idea of someone doing it for me thats for sure! , Thank you ❤️❤️ I can do without the extra work 😃 please stick with us as our adventure will need everyones advice 😊❤️❤️

[@rhubarbrhubarb6730]

That’s a good idea to put the toilet in the hall, giving you more space in the kitchen. If you’re blocking the back door up, you could make it into a galley kitchen and remove the window and put some lovely french doors in to gain extra light and Willow can easily pop in & out to the back garden. Only just found your channel today, so I can’t wait to see how you progress….hope it all goes smoothly, fingers crossed 🤞🏻

[@cheryllifeat50]

Thank you rhubarb 😍 I love your out of the box thinking, not had that suggestion yet and never thought of it. We have yet to total up budget as we decide on garage but we are open to all ideas! Please stick with us as theres lots of dilemmas to follow and decisions to make, 😍❤️❤️

[@CraftyLoops]

Is there any way you could have your new garage brought forward a bit? That way you would have more space at the side of the house and you wouldn't need to lose the back door. I know personally, losing the back door would be a pain, particularly when needing to go out to the bin, traipsing in and out with the washing, dog etc. So if you could have the garage pulled forward a bit, as you seem to have the room and that would mean you'd have much more space at the side of the house. You might even have enough space then to have a small utility area at the back of the garage which would mean you could have your washing machine & tumble dryer out there and it wouldn't take up precious space in your kitchen. Lee x

[@cheryllifeat50]

Hiya Lee , I think theres building regs about the garage not being in front of the house. If we get a shorter garage that would work better but would only just get car in. I would Love a utility room. 😍 Probably going for a carport instead to give us the space for 2 cars and get to the back without climbing over the step with bins in tow 😂 xxx 😍

[@lindakirk698]

We have replaced boiler on 2 occassions. Abt 2003 we put a combi boiler into our loft. Gained wardrobe space & all tanks came out of loft. Cost abt £4K. Then in 2017 we had new boiler in different house which is too big for a combi so just normal boiler cost about £3.5K. Toilet in hall coukd be option BUT no durect entry to kitchen so everything has to ho the long way round. I would do up bathroom upstairs & put in a stair lift. Mikes legs will be grateful too. Wont need downstairs loo then as upstairs is really accessible. Cheaper option as you will have to put a masserator toilet in downstairs, dig into all the sewers add an extractor fan & vent through to outside. Stairlifts are quick & easy to fit. Can be removed & resold later when not required anymore. And you wont have to knock a door into lounge! PS i hope you Re not moving stuff out too soon as you will have a HUGE storage bill. Find some willi g gelpers and use big yellow storage or similar & do it yourself. Sooo much cheaper - maybe £60 p month.

[@cheryllifeat50]

Hiya Linda! Thank you so much, Boiler cost makes sense, costs have gone up so Im hoping our budget of 4k will be ok. ooh they are expensive but I dont fancy a water tank in the wardrobe! I think stairlift will be a good idea for the future regardless, as we haven't been able to find the dream bungalow. My Nan has one and shes 95! Its kept her independence in her own home so I'm a massive fan of them 😍. We still need downstairs loo though, Mikes surgery might mean he will need loo access quite often and quite quickly for wees and chairlifts or stairs will take too long I'm afraid. Macerator would be fine, theres only us so it would be wees only downstairs and solids upstairs lol. Storage will be expensive - about £88 per month but should only be for 2 months (fingers crossed and a back wind) Hope you are well and all is ok xxxx ❤️❤️❤️

[@AngeB08]

It's lucky that Mike knows his stuff. I would overlook so many issues, in the excitement of moving 👍... It'll be so good in the end though 🙂👌xx

[@cheryllifeat50]

I know, hes very very good at this stuff which is why I left him to do he report bit, I had no clue what I was talking about 🤣❤️xxx

[@elainespilsbury-2284]

I think thats a great idea regarding the downstairs loo, you both seem very knowledgeable about what you want and how to go about it. Cant wait to see the next installment.x

[@cheryllifeat50]

Thanks Elaine, I dont know about knowledge 🤣 I think Ill be better when Im in and can visualise it better xxx

[@rosiebrooks7885]

My goodness it looks like an extensive update , when I had a new kitchen fitted in our bungalow we had to have the electrics updated

[@cheryllifeat50]

Thanks Rosie, Yes our electrics will need doing do, bit of a project but Im up for it lol 😍❤️xx

[@morfuddkeidel4996]

Hi Cheryl glad your eye is getting better I would also consider getting a professional oven cleaner it will come up like new.Regarding the central heating look into local or government grant available I had a new boiler installed as my property was over a certain age and no cavity walls.(no financial criteria required)It’s worth looking into good luck Mike with the surgery you both have done really well with the packing xx 🐾🐾

[@cheryllifeat50]

Hiya! Thank you, love the idea of a cleaner, in fact love the idea of a full cleaner overall, think it will take pressure off. Will definitely look into grant thank you 😍 wasn't aware of that. xxx❤️❤️xxx

[@sheilafarren5359]

It all sounds very expensive

[@cheryllifeat50]

It certainly does! Thankfully the house was reduced in price by 20k so we have a healthy budget to fix it. Its the worse house on the best street so will be worth it 😊 stick with us Sheila as we will be wanting opinions and ideas as we renovate and give some tlc so our new home 😊❤️❤️

[@rachelwaring3867]

Hello Cheryl and Mike. Drastic plan for your new home! Remove glass doors and block up opening between the two reception rooms. Will need a door from hall to this front room but check, there may have been one originally. This is your new lounge. The rear reception room is your new kitchen/diner. Put the toilet in the kitchen where you first envisaged but don't completely block up the doorway, install a window in a portion at the top. Create a new back door a little further along, good for Willow and hanging out washing. This is your new utility/laundry room. Maybe also install a shower in the toilet area, useful especially for Willow.

[@cheryllifeat50]

Hi Rachel, sounds fab thank you. Would need to price up but sounds lovely. there is an old doorway in the lounge right near the kitchen - its very visible as they have left the wood frame showing 😁and turned it into a shelf on the other side so its probably one piece of board. Just need to decide if a snug room is important but will get a better feel when we move in and see how it works (and how much it costs) Thank you so much, youre a star 😘😍❤️

[@JanetGlencrossJones]

Hi Both glad things are moving forward. I have just had my oven cleaned by professionals and it looks great well worth the money . Take care of yourselves , love your chanel. X

[@cheryllifeat50]

Thanks Janet. I keep looking at it and thinking I must do it, then I close the oven door and put kettle on 🤣🤣xx

[@GillianKempster-u5d]

Hi Cheryl and Mike. Thank you for taking us through your plans. You have a lot to do but it’s exciting in a way getting the house how you would like it. Blocking up the kitchen door, how will you get outside? Through the conservatory? It really is a lovely looking house from the outside front. Looking forward to the next visit. Wishing Mike all the best for his surgery. Well done you two. You’re working hard. Xx

[@cheryllifeat50]

Thank you, Looking forward to seeing it again on weds. Yes so the conservatory would be the back door. Not ideal for taking rubbish out but outside the kitchen back door theres a concrete step that needs to come out as it blocks access and its a fair drop so that door would be pretty useless, we would fall out of it 🤣 xx thank you for best wishes, its a nervous time for us xx❤️❤️

[@coralsworld4327]

Hi Cheryl and Mike good update it sounds good what you are going to do putting the toilet in the hall its good news for us the couple still want ours after having the electrics checked it will need updating so we offered them some money towards it they were happy with that but would still want it anyway we just thought it was a good gesture , look forward to your update and going along with you , hopefully it won't be long before we get a date 🤞🙏 take care Cheryl ❤❤❤

[@cheryllifeat50]

Ooh I'm excited for you.❤️❤️ It seems to take sooooo long, I just want to shake everyone up 🤣 Are you packing yet? Keep me updated on your news. We will both be in our new places by Christmas 😃💕😘

[@coralsworld4327]

@@cheryllifeat50 yes been packing it looks so strange boxes in the corners making sure you don't pack things your using 😄 hopefully be quite settled for Christmas 🤞🙏 ❤️❤️❤️

[@BeingPennyB]

Hi Cheryl xx

[@cheryllifeat50]

hiya xx

[@Summerrose400]

Asbestos can be expensive to get rid of as it’s only specialists that can deal with it and more importantly dispose of it properly.

[@cheryllifeat50]

Very true, Mike is Health & Safety professional thankfully so we already have company lined up for the job 😊💕

[@dylandog51]

I totally recommend Oven Pride to clean the oven. I use this and it's AMAZING. Oven comes out looking like new.

[@cheryllifeat50]

ooh thank you so much xx

[@dylandog51]

@@cheryllifeat50 You can buy it from most supermarkets. Thanks for taking us with you in your move - loving the videos.

[@dawnparkes5461]

I would get someone in to clean cooker they charge about £45 and bring them up as good as new you wouldn’t be able to do that yourself 😂

[@cheryllifeat50]

Think they would turn up and walk back out again 🤣🤣. I need to pull it out and have a look how bad it is really. Just keep putting it off 🫤😬❤️❤️