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We found a secret room in our house, picture included

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Ohwhatswrong · 06/12/2025 23:02

I've seen these threads before and thought how on earth did you not know! How big must your house be to have a secret room.
Our house is not massive, 4 bed, normal size not really old or anything.
But there's a super creepy room. Hidden at the back of the loft, It's got carpet, wall paper and even spot lights! And a director's chair... just sitting in the middle of it! It's weird.

We found a secret room in our house, picture included
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custardcreme77 · 07/12/2025 00:23

Gardener82 · 07/12/2025 00:07

What is the triangle shaped bit of wallpaper covering in the corner here. And what is the green frame on the tilted wall surrounding, a window ?
I moved into a rented flat years ago, it was massive and there was a locked door in the hallway that nobody could open/get into. My husband finally did and it was filled full of dead cannabis plants.

Perhaps the previous owners were into stargazing or whatever it’s called and had their equipment set up in the little room?

LoveToRun866 · 07/12/2025 00:20

Ohwhatswrong · 06/12/2025 23:56

A pull down ladder for the loft and then it's right at the back with half wall to climb over into the room.

So, is it a terraced property, and possibly your neighbour's attic😃

Littlejellyuk · 07/12/2025 00:17

RocketNan · 07/12/2025 00:13

This is the chair your neighbour sits on to wank whilst peeping at you in the bathroom using the periscope hidden in the downlights. Or not.

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase Nosy neighbours 😆 🤣 😂

RocketNan · 07/12/2025 00:13

This is the chair your neighbour sits on to wank whilst peeping at you in the bathroom using the periscope hidden in the downlights. Or not.

LoveToRun866 · 07/12/2025 00:13

I'm intrigued to know how a survey wouldn't have brought it up🧐, or at least the plan of the layout of the house (dimensions/sizes of rooms). I know every inch of our attic, and it's an old house.

Blodwynne · 07/12/2025 00:12

If there's a door, is there a slide bolt on the outside? 😶
oh, i've caught up. no there isn't.

RedFlagsAllOver · 07/12/2025 00:09

I quite like it. The decor isn't great obviously but well lit. I would quite like a space like this to get away from everyone. Just sit and have some me time

tetleyhead · 07/12/2025 00:09

Zonder · 06/12/2025 23:41

Frankly I am surprised it wasn't listed on the estate agent website as "spacious 5th bedroom".

This has just made me burst out laughing!

bigboykitty · 07/12/2025 00:08

Gardener82 · 07/12/2025 00:07

What is the triangle shaped bit of wallpaper covering in the corner here. And what is the green frame on the tilted wall surrounding, a window ?
I moved into a rented flat years ago, it was massive and there was a locked door in the hallway that nobody could open/get into. My husband finally did and it was filled full of dead cannabis plants.

It's covering a hatch into a miniature version of the secret room...

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 07/12/2025 00:07

chocolateflorentines · 07/12/2025 00:05

Shine a UV light over all the surfaces and see what shows up...

Or some luminol to see if blood stains are present.
That room looks like a serial killer's paradise.

YouLookLikeStevieNicks · 07/12/2025 00:07

Amiunemployable · 06/12/2025 23:28

I literally just finished reading a book where a family moves into a new house, and the husband finds a secret room. There's an old armchair, a Welsh dresser, etc. in the room. And a bunch of momentos (glasses, wallet, watch, dog collar, etc) inside the dresser, kept by a serial killer, from the victims, who now wants the stuff back!

I feel like I've read this book!

Gardener82 · 07/12/2025 00:07

What is the triangle shaped bit of wallpaper covering in the corner here. And what is the green frame on the tilted wall surrounding, a window ?
I moved into a rented flat years ago, it was massive and there was a locked door in the hallway that nobody could open/get into. My husband finally did and it was filled full of dead cannabis plants.

We found a secret room in our house, picture included
chocolateflorentines · 07/12/2025 00:05

Shine a UV light over all the surfaces and see what shows up...

BorneBackCeaselesslyIntoThePas · 07/12/2025 00:03

bigboykitty · 06/12/2025 23:54

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme for this one 🌪

I’m sure that soon things will look better, all it needs is thyme😀

IridiumSky · 06/12/2025 23:57

Oh come on, has no one here been invited to one of those parties?

😃

marmalade007 · 06/12/2025 23:56

Well, they obviously didn't get professionals in to do the wallpaper! Didn't it show up on the house plans? Though now I think about it I haven't been to the end of our attic as its just storage , so have no idea about the far end. Maybe I should send DH up to have a look . Abandoned chair! Get rid of that. Any chance there's a connection for internet or cable in the "room". Porn, gambling etc away from the family?

Ohwhatswrong · 06/12/2025 23:56

bigboykitty · 06/12/2025 23:51

How do you get into it, @Ohwhatswrong ?

A pull down ladder for the loft and then it's right at the back with half wall to climb over into the room.

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WonderfulSmith · 06/12/2025 23:56

I have dreams where I find an extra room in the house. But it’s usually less creepy than this.

bigboykitty · 06/12/2025 23:54

Ohwhatswrong · 06/12/2025 23:51

Oh no! Don't say that 😂 do you think I need to sage the house out?

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme for this one 🌪

Ohwhatswrong · 06/12/2025 23:51

bigboykitty · 06/12/2025 23:45

I don't like it. Bad things have happened there.

I'm getting the initial 'J'. Does that mean anything to you love?

Oh no! Don't say that 😂 do you think I need to sage the house out?

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bigboykitty · 06/12/2025 23:51

How do you get into it, @Ohwhatswrong ?

Ohwhatswrong · 06/12/2025 23:48

pinkdelight · 06/12/2025 23:42

Yikes! That’s definitely some kind of amateur porn set. In a previous house We moved into, the owners left behind a similar set up in the loft but it was a ripped out car seat and there was a camera tripod opposite. The kid’s bedroom on the level below had a lock on the outside, presumably so they could get kept inside while mum and dad got up to god knows what in the loft. Yours looks even creepier with it being a hidden room. Although a handy place to hide in case of zombie invasion. Stash some prepper supplies up there maybe.

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A lock on the outside of the kids door?! What is wrong with people!
Absolutely love the prepper idea 😂

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Infracat · 06/12/2025 23:47

Amiunemployable · 06/12/2025 23:28

I literally just finished reading a book where a family moves into a new house, and the husband finds a secret room. There's an old armchair, a Welsh dresser, etc. in the room. And a bunch of momentos (glasses, wallet, watch, dog collar, etc) inside the dresser, kept by a serial killer, from the victims, who now wants the stuff back!

I was thinking of this book too! I can't remember what it was called.

Florencesndzebedee · 06/12/2025 23:46

🤣

Horrorscope · 06/12/2025 23:46

Spookyspaghetti · 06/12/2025 23:34

Say Mr. Tumble three times and see if he appears.

😂😂😂