How much have you changed your house since you bought it?

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Lives here 3ish years and I was in a lucky position to be able to do a complete renovation to the kitchen and bathroom. The bedrooms, hallway, lounge have been painted and flooring replaced but nothing major.

The two rooms in the attic have just been repainted but still same flooring which I hate.

We moved into a new build ten years ago, so there wasn't much to do apart from wall painting and flooring/carpet. Dh did the laminate flooring and I did most of the painting.

Dh put extra insulation into the attic then boarded it out and fitted folding stairs and a loft hatch. He did a good job and it's like an extra storage room rather than a dusty attic.

We had a small U shaped fitted kitchen which I hated, so we're currently removing half of it and having a freestanding cabinet for storage. The fridge is also being moved. It will feel more spacious and give us a bit more room. I don't like fitted kitchens at all. All the wall cabinets have gone too. We've had a good clear out and cleaned everywhere and I'm painting the walls this week. New flooring coming as the existing laminate is dented and scratched badly. I'm really excited about doing the kitchen.

Been here 4 years. Floors all changed before we moved in and we’ve painted.

we have also had the kitchen and two bathrooms done. The next big thing on our list is the garden, getting a pergola, enclosed area, new patio etc. We did the front garden ourselves too.

I love seeing it turn into my dream home

Been here 19 years,
Did an initial overhaul in 1st year ,
Replaced the roof which was a mammoth cost in 2017,
Had a wraparound extension from 21/22.

Not doing anything more until a good few years which will involve landscaping Gardens

It’s basically been ripped out and rebuilt while we’ve lived here. Walls knocked down and rebuilt elsewhere, bedrooms now in the loft bottom set of stairs moved completely, kitchen extension and utility rebuild, workshop built in the garden and whole garden remodelled, front room extended, there is nothing remaining from when we bought it.
It’s taken us years but it’s finally in a condition that we’re really happy with.

Completely re-wired and re-plumbed before we moved in. Then new kitchen, and redecorated every room and sanded all the floors.

About 5 years later we added a two story extension giving us an extra double bedroom, two ensuites and a much larger living area downstairs.

A couple of years after that we replaced all the single glazed windows with double glazed unit.

That's enough for us. Anything more will be just general upkeep.

15 months in, partial rewire, central heating system installed, new doors and windows, bedroom walls and ceilings have been replasteted, new carpet and painted. Garden this spring and need to think about downstairs layout

#every house we have moved ito, we change it top to bottom, inc roof/gutters etc

The current one, is top to bottom but roof was replaced a couple of years before we bought it - brand new cH system inc pipes but electrics were ok - so part electricals ie lot more plugs and switches - new and bigger drives and taken down some trees.

Best to have it done when not living in it but its not practical for all - it does oftenwork out cheaper if getting it done when empty and one go

Recently new fences

Solar panels, central heating, hot water, roof and wall insulations, so so many more plug sockets

We still need to do new windows and doors, a new kitchen and bathroom, various rooms need replastering, the utility room needs an entire overhaul and the whole place needs new flooring except the kitchen and dining room

I would be further ahead if I stopped spending money on the garden and hens

May I ask why you change everything? When you choose a house to purchase, isn't that because you like something about it? Or do you just like the locations?

Moved into a new build 30 years ago, about to change EVERYTHING! Adding rooms, changing layout, redoing all plumbing, electricity and systems to more modern and efficient. It is frankly scary but we will have our dream home knowing what we liked and hated from 30 years of living here and now fixing it all and setting it up for retirement. It is going to cost 3x what the house cost at the start!

Been in our flat about 8 years and it's mostly just been painting and repairing issues that have arisen. Epoxy on the garage floor. New blinds. Minor stuff. It was in pretty good nick when we moved in, although the kitchen is dated and showing its age.

The most major operation was replacing all the pipes, which was necessary.

We're moving soon and we are planning to do a lot more in the new house, but gradually. We've never done a new kitchen or a new bathroom before so it's a lot of unknowns and a bit daunting, but it'll need doing. We're going to start with sanding and retreating the wooden flooring downstairs and painting everywhere.

House is nearly 100 years old, bought it cheaply as a fixer upper. Since then we have gutted it completely, reconfigured the rooms, added a rear extension, added another floor, replaced all interiors including kitchen and bathrooms, re-did wiring and plumbing, replaced boiler, installed outdoor drainage, put in new drive & patio, dug out whole garden and laid new turf, built raised beds, replaced garage completely, replaced gate, replaced guttering, installed security system...

We are still not finished

@Flensburg our house was in a nice area but was the only one we could afford. The house is a standard 1930’s semi, but didn’t seem to have been modernised beyond the 80’s.
We COULD have stretched to a house that was a bit more done but it wouldn’t have been to our taste at all and would all have been ripped out to redo anyway so best to buy at the lower price point. Plus the garden was massive here, much bigger than anything else we looked at. And off road parking for 3 cars.

Dh is a builder and we’ve always bought and done up rather than buying something already done. He has a very good eye for what can be done to a property.

Going to depends how long you’ve lived there, right?

we’ve been in our flat for almost 20 years, and have replace the bathroom, kitchen, sanded the floors, replaced all the windows, painted the exterior, replaced the gutters and soffits, and painted all the interior. So pretty much everything except the roof.

we moved in to our house 3 years ago.

When we moved in we painted all the rooms. Ripped up the carpet in the lounge and put down laminate planks.
woodburner was condemned so we had the replaced which involved making the fireplace bigger etc.

Other than that not much, it had a newish extension. Would love to replace the kitchen and upstairs bathroom but they are fine.

Been here over 20 years. New Windows, doors, central heating/ boiler. New kitchen when we moved in, and upgraded again 3 years ago, 2 New bathrooms. Redecorated every room at least 3 times. Still need to redo our 4th bedroom and the hall. Saving for that, but booked a holiday instead...😅
Our roof is solid, but had to replace tiles and ridge tiles and got new guttering.
Redone garden and got rid of grass as I suffer badly from hay-fever and we have dogs

Ours is 400 years old and listed so fundamentally it hasn’t changed at all. In 25 years it’s been re wired, the central heating’s been completely replaced and we’ve fitted a log burner. We’ve had two new boilers, two new kitchens, a new bathroom and replaced the shower in the shower room twice. The shower room will get a total refurb in the next couple of years. We’ve also recarpeted throughout twice and are about to have the fourth new sitting room carpet laid - it’s a thoroughfare to the rest of the house. Old houses are expensive, especially if you live in them a long time.

Quite a lot. Every room has been painted and new floor. New kitchen and new bathrooms. We have converted the loft and knocked down the wall between the kitchen and lounge and replaced with folding glass doors.

70s house. Owned 4 years.

Done:

Garden, fences, patio, decking, shed, gate
Kitchen
Master bedroom
Bathroom
Toilet
Door to garage
Lounge
New boiler
New radiators
Decorated every room
Driveway

Extension is next and New kitchen, shower room and utility.

4 years in my place and I've painted a couple of rooms. It's a mid terrace cottage with no possibility to extend and nothing much I can do structurally to change it. I'd love to get the bath out and a walk in shower put in rather than the overbath one, but it's too expensive at present. I'm single and there's not that much cash coming in monthly, so I have to restrict myself to changing throws, cushions, the odd piece of furniture and the wall colours.

I have made a good job of the garden though.

New bathroom x 3 (the same bathroom, redone 3 times)

New kitchen x 2 (second one currently underway, involving removing an internal wall and adding a small extension)

Full Rewire

Conversion of garage to a bedroom.

New central heating.

Every room except bedroom1, and hall/stairs/landing replastered (thats the next job, along with refurbing the downstairs loo, once the kitchen is done)

New flooring in lounge/diner

Underfloor heating installed in hall and new kitchen, and new flooring

Replaced flat roof over garage

Solar panels and batteries installed.

Insulating and boarding the loft.

Once the current works are completed I am never doing anything again. The upheaval is just too much.

Completely. Bought it was a project 18 months ago so we knew it needed work

Three and half years here; three rooms painted and carpets replaced, and a full garage conversion to create second reception room. Kitchen was not long done when we moved in… bathrooms not modern (14 years old) but fine for now. Still have five rooms to paint, and some flooring replacements needed, but will take a while for financial reasons. Basically by the time we get round it all, it’ll be time to start again.

Edwardian detached, and have replaced/refitted the kitchen, two bathrooms and the utility room. We had a new heating system (boiler, radiators - kept the pipework) and replaced the hot water cylinder with a mains pressure cylinder. Much of the house was rewired (mainly because of the kitchen, bathroom and utility room work) but the consumer unit remains unchanged. Much of the house has also been re plastered, and the original sash windows refurbished. We also had an EV charger fitted, and the garden has been landscaped front and rear. Apart from that, not a lot…apart from decorating twice (front Fodor has been 3 colours though) and new carpets 😂

Following my husbands early death I also bought a converted flat in an old Victorian hospital. The conversion was around 8 years ago, but I have replaced the flooring, the interior doors, one bathroom and the kitchen. And decorated!

You may indeed ask

After our first but as a couple aged about 21 before we had children, we bought in a chain when prices were shooting up and got guzzemepd,e etc etc, then the people who we buying from were draging their feet. The house was done up, a 5 bed converted to a massive 4 bed, alaimimin windows - it looked nice. When we eventually moved in, little did we realise on viewing the had a naffing cat - the downstairs carpets and master bedroom stank of car pee - it went into the floor boards - plus the smoked in one room in particular the dining room - because it took 8 months from view to buying, we were first time buyers and hose close to parents, we wanted it plus it was hard to get mrotages those days and we worked a distance across the Thames so looking at other places, the legal fees and surveys got us wanting it - when they left, the doors were marked carperts stuck, some kitchen cabinets brooked,

So the next buys were chain-free often the person/s that lived there had moved to care home etc or went off to live in a different part of the UK and all houses needed doing up, most were clean but very dated and lacked love.

We could see through the clutter etc - we wanted to buy a particular type of house, must have OSP and or potential for at least 3 cars - ideally south facing garden/living rooms - room to add orgenry or the like - what we perceive to be a nice area, localish to where we worked and ok schools and we just built on it

We always knocked out chimneys from the top to the bottom (if we moved again and house is relatively big, we'd keep the chimney as a design piece but often they take a lot of room in bedrooms especially the wider ones and reduces new cupdard space

When we do it up ourselves, we know its going to be good to ok subject to builders.

We did make a small mistake ie removed the bath and a big shower room as it put off a couple of buyers but we got the money we wanted from the type of people we were selling to initially, ie chain free, ready to go - but last few places, as we had more than one property, we did sell to a small chain ie we had no chain and the buyers had no chain they were selling to

Ideally, we don't want many gardens connecting to our garden, nor would we buy a corner property as risk of trouble is greater, nor would we buy next to HMO or flats, or just of town/school/factory/office/clubs where there was spikes in parking problems.

Now older and wiser, we would not buy on a road where only our house and a couple of others had OSP as some of the clowns that do not have a drive etc think they have a right to partially block our drive - we always have drives widened to date as easier to get in/out and safer