We’ve bought an 18 month old new build - got keys last wk.
Not my ideal. But, had to do it for various reasons. One them of been having been in shitty and v expensive rentals since we moved to this area nearly 4 years ago. Nb we have owned previously - 3 separate properties before this move.
I hate it, we totally rushed into it, it’s like a soulless office everywhere downstairs is tiled and is white/pale grey - inc kitchen. Everything reminds me of an office.
Whilst this can be changed what we weren’t banking on is that it is like a play house - nothing is practical or works properly.
And this we have learnt is because it was a crash pad and the previous owners didn’t properly live here properly.
No space in the kitchen like literally no physical space in the kitchen to put a bin.
Can’t have one out as no free wall space then the cupboards all have some weird accessories in them so you can’t even fit a cupboard one in or even just a cheap container temporarily and that’s just waste - god knows what they did with any recycling - we have 3 bins outside and the waste wheelie is tiny and on 2 wk collection.
The wall cupboards and fridge are all weirdly high so at 5’4 I can’t really use them without a step.
There’s no washing line outside or pulley or anything inside to hang laundry out.
It’s cold, even tho supposed to be super duper insulated. I’m currently freezing and I have have the old oil filled plug in radiator on brought from the draughty Edwardian rental we’ve just left. Heating is on and all working apparently.
All the wardrobes are fitted - great you think, but they are completely empty apart from a rail which goes half way across and then up - no shelves or internal drawers so pretty useless for anything but a small amount of hanging space and shoes. Towels and bedding are currently in ikea bags on the floor. We have fitted in the chest of drawers we can but they have clothes in them.
The big thing tho is that there is no water pressure. And to top this off it has 3 bathrooms - total ridiculous overkill, but they are useless in design/quality of fittings.
3 pretty much brand new bathrooms, the sink is weirdly tiny (same one in all) so that you can’t wash your face over it properly and to make matters worse the tap comes out to the edge so ends up covered in water/toothpaste.
The shower trays are all tiny - so they’re both useless and there’s nowhere to put your stuff, not enough edge round the bottom then if you had something hanging or on the wall/in corner you would be banging into it.
And to make matters worse there are only rainfall heads with a really small number of holes - which with the pressure is obviously totally pitiful, then a weird thigh/knee height hand held bum washer thing.
I have longish very thick/curly hair and it takes so much faffing to try and was the shampoo/conditioner out that the hot water has run out each time I’ve washed my hair (it’s a bloody tank and not a combi) so I’ve ended up getting cold showers as the hot water’s gone before I’ve managed to wash and condition my hair. gave up and haven’t done it in a few days and feel grim.
Even with the totally leaky draughty rentals I was able to get a hot shower and wash my hair and wash my face and have somewhere to throw rubbish.
The thought of having to start getting trades people in and make pretty costly changes (DH also a cba person and nothing ever gets down so very much on my own with sorting - okay before kids but do not have the time or energy now) to an almost new house is just adding to the why the hell have I bought an office/ this house!!
And yes I know I should have looked more closely, but we didn’t and now I feel terrible 😞