Aibu to think the council should clean your house before you get the keys?

[Kellyjohnson23]

I'm so sad today,got the keys but it seems totally impossible.
Everywhere is dirty,muck everywhere,the walls are scruffy,the skirting boards and doors are a horrible dirty yellow (that the white has turned into )
I don't have anyone to help me decorate so it's all on me.
I just feel sad

Hopefully when all doors/skirting are white il see a improvement

Oh OP, it's fine!

I'm not sure what you were expecting?

I think I'm going to get different Lino for kitchen /bathroom that's pretty grim

OP
I'm sorry it's in such a state and fine to feel sad. Just because lots of people face things and councils are struggling (both true) doesn't mean that it's nice for you.

Have you got plenty of photos so that you know when you move out what it was like?

Good luck in your new home

I think it's been that long since I moved house /I forgot how grim the beginning is

Looks pretty much ok to me.

Will you be living alone, or is there anyone who can help you?

I think that planning and decorating, and putting your own stamp on a house, is really exciting!

The bathroom looks nice!

The rest looks fine except the flooring.

FFS.

I want my hall /living room light Grey with red
Kitchen /beige
Bedroom -not sure
Bathroom -light blue

See, there you go OP! If the house had been newly decorated for you, you wouldn't have been able to choose your own colours!

They pictures look not too bad.

Me and my daughter (she's only 2 so cNt help ha ha )

@itstoolateforthisbollox my council house is about £10 a week cheaper than private rented northwest .

Sorry, but every house I have moved into- council, private rent and bought have needed scrubbed and decorated.

The home I am in at the moment also had a nasty surprise of a £2000 roof repair that needed doing.

Your bathroom actually looks really good already, this was mine >>

I see nothing wrong with any of those pictures Im not sure what you are moaning about really

Houses always look horrible without furniture in them, dirty and tired.

A clean, paint, your stuff in and it wlll be grand.

Also can't see the problem, looks like how mine was
What were you expecting??

I must need glasses coz that doesn't look to bad?

A heck of a lot better than what I moved into (also council).

Have you friends who could come round for a paint party?

Good company, -music - drink and paint mix to make a great housewarming party.

OMG stop moaning! Your bathroom especially is actually really nice. The whole place is perfectly habitable and completely empty so decorating will be as straightforward as it's possible to be. I have seen FAR worse than this.

honestly - no different from this house when I purchased it

it doesn't look dirty at all just dated - part of moving in is planning how you are going to tart it up - lick of paint and it'll be fine - try DIY on a budget on FB!