What property features would you never have again?

[AnxiousRose]

What features from your current or previous property would you avoid if you were househunting again?

For me, it is three storeys. I had this in my last house and did not expect to dislike it as much as I did. My bedroom was on the top floor and I hated all the stairs especially with young kids. Three storeys usually means the downstairs space is small for the number of bedrooms.

@Bollocksmorelike Ah right, thanks. We had Amtico fitted a couple of years ago in a new kitchen and we're absolutely thrilled with it (particularly me as it's a doddle to clean and looks great!) and I just wanted to check there wasn't some problem looming on the horizon with this type of product, so thanks again.😊

The budget range of Karndean is thin,but-the top ranges like da vinci etc are much thicker. I have had it fitted in several properties and it is equally as good if not better than Amtico and bombproof. The cheap range, which I wouldn’t choose is thin and shows scuffs.

We had Karndean flooring put down about four years ago in the kitchen and I love it. Easy to clean, looks beautiful and not as cold underfoot as tiles.

But I also loved my upside down house which has got a thumbs down from lots of people. And I like open plan, so I may not be a reliable source! 😂

It wasn’t the budget range 😆 And it wasn’t that it scuffed, it was that the imperfections underneath it were visible. (As I say, it wasn’t fitted well, hence the refund)
I have had friends who have had karndean fitted and really liked it. But also have friends who regretted it and felt there were better, less expensive options.
For me, it wasn’t worth it 🙂

Ground floor bedrooms would always bring a resounding no! from me. I’m another who always wants bedroom windows open at night, unless it’s really sub zero. And around here, it’d be an open invitation to burglars.

Why doesn't he stay and clean the kitchen and empty the dishwasher?It's not the 1950's where women are shut in the kitchen slaving away while men sit doing nothing !

Well he works full time in construction and I'm a lady of measure - so seems fair

Leasure

Conservatives, low ceilings, steep narrow staircase, thatched roof, cesspit, artex ceiling,

@mumma24 I don’t like having Tories in the house either

Leisure.

@Hugmorecats ha, ha- yep!!

I wouldn’t have an AGA again. V expensive to run and even more expensive to keep an a temperature where you can cook in a decent timeframe.

Def wouldn’t buy a flat which has one room for living g, eating and cooking….but realise lots of 1 and 2 bed flats have this, esp new builds. If buying a flat would go for a marionette with own front door and separate kitchen. They usually have a private garden too and low or no service charges….big win on all fronts.

Don't know about marionettes! But agas in the days of cheap oil were pretty fab and the heart of the home, now they are two a penny for scrap

Do you mean a maisonette?

Yes!

We had main bathroom downstairs but also had one upstairs but smaller. It was very useful when the kids were younger having a proper bath downstairs

We have a downstairs bathroom (and one upstairs), as PP says, it was extremely useful when the 4DSs were small especially when they could be left by themselves as I could be in the kitchen and keep nipping to the bathroom to check on them. Likewise when they were babies, me and DH could chat away to each other, one doing the dinner and the other bathing the babies.

Now there are 6 adults in the house, both bathrooms get used equally which wouldn’t happen if one was an en-suite. When we re do the downstairs bathroom next year, we will remove the bath and put in a large shower (5 men in house) as I’m the only one that uses the bath very occasionally (as it is a shorter length one).

Love my Aga still but yes expensive although electric and I can turn it off day time and make use of cheap electric tariff overnight

Courtyard garden, feels claustrophobic for some reason.
Grew up with a big wraparound garden, can go smaller, but not a courtyard.

Seperate garden, long narrow garden, shared garden. No thanks.

En-suite bathroom.
Bad enough in hotels where the bathroom is so close to the bed there's just no avoiding sounds or smells.
Can't imagine having that every single day.

Open fire.
Too much faffing, stove is much better even though I grew up with open fires.

They are fab but dangerous for fingers if you suffer from mindlessness like I do.

I went to clean the inside of one with a long handle brush, turned it on so as to do a speedy clean and it spun my hand so quick the brush flew out and landed a few feet away.

Have been scared of them since.

I wouldn't touch retro-fitted underfloor heating, or a retro-fitted air source heat pump. We had both installed in a brand new house we had built from scratch, and the system was excellent.. but having seen what needs to be done to get it fitted properly I would NEVER take on a house which had had it fitted AFTER the house was already built. Retro-fitted ASHP & UH will never efficiently or comfortably heat a house (until the technology changes significantly).

Sounds like most people have experienced bad conservatories. I know one that had a high glass roof that no one could reach to hoover, not even when on the table with an extended hoover.

The blinds were electric but had gotten stuck so couldn't close them.

Flat/normal roofs like the rest of the house seem to work well.

Helps too if the bottom is bricked.

Hated Separate kitchen and dining/living room. Wouldn't change my open plan with anything else. And it is cosy.

Ensuites. Hate them. Why poo right next to where you sleep.

Isn't it funny how people are quick to try and tell you how to live your life over a snapshot of a post!

I had salmon last night, didn't realise it was ready until DH called me to eat. I was in the livingroom, next to the kitchen but didn't smell/ hear a thing.

Previously in an open plan, I'd know about every stage of the cooking, from opening the fridge, to plating up.
With the bonus of food smells going everywhere, no thanks.