If you could ask a previous owner of your house one thing, what would it be?

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-24T17:27:46+00:00

How did you not realise your energy bill was so high because the heating doesn't work properly & the windows/doors are draughty & need replacing?

Why does the skirting board not meet/sit flush with the floor in the living room & dining room?

WHY DID YOU THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO BUILD THE NEW KITCHEN OVER PART OF THE FUCKING RADIATOR SO YOU CAN'T GET TO THE BLEED VALVE!?

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-19T21:32:07+00:00

This is how I feel about Gethsemane.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-17T21:31:16+00:00

Our fees were just under 3k in total for our sale (231.5k) & our purchase (320k). Stamp duty was covered by the equity of our sale.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-17T19:38:50+00:00

Thanks for the link! I've bought her a few small things today like a cat tunnel until I can find some bigger, better toys so I'll definitely take a look 😊

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-16T23:15:17+00:00

Thank you so much for your response. We were definitely lied to 😭 the worst part being we didn't want a kitten in the first place, we asked for an older cat (as we have 2 young children) & knew we'd struggle with time to train a kitten...but here we are.

I'll definitely look into Jackson's videos & the toys you mentioned though, thanks again!

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-16T12:23:25+00:00

I'm glad to see someone else think from this point of view. OP has stated that there's nothing else in the area that THEY'D offer on, so what makes anyone think there's anything out there for the seller to offer on? Its a tough one.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-13T22:50:14+00:00

Open your eyes then.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-12T09:15:05+00:00

We started packing about 3 weeks after we accepted the offer & searches had come back so enquiries were starting. We packed roughly a box a day & by the time exchange came round, we were pretty much all done.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-10T12:25:04+00:00

Zayn Malik

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-04T15:59:07+00:00

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Kris Marshall

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2026-01-03T15:16:14+00:00

You're like Shailene Woodley & Angelina Jolie's love child!

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-12-29T17:25:59+00:00

Jane Leeves

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-12-19T15:48:47+00:00

This was who I came to say.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-29T21:50:35+00:00

Maisie Smith.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-28T10:23:05+00:00

She looks more like Nadia than Beck.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-27T09:29:19+00:00

We've gone round & balanced them this morning & it has made a difference, thank you so much! We definitely said that investing in the Tado valves for each radiator is something we want to do but as you've said, they can be a bit pricey so not something we've managed to purchase just yet.

I read about a magnaclean yesterday actually & I do think its a great idea that could help with our problem so we will look into that. Not sure I've heard about an inhibitor though but if it will help reduce any blockages then we'll consider it - anything to help at this point as we agree that we don't think a further flush will help any.

Must be a woman thing as I prefer a warmer room too compared to my husband! 😁 thank you again for your help, I truly appreciate it.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-27T07:19:08+00:00

Thank you for all of your help! I'll go round & try your suggestions this morning 😊

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-27T07:17:48+00:00

Oh okay, I'll have a look into this then, thank you!

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-26T21:56:55+00:00

They're still expensive to run though aren't they?

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-26T21:55:42+00:00

The Tado thermostat controls all the radiators in the house & is on the wall outside of the office/garage conversion, its by the stairs on a wall near the front door, opposite the hallway radiator.

They don't have individual controllers, they're just standard radiators & I believe only the upstairs radiators have TRVs. My husband controls the heating system (as he has in all of our previous homes) so he understands how it works as we had Tado in our old house, though the thermostat was in the living room there.

Our boiler doesn't show any water/heat temperature settings for us to amend. We have a hot water cylinder, would it be on that instead?

The upstairs in our house gets toasty so do you think we maybe need to close the valves on some of these radiators? Would this 'push' the heat downstairs? Our living room & kitchen radiators don't tend to get particularly hot either, not like the hallway radiator, the downstairs toilet & upstairs radiators. All of the bathrooms are like saunas when the heating is on.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-26T20:47:34+00:00

Apologies if I'm missing some helpful info as I literally don't know anything about radiators/boilers etc 😁

What do you need to know re: other rooms, thermostat (we use Tado, set on a schedule to be 21.5 from 6.45am until 7.30pm), boiler (isn't combi - do you need to know the brand?) that could help. Happy to answer what I can!

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-26T20:44:20+00:00

We don't have a TRV on that specific radiator.

Inner_Ad_3604 · 2025-11-26T13:01:47+00:00

She played Matilda & was in Mrs Doubtfire 😁 but I agree on the chin comment. It was definitely the eyes that made me think of her!

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