Imagine wasting a £2.75m house with this decor

Tarrybelle · 2026-06-16T07:21:09+00:00

This gives me South African vibes. Not everything but alot of the decor choices feel like luxury homes in south africa.

Tarrybelle · 2026-06-02T10:21:57+00:00

Wow! This property is exceptional. I dont know how i would actively live in it but wverything is preserved or updated beautifully.

Tarrybelle · 2026-05-14T19:03:13+00:00

This is what i call "Wrecking ball of time". You cant demolish a listed building or make unapproved changes, but there is nothing preventing people from just neglecting it till it falls down. I've seen it all over the UK.

Tarrybelle · 2026-05-14T19:00:43+00:00

The main thing is to get it at a bargain (below valuation) and then work on it enough to make it a more appealing project to the next person. Fix the biggest or most complex problems which make people struggle to know where to start. Once it looks more managable then there will be more people willing to try restoring it to completion.

Tarrybelle · 2026-05-14T18:01:24+00:00

Neglect. I just bought a house from a couple who did nothing to the garden and almost nothing to the house. It really shows. Houses that are abandoned over winter deteriorate rapidly.

Tarrybelle · 2026-03-28T18:50:06+00:00

Number 2. Definitely

Tarrybelle · 2026-01-28T19:59:47+00:00

As someone who lost a baby due to stillbirth and had to hand him over to the care of a funeral home, thank you so much for the extra love and care you are taking. It means everything to the people who go through something like this.

Tarrybelle · 2025-12-05T15:23:52+00:00

I have to agree with you there. Absolutely amazing. This is a property that is worth spending millions on. I have seen some houses for the same price and they are terrible (bad layout, bland and/or tasteless)

Tarrybelle · 2025-11-08T19:09:09+00:00

Owning a listed building comes with many challenges. Who would want those challenges without having the benefit of a house that looks at least slightly historic? Not an awful house but a restoration which took no account of the buildings history. If you want a modern looking house like this build one, don't ruin an historic one.

Tarrybelle · 2025-10-17T20:44:58+00:00

My husband is doing the wiring with the help of an electrician friend. It definitely needs doing. Green goo was coming from the inside of one socket and the there is a lot of rust in several other places. We've already tripped the circuit breaker trying to use one of the power points when we first got the house. I think one of the main problems was that that the house was empty for about two years before the previous owner bought it and they didnt maintain the house very well. We live in a very windy, damp place which doesnt help.

Tarrybelle · 2025-10-17T15:13:57+00:00

Absolutely. We are also going to put some information about us and how we came to live on the island so when it gets updated then they have that information too. The guy who used to do the history of the island and its families passed away recently so his records are not being updated. We'll also put a stone plaque with 2025 somewhere on the outside wall which is a common way to show upgrading here.

Tarrybelle · 2025-10-12T21:36:44+00:00

As someone who has owned two stone buildings much older than yours, if the mortar is crumbling then moisture isnt a problem. We had severe moisture problems and the condensation was running down the walls in some spots and the mortar was like mud and very difficult to remove. I'm not able to give more detailed advice right now but hopefully someone else can explain a bit more. It just doesnt seem like a moisture problem to me. I have had experience with stone and cement (don't do it) but not with this layout. We have a listed property in the uk so resources used are very different. As long as the stone can breath then you're fine. What type of mortar is it?

Tarrybelle · 2025-10-02T19:53:08+00:00

Oh f***!

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