Tonkers Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon tetra Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Improved layout, with much easier access to the sitting room from the kitchen. And insurance is cheaper, as it's unlikely you'll leave a door or window open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonkers Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Improved layout, with much easier access to the sitting room from the kitchen.And insurance is cheaper, as it's unlikely you'll leave a door or window open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AteMoose Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) Improved layout, with much easier access to the sitting room from the kitchen.And insurance is cheaper, as it's unlikely you'll leave a door or window open... are you forcing the new owners to buy the house containing the old owners? Edited July 22, 2009 by moosetea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I (like most of you) suspect there's a door from the entrance vestibule into the living room which the estate agents have missed-off. I think one very desperate estate agent is publishing dodgy floor plans in order to drum up interest on forums like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 A fitting version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erranta Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 It's OK. I've sorted it: Great laugh! Does TelePod #3 come with a resident Swedish Faux-pair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon tetra Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 are you forcing the new owners to buy the house containing the old owners? Well, people don't buy houses as a place to live any more. Oh no. That stopped in about 1999. It is to be bought purely an investment, and so doors aren't strictly necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happy? Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 No, you climb OVER the cooker into the extractor (not shown - bad photography really) and squeeze through the metal chimney to come out in the lounge. Ah, the old Jefferies Tube Strategy. Bagsy you wear the red tee shirt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferies_tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 There's two possible explanations:Number 1 - they drew the door in the kitchen on the wrong side You can see in the photo that there is a door to the car port and the front of the house. The picture of the cooker doesn't fit unless the floor plan is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Well, people don't buy houses as a place to live any more. Oh no. That stopped in about 1999. It is to be bought purely an investment, and so doors aren't strictly necessary. Yes putting in doors is like taking the shrink-wrapping off. You don't want to advertise to all and sundry that your 'investment' might have been lived in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happy? Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 You can see in the photo that there is a door to the car port and the front of the house. The picture of the cooker doesn't fit unless the floor plan is correct. It just doesn't fit. The photo of the cooker shows a window frame to the right. The sink would have to be on the vestibule wall for this to work. But if that were the kitchen layout the door from the vestibule should be in shot on the left side of the photo, it clearly isn't so my guess is that the floorplan is wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 The photo of the cooker shows a window frame to the right. I don't agree, it looks like another cupboard. We need someone to ring the EA! Or even better, book a viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) It just doesn't fit. The photo of the cooker shows a window frame to the right. The sink would have to be on the vestibule wall for this to work. But if that were the kitchen layout the door from the vestibule should be in shot on the left side of the photo, it clearly isn't so my guess is that the floorplan is wrong! . Edited July 22, 2009 by Bloo Loo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I don't agree, it looks like another cupboard.Or even better, book a viewing. I'm off now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I don't agree, it looks like another cupboard. +1 It's definitely a cupboard. We need someone to ring the EA! Or even better, book a viewing. I don't think 'viewing' would be the right word in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 It's OK. I've sorted it: You know when you start laughing unexpectedly and a load of snot comes out and covers your mouth / tie? :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 This hilarious thread needs bumped!Of course if they take the Beeny-knock-all-the walls-out option, that's probably the only way to fit a double bed in if is a new build. There used to be a normal looking (from the outside) bog standard 70's 3 bed estate house near Dartford like that. It's probably fallen down now: When we went to view it (about 15 years ago) the first thing the owner said to us was 'Has the agent warned you?' Some muppet had knocked out all the downstairs walls and instlled an enormous free-form carp pond, complete with bridges. And carp. It was like a mini, low rent James Bond evil genius set. Upstairs (open plan staircase, natch), they had somehow contrived a sunken bath (by steps up to a raised floor in the bathroom), whilst bedrooms 2 and 3 seemed awfully familiar, and each had 2 doors to the landing....... pmsl Its probably fallen down now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 It's OK. I've sorted it: god help you if theres a fly in the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happy? Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I'm off now! I don't think this is a good idea. The walls and doors obviously move. The estate agent was lucky to get out - but the house needed him to do so in order to attract new victims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonb Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I've given it the Beeney treatment following my original post.Should add another 10k Edit - I've realised that the 'open end' might not support the roof now, but that's a cosmetic issue. You need to have an en-suite. That is very important. And an upstairs bathroom. Better do a loft conversion just so you can get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon tetra Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 The tactic is to walk around until you eventually find the sitting room, possibly keeping one hand touching a wall at all times. And maybe leave a trail of breadcrumbs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattydread Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Well, people don't buy houses as a place to live any more. Oh no. That stopped in about 1999. It is to be bought purely an investment, and so doors aren't strictly necessary. Revolving doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Melchett Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Ah, the old Jefferies Tube Strategy. Bagsy you wear the red tee shirt.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferies_tube So I climbed out the Jeffries Tube (in my blue shirt) and found myself on the second page of the forum. Not in Bedroom 2 as I had hoped. That wont do at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snugglybear Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I've found what looks like another bungalow on the same road here http://www.propertyfinder.com/cgi-bin/rsea...mp;id=504575550 I don't think it's the same one, because it doesn't have a car port and it appears to be the opposite half of a semi-detached pair. There's no floor plan, but from the description, apparently the kitchen only has one door, i.e. to the outside, and Bedroom 1 has a patio door, originally to the outside presumably, but now to the conservatory. So maybe all the bungalows on this road were built with similar eccentric layouts. I'm sure you'll let me know if I've got this wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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