We spent another seven hours at the house, working out what lights & power sockets we should have where...
Subject to the fact that we can't afford to do what I feel would be right; we're trying to come to the best compromises we can.
It is 'breaking our heads', but we feel we are making real progress... It's an immense challenge to guess how we'd live in the house when we have barely spent more than a couple of hours there, but we've been 'playing house' with a stepladder acting the role of 'sofa', and a trug as coffee table; well, you can probably guess the rest.
You might not have guessed that we were holding a standard lamp up to the ceiling to simulate ceiling lights, but putting it on the coolbox is surprisingly effective.
Whatever we manage, there will be good points and mistakes, but I think we both know that, and short of knocking through solid masonry walls and changing the shape of the rooms, we can't make it as good as it could/should be.
With an unlimited budget, we would change the stairs, and make a proper utility room and gain a shower room as well. As it is, we are likely to change the downstairs bathroom into shower/laundry room, with a freezer for good measure.
We will make it a really nice home, and knowing it is now safe feels like a huge burden has been lifted... Although I did have a panic when we could smell burning!
Someone else's turn for the bonfire, I suspect.
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