by "4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
Published 02/01/2017 at 12:31
by "4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
Published 02/01/2017 at 12:31
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I’ve been living with my parents for 7 months after a break-up, but I’ve finally found and had my offer accepted on a perfect little stone built cottage in an amazing location!
It needs some work inside, but it’s structurally sound and has all of it’s original period features. The most important thing about it though is that it is reasonably priced for the area in which it sits - the beautiful but expensive little village of Wylam, where I grew up from the age of 8 to 18, and close to my storage yard from where I run my business.
There is also planning permission for an extension which turns it into a three bedroom property with en suite and utility room with downstairs washroom.
I’m really excited about this house, and I’ve fought tooth and nail to get myself into a position to be able to afford somewhere like this, a stone built countryside cottage with a fire place in every room, and once it’s up to spec I will be living my dream - so cheers Oppo, I will be sinking a couple of cold ones tonight.
And if you don’t like houses, here’s a Mk VII Trans Am for your time.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
02/01/2017 at 12:36, STARS: 0
Congrats. Whats Northumberland like? I’ve never been to the UK even though all my ancestors came from there even the German and French side lived there way back in the 1600s.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
02/01/2017 at 12:36, STARS: 0
Congrats bud! That’s a cool place.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/01/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 0
Marvelous. I fully expect you to go the full James May in your cottaging and begin growing germaniums and lathing bits of brass in the shed.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
02/01/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 0
Nice! Does it have a garage/barn/shed?
"TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts." (thebloody)
02/01/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 1
Awesome! Congrats mate, what is the work space situation?
"EL_ULY" (uly)
02/01/2017 at 12:45, STARS: 1
AWESOME!!!!! Welcome to the OPPO house owner’s club. Not to be confused with the homeowner’s association aka Satan’s demon committee.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 12:45, STARS: 0
Sheep, mostly sheep. And some hills, Moors, a couple of fantastic driving road, and some more sheep. It’s very rural until you get to the Tyne Valley and closer to Tyne and Wear, but it’s very pretty in most parts and doesn’t experience much mad weather apart from rain, but then that’s Britain all over.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
02/01/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 0
Congratulations! That house is beautiful. I wish we had houses like that out here in California.
"Roadster Man" (roadsterman)
02/01/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 0
My first thought was “Oh no! Dirt driveway so he can’t use a floor jack!”
My house-hunting priorities will begin with a paved driveway or garage with a lift!
I studied abroad in Lancaster for a semester. I wasn’t quite as far north as you are, but I recall it being a beautiful place. You’re still close enough for day trips to the Lake District, right? I loved touring around the Lake District.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 12:50, STARS: 0
Thanks man. Actually no. There’s a shed and two car parking spaces, but this was no major drawback because I have use of a barn at my storage yard, which is only 1 mile away, for wrenching and such.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
02/01/2017 at 12:52, STARS: 0
Gorgeous. Congratulations!
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
02/01/2017 at 12:53, STARS: 0
Oh, that’s not bad at all. Cool deal.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 12:53, STARS: 1
There’s not a lot! But there’s space for two cars and there’s a small shed behind. I still have my barn though which is just a mile away.
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
02/01/2017 at 12:55, STARS: 1
Congrats on the house. That exterior pic with the driveway off to the right looks like it belongs on an album cover.
Btw, that carpet is very red. Wow. lol
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
02/01/2017 at 12:55, STARS: 0
Share the pictures as you do work around the place. I like seeing that stuff no matter where it is. I’m getting into a kitchen remodel project here in the states and figure I’ll post some shots when we get work underway.
"TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts." (thebloody)
02/01/2017 at 12:56, STARS: 0
That works, just make sure to keep your Defender hidden and put a kill switch on your Series.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 12:58, STARS: 0
Sure thing. Good luck with yours!
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 13:01, STARS: 1
Well both of them live up in the barn which is in a triple gated and CCTV’d farm yard, not much chance of them going missing. I tend to use the Skoda for daily duties nowadays. The Defender does WORK and the Series is still in bits :D
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
02/01/2017 at 13:02, STARS: 1
Very cool house, it has a ton of character. That red carpet though...I had that same color carpet in the house I bought last year *shudders*
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 13:04, STARS: 0
The Lake District is about an hour and a half away West across Hartside Pass, my favourite driving road up here, so definitely close enough for a full day trip. I have a barn with a concrete floor about a mile away from here where I do my wrenching, so a garage would be a nice addition but not a priority.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 13:05, STARS: 3
Good for committing murders in though, there’s always an upside.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 13:06, STARS: 1
It took a while to find one like this out here, people tend to keep them in the family usually. Luckily this one was ex-rental and the two sisters who own it kept it as their pension.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
02/01/2017 at 13:06, STARS: 0
Congrats! That is a neat house!
"Vítor" (vitorcesar)
02/01/2017 at 13:09, STARS: 0
Congratulations! Such a lovely looking house
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
02/01/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 0
That is very cool! Nice find.
How is the garage situation?
"TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts." (thebloody)
02/01/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 0
Glad to hear it, at this point I’m seeing daily posts from people who’ve had their Defenders nicked.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/01/2017 at 14:04, STARS: 0
Nice purchase!
And dat Mark VII ...
"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
02/01/2017 at 14:49, STARS: 0
Nice, that’s an adorable house and it looks like the interior should clean up real nice with a little effort. How big is the lot?
"Roadster Man" (roadsterman)
02/01/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 0
Nice! Glad to hear you have it covered with a concrete floor at your shop.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 1
Yeh I fell in love with it years ago when driving past it so as quite surprised to see it pop up for sale last week. Not very big, I would estimate at 600sqm or 0.15 acres. A perfectly manageable garden size though.
"mtdrift" (mtdrift)
02/01/2017 at 18:03, STARS: 0
Cool! Love the property around the home.
"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
02/01/2017 at 18:44, STARS: 0
and it looks like your neighbors aren’t all up in your face despite the small lot, that’s nice!.
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/01/2017 at 19:07, STARS: 2
No neighbours at all. Just open fields and forests :)
"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
02/01/2017 at 19:09, STARS: 1
Bonus! A small lot is totally OK when you are surrounded by fields and forest.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
02/02/2017 at 03:38, STARS: 0
the just don’t understand why in the UK so many stairs!?!
just build the houses in the country like that on one level.
(rant over)
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/02/2017 at 05:56, STARS: 0
Because land costs money so it’s cheaper to build upwards! Also the view is better at the top :)
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
02/05/2017 at 12:28, STARS: 0
Looks amazing. Will a garage be build next to it?
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/05/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 1
Highly unlikely I think, I have storage already for my cars which is , quite happily, just a mile up the road from this house. It’s something to consider, but definitely not on the horizon right now.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
02/05/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 1
Well, it’s a bit Midsomer , I can totally understand this is living your dream. Sink a couple of cold ones tonight as well!
"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
02/05/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 1
Cheers!