Requested Introduction

[hardya]

As per site request here is an introduction and a little about us.

 

As a student with a growing family we watched prices rising, unable to buy, but finally were able to move in 2001.

 

The property we moved to was previously a large 5 bedroom semi detached house, made into flats in 1945 and, now there were 6 of us, we converted it back to a house, knocking down a non supporting wall built on the hall floor boards and making the second door back into the window it originally was.

 

There had been a fire escape at the back, but only the concrete plinth was left, which was a hard job to break up.  There was then a wooden balcony outside the upstairs flat kitchen, but with the children being small we put the door key in a safe place and lost it.

 

Just recently I took down the balcony, very hard job, took a week to recover, and we are getting quotes and debating whether to brick up or turn the door into a tall window.  Maybe a nice feature, but if we sold, some people might not like it.

 

Finally getting on to of the property after having little money while looking after elderly parents.  Children slowly leaving so wondering how to prioritize work, balcony door, drive way, external and internal doors, etc,and whether to stay or not and how long.

 

Thanks.

 

Edited October 13, 2020 by hardya

[dangti6]

Welcome to the forum

[Ferdinand]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Have you considered a Juliet balcony there as a middle way?

 

With children leaving, the priority should always be reducing the bedrooms by one each time so they can't boomerang. IMVHO ?.

 

Ferdinand