Pollypaprika

I thought I would share a couple of before and after photos of the outside of our house, just to show that you can make a 'wreck' a home

Pollypaprika

And not forgetting the terrifying state of the back wall - note to others who are thinking of buying a house - don't buy one that looks like this

Rural Hungary

So pleased you got there and I'm sure you feel it was worth it in the end :-)

I want to play this game but can't find the before - only the after, will keep looking.

Rural Hungary

Found some:

they wanted modern whilst retaining some character - done on a budget

Living room - damp, rotten joists and boards

Rural Hungary

Kitchen: Damp, holes in walls, walls so far out and leaning you wouldn't believe it!

Rural Hungary

Exterior: collapsing gable, rotten trusses, no guttering, old asbestos porch













It was a challenge but I do love working with this type of house

Sue

Wow, terrific before and after pics. Must have taken a ton of work, but by the looks of the after pics well worth it.

Tomsky2012

great pics hoping we dont have any like that lol but if we do we know who to call..lol
I do like the long houses

Pollypaprika

Great photos Rural. I have to say they made me laugh (not in a horrible way but more of an 'I have been there' chuckle). The following is a picture of the old pantry (or palinka cupboard) which we then knocked through to make a bathroom (sans old palinka) :-)

Rural Hungary

Thanks Sue, our one was for a client and done on a tight budget and a very tight time frame - lost count of the number of times I cursed that I would never work on an adobe house again but seeing the results, I think it was all worth it - not sure the other half would say the same

Rural Hungary

I always knew you were a closet palinka lover Great photos and shows just what can be done with the old houses - shame more people don't have the vision to see what they could be. We have one across the road from us and it could be stunning, it's only about £3,000 but people see the cracks, the grass growing out the earth walls and run a mile
We found this one for the owner and inspected it, so she knew what to expect. The only surprise (as you know there are always surprises with the adobe houses ) was the gable end - as in the photo - it had been covered with undergrowth and the toilet was built against the wall so it wasn't until everything was removed that the extent of the damage became apparent. There were no foundations under the gable and the rats had made a honeycomb structure of runs under the wall so it was slowly sinking, though saveable. It was underpinned and the bottom rebuilt then rendered with lime render, one buttress was built on the corner - I like your buttresses. Will get a photo later of the finished wall. A lot of work but worth it I think as the house is over a hundred years old and would have been a shame to lose it - the cottage is set in it's own orchard with around 90 fruit trees, it's really lovely.

Pollypaprika

I should be by now, but actually I cannot stand the stuff Fortunately I love Hungarian white wine so have used that as a balm for our many troubles

Rural Hungary

The only palatable one I have found is a honey palinka but ditto, glass of white for me

kohoutek

Rural, How about posting some pics of the one opposite for sale..............LOL

Michael

Rural Hungary

No can do, I would get a slap on the wrist as we are only allowed to carry a link to any services we offer beneath our posts.

That said, there are many properties like these, in my village alone there are three I know of for sale and another three or four which aren't on the market. They are always relatively inexpensive. Problem is, most Hungarians aren't interested in buying and restoring old traditional properties - similar thing happened in Ireland and many British buyers run a mile the minute they see a 2cm crack in a wall. As such, the majority of these properties have been renovated by Germans can't seem to get enough of them.