I had a friend whose mantra was - He who dies with the most toys is the winner.
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i get it checked fairly regularly but in the good old days the ground was liberally dosed with Dieldrin so so nothing in the soils under the house survives. I think it is banned these days.
Over the years it has had borers and other pests but not termites. My house doesn’t even have ant caps as a barrier on top of the piers. I was told it was built by a builder for his daughter and made out of leftovers from other jobs which explains why the frame is made of so many different types of (mostly) hard wood and the weatherboard again different types of timber (including turpentine).
Basically it was done on the cheap, the brick piers are laid straight on the soil with no foundations, In times of drought the clay soil shrinks and the house is like a bouncy castle.
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it’s a good job you’re not planning to sell. Surveyors would have a field day.
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No one would care, the land is where the value is because of its location, the house would be knocked down and two or three built on the block.
I used to own the house next door when it was sold it was immediately knocked down and a new house built in its place. it was only fibro.
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Escape to the country participants nark me, they start with the statement “When we first moved to Blah blah blah, it was so quiet, now its so hectic, we need to escape to the country”, so the first house they view “In The Country” they dismiss because the forth bedroom is a bit small, the second ones kitchen is on the small side.
Go figure why houses are getting bigger, folks just want larger downsizers 
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It’s still fun to watch . . . at times. They should rename it, Spot the Timewasters.
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Or, Escape to the Country (but not in a Cottage)
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ceilings 5 foot high for a 6 foot bloke to live in.
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Do these folks not research (or visit) “The Country” before they go on the show?
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It’s only make believe.
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If Cottages are that small, how come people ran industries from them, just explain that one.
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people were smaller in those days
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So were their expectations
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I must say, the trend is for an old house with a modern extension. Suits me.
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I escaped the country…
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Erm … sounds fun. I think. Is your insurance on the high side?
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Same here Tiff, we bought the bungalow when it was built…Watched it going up piece by piece and now lived here 52 years. I’ll never leave, there are still two other residents living in the cul-de-sac that moved in at the same time as us. A few have died over the years, but it’s not my turn yet…
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Same here as well. We bought our new build semi in 1969 and have never moved. Still some of the original buyers in the street including next door neighbour.
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The insurance is high because it is made of wood, houses like mine are a pile of ash within 20 minutes if they catch fire. On the bright side it is not in a flood zone so I get flood insurance thrown in.
Bruce, don’t invite the three little Pigs round. 