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What is the most wasted feature of your home?

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bb2013 Mon 05-Sept-22 01:17:04

Bath tub only the shower part

HannahLoisLuke Tue 06-Sept-22 12:38:56

Ashcombe

The main oven as I use a micro air and air fryer to cook. Tinned and dried goods are stored in the oven! ?

Ooh that’s a good idea. I’ve turned my oven off at the wall and don’t intend using it since buying an air fryer. That, along with the microwave, slow cooker and gas hob should do everything I need. The extra storage space will be very useful.

Nannapat1 Tue 06-Sept-22 12:36:37

No rooms go unused, including the 5 bedrooms. I can no longer use the bath in the main bathroom but adult DDs and young DGDs can and do.
Like some others, I rather think that we could do with more not less space!

Dcba Tue 06-Sept-22 12:35:36

The dryer….I definitely prefer to air dry everything which works well and as I have a large laundry room that can accommodate two good size IKEA clothes racks and a ceiling clothes rack too. Besides being cheaper the clothes seem to last longer and it cuts down on the ironing.

Twopence Tue 06-Sept-22 12:33:25

Front door. Friends and family always use the backdoor.

Grantanow Tue 06-Sept-22 12:33:09

Oh yes, and the electric underfloor heating in the bathroom, kitchen and ensuite installed by previous owner. Never used by us and unlikely now given the energy cost.

Callistemon21 Mon 05-Sept-22 22:06:47

Dottydots

My coal effect gas fire. I haven't used it for so long that I've forgotten how to switch it on.

Oh yes, ours too. It went on once or twice last winter to test it out after servicing and I doubt we'll use it much at all this year.
It looks good though. smile

Nannagarra Mon 05-Sept-22 22:01:45

The Dining Room. (Capital letters are intentional.) Our refectory days are long gone!

Dottydots Mon 05-Sept-22 18:54:01

My coal effect gas fire. I haven't used it for so long that I've forgotten how to switch it on.

Hellogirl1 Mon 05-Sept-22 17:55:58

My halogen oven. Since we parted with the caravan 8 years ago, it hasn`t been used, but as it was a present from my youngest daughter and her hubby, I won`t get rid of it.

Sussexborn Mon 05-Sept-22 17:50:45

AreWeThereYet

The attic. Stored stuff in there many years ago but cleared it all out to declutter and in anticipation of moving house. It's been empty for about 7 years now - I wish I had opened up the hatch and put a proper ladder in and good storage units up there so we could have used it for storage space still. It's too difficult to get things up and down at the moment.

The main draw back to having a proper ladder to the loft is that even more “stuff” gets stored there and then takes forever to de clutter. I’ve still got boxes to go through after our move last September.

imaround Mon 05-Sept-22 17:24:08

Dining room. Mine is used as an office of sorts.

Kim19 Mon 05-Sept-22 16:57:47

The stairwell which is seldom used but costs a fortune to heat, decorate and carpet.

SusieB50 Mon 05-Sept-22 16:33:28

All the rooms are used as downstairs is almost open plan , but my late DH used the small bedroom as a study . Since his death 2 years ago I haven’t really been in there . So last week my son- in law and I cleared it , he’s stripped the walls and we will decorate it back as a bedroom for GD when they stay, instead of her arguing with her younger brother about who is going to sleep on the foldout bed in the other room . I’m pleased I have at last sorted it .
I’ve got rid of lots of kitchen gadgets I never use nowadays a bread-maker, magimix ,electric frying pan (?? No idea what that was for !) ice cream maker, all taking up so much space. Just kept the slow cooker, hand held mixer, blender stick thing and yogurt maker .I never use the bath now but I have a walk in shower so too much bother to change it .

LOUISA1523 Mon 05-Sept-22 16:02:33

We never use our front lounge although its a lovely room....prefer the smaller back room with log burner especially on winter .... GC use it to play...and my youngest DS uses it to watch Netflix when he stays .

merlotgran Mon 05-Sept-22 16:00:18

The loft. I’ve never been up there so there’s nothing in it.

Prentice Mon 05-Sept-22 15:27:27

I have enjoyed reading the comments but nothing to add, as we use all rooms and all things too.Having said that, it is only a small house anyway.

dragonfly46 Mon 05-Sept-22 12:40:21

My Ninja - just can't get the hang of it. I like to cook multiple things at the same time.

Callistemon21 Mon 05-Sept-22 12:36:02

It was going to be a project during lockdown but we didn't get around to it.

AreWeThereYet Mon 05-Sept-22 12:31:23

it's a constant niggle that it needs clearing.

Callistemon That's why we didn't put everything back - it was hard work clearing it in the first place. Plus we're 7 years older so it would be even harder now grin

Callistemon21 Mon 05-Sept-22 12:24:58

It's been empty for about 7 years now
I had an empty attic once when we had extra insulation put up there.
I wish it was still empty.

We should never have put anything back again; out of sight, out of mind but it's a constant niggle that it needs clearing.

SueDonim Mon 05-Sept-22 12:21:27

We’ve just moved so got rid of most unused items during a massive declutter prior to that. We’ve downsized so we’ll be using all the rooms here.

Our big en suite in our last house had a bath with over shower in it and when people came to view, it was remarked upon very favourably, people really seemed to like it. We have just a shower in the new en suite but I have a bath in the main bathroom a couple, of times a week. I do not enjoy the faff of having to wipe down the entire shower every time it’s used, it’s a pain.

AreWeThereYet Mon 05-Sept-22 12:21:08

The attic. Stored stuff in there many years ago but cleared it all out to declutter and in anticipation of moving house. It's been empty for about 7 years now - I wish I had opened up the hatch and put a proper ladder in and good storage units up there so we could have used it for storage space still. It's too difficult to get things up and down at the moment.

Elizabeth27 Mon 05-Sept-22 12:09:20

Summerhouse, it is just a pretty shed.

Yammy Mon 05-Sept-22 11:47:20

The bath with over shower in the family bathroom now the grandchildren or older. Everyone uses the shower in the ensuite.
Luckily I saw what would happen to the dining room when we moved in so it is a very handy second sitting room and we all dine in the kitchen/dinner where the AGA is.

MayBee70 Mon 05-Sept-22 11:39:02

Spiraliza. Saw it in a cupboard the other day and just thought ‘why’?