An impressive but old house in Grass Valley, Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339408)
Rockingham, Australia
August 18, 2022 1:17am CST
The house where we’re staying is a standard ‘shape’ for its age, which is old. The front door opens to a wide passageway with four quite large rooms leading off on each side. There are two bedrooms on the right and an office and a dining on the left. An addition has been built to give the ‘front’ bedroom an ensuite which extends down the side of the house to a laundry with an additional shower and toilet.
The dining room leads to the kitchen and the lounge leads off it. Being an old house, there are fireplaces four of the main rooms and verandahs on three sides.
Unfortunately, the wifi only works properly in a couple of rooms which are about the coldest in the house. We tend to use our computers sitting up in bed with the electric blanket on.
16 people like this
19 responses
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
18 Aug 22
I wonder if the owners set the wifi up that way on purpose? Or, if there is something on/in the other walls that block the wifi?
Are the walls load-bearing walls or can you tell?
2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
18 Aug 22
@JudyEv Walls, unless they are really thick or have metal incorporated in them shouldn't block a signal. There are some things that will block a phone or wifi signal, though. Mirrors will block signals, a fish tank full of water will block signals, metal, even small plates incorporated into a house's walls, will block signals, some types of bricks can block signals, aluminum siding can block signals and any type of metal girders can block signals.
Ohhh... when towers are all around an area, the signals themselves can cancel each other out.
2 people like this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Aug 22
@DaddyEvil Thanks for the extra information. I didn't know that.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 22
Many country areas get a weak signal and that's the main problem. The coverage is from a satellite. The walls would be load-bearing. Even where we live just 30 minutes from the city centre, we have trouble with mobile phone coverage. There are booster towers in a circle round us but in the middle of the circle, the signal can still be weak.
2 people like this
@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
18 Aug 22
I always dream to have a house like that but these do cost a lot as you need more space
2 people like this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Aug 22
@Butterfingers Buildings certainly aren't cheap nowadays.
1 person likes this
@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
18 Aug 22
@JudyEv I mean we need to spend more money
1 person likes this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16754)
• China
18 Aug 22
The exterior of the house looks like a palace !
To have all mod cons as you have said, the ownners lead a modern life,though they live in a farm.
To have all mod cons as you have said, the ownners lead a modern life,though they live in a farm.2 people like this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16754)
• China
19 Aug 22
@JudyEv Where they live is a real paradise far from the noisy city.They have fresh air and green food.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Aug 22
@changjiangzhibin89 It's an ideal way to live, that's for sure.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (14516)
• Hong Kong
18 Aug 22
A very impressive old house. I would love to stay there for a while too.
2 people like this
@Natalie3126 (123)
•
18 Aug 22
The house looking realy nice for an old house, i could stay if its looking good like that, even if i have to wandering around finding best connection for the wifi
2 people like this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 22
The wifi connection comes from a satellite which I think makes a difference.
@BarBaraPrz (47254)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Aug 22
Have you used any of the fireplaces? I miss mine, even though it was gas.
1 person likes this
@BarBaraPrz (47254)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Aug 22
@JudyEv I once lived in a house with an oil range (like a wood stove but burning oil). It too was the source of heat for the house, and I don't know how many times I walked into the damn oven door!
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Aug 22
@BarBaraPrz If we close the fire up at night, it is easy to get it going again next morning. Sorry I can't like your comment. There's still a bit of a glitch it seems.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Aug 22
The fireplace in the kitchen holds a wood fire and a gas stove. We light the wood fire as it heats the room nicely. We leave the door open and the heat goes into the dining room. The other fireplaces have things in them - ornaments, etc.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (180354)
• United States
18 Aug 22
Wow, it is still cold there? I would think the weather would be pleasant there this time of the year.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (180354)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@JudyEv Enjoy the chilly, you'll be broiling soon enough!
1 person likes this
@rebelann (112770)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Aug 22
Those old ways are sometimes the best ways, with verandahs you wouldn't need to use electricity to cool the homes as much.
@FourWalls (67702)
• United States
18 Aug 22
It looks lovely. What is the material for the roof? It looks like corrugated metal.
1 person likes this
@FourWalls (67702)
• United States
19 Aug 22
@JudyEv — with the brutality of the Australian summers does it keep the house a little cooler? Or is it primarily to minimize wildfire damage?
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Aug 22
@FourWalls I don't know how iron compares to tiles as regards being hot. I don't really think it has anything to do with the bushfire situation. They put insulation under the rooves now too.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 22
It is a very cold house. We keep the wood fire alight in the stove in the kitchen and the warmth travels into the dining room. We shut those two rooms off during the day. I've been doing a jigsaw on the dining-room table. We light the gas heater in the lounge if we want to watch TV at night.
1 person likes this
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Aug 22
@LindaOHio No, just a gas fire in the lounge and an oil heater in the office.
1 person likes this
@Mysticpizza (201)
• United States
18 Aug 22
What a lovely place. It doesn't appear old, at all.
I love the porch and the metal roof.
1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (89832)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Aug 22
This may sound odd, but a big house like that and the old designs are better than any shite they have here.
1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (89832)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Aug 22
@JudyEv Just lovely to me Judy. I love the solid old ways of building..they just throw any old crap together here.
1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (105820)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Aug 22
@JudyEv I would love to have that porch.
1 person likes this
I love that style, with the big veranda.
@JudyEv (339408)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Aug 22
It's winter for us at the moment. Our seasons are the opposite of the northern hemisphere.
