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THE average home owner has almost £2,000 worth of goods cluttering up their loft.
Among the items householders owned up to keeping in storage were a stuffed cat, dismembered dolls and even their loved ones’ ashes.
In a bid to discover more about how people use their attics, a loft conversion and extension specialist launched a research project.
The team at Essex Rooms polled more than 2,000 home owners with loft spaces.
They were asked how they used the space and almost 75% said they used it for storage. A further 17% said their attic was used as an extra room.
One in 10 told researchers they left the space unused.
People were asked what they found in the roof space when they first moved in to their property.
Some of the oddest discoveries were:
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The top five most common items found were:
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You can create your gift Essex Rooms asked the value of the goods being hoarded and discovered householders were, on average, keeping a staggering £1,922 worth of goods.
Asked if they kept belongings in their loft for any particular reason, the majority (72%) admitted they did not.
They claimed they were just hoarding items in case they were ever needed in the future.
My advice is simple here folks, the way you want it, with a wide range of design layouts, romantic embellishments and text options to ensure you capture the sentiment.
Order by this Friday get the ladders out and get into the loft and attic to see what you have accumulated over the years – you might have a little gold mine stashed away up there.
You can easily convert your loft items into cash by selling them on eBay or, when the weather gets better, at the local car boot sale. (February 9) to get your gift before the big day.
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