![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-trolled-for-being-so-council-house-proud-but-its-vacuuming-my-lawn-which-really-stuns-my-neighbours/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-22936618-1688569318741.jpg&description=LAWN & ORDER I'm trolled for being so council house proud – but it's vacuuming my lawn which really stuns my neighbours AFTER sucking up every last piece of dirt from her council house's laminate floor Katie Lee is not quite done with the vacuum cleaner. Rather than unplugging it she heads out into the garden of her property in Hartlepool, County Durham where she sweeps the Hoover over the top of her AstroTurf while confused neighbours watch on. 10 Proud council house owners Katie and Michael don't care what trolls have to say about their decorating habits Credit: Katie Lee 10 Now kitted with Astroturf, the garden can be vacuumed clean and always look perfect Credit: Katie Lee 10 Previously the garden was a mishmash of unkept grass, paving stones and concrete Credit: Katie Lee But Katie pays no mind to her critics. The proud council house owner, 31, tells Fabulous, "Hoovering the lawn might be a bit mental but it's the easiest way to keep it clean. 'I love the fact I don't have to spend hours on my hands and knees doing back-breaking weeding or pushing a lawn mower over tufts of grass. 'My garden is perfect 365 days of the year. I even paid for part of the designer backyard makeover by flogging my lawnmower. 'It cost me a total of £240 to turn it from dump to designer. I don't care if people tell me I'm acting posh for my council house surroundings or that it's a waste of money. The trolls are just jealous. "They should spend less time laughing at me and giggle with me instead." Katie is proud to be a self-confessed DIY queen and developed her painting and decorating skills after helping her husband, painter and decorator Michael, 38, at work. She honed them further by watching YouTube tutorials in her spare time. 'Redecorating my council house is my passion,' she said. 'In these worrying economic times I am grateful I only have to pay £360 a month rent rather than battle rising interest rates or greedy landlords. 'I was actually offered three council houses before){kind=link}
AFTER sucking up every last piece of dirt from her council house’s laminate floor Katie Lee is not quite done with the vacuum cleaner.
Rather than unplugging it she heads out into the garden of her property in Hartlepool, County Durham where she sweeps the Hoover over the top of her AstroTurf while confused neighbours watch on.
But Katie pays no mind to her critics.
The proud council house owner, 31, tells Fabulous, “Hoovering the lawn might be a bit mental but it’s the easiest way to keep it clean.
“I love the fact I don’t have to spend hours on my hands and knees doing back-breaking weeding or pushing a lawn mower over tufts of grass.