I have no idea about costs on things, so just wanted to get an idea from people who have had work done on their homes. I know it depends on extent of work, who you get to do it, top or lower range, etc but whatever you have had done will give me some idea, so,
what work/renovations/have you had done on your place and what was the cost approx?
I`m looking at things like building a deck, new kitchen, new bathroom, fencing, ducted heating, replacement or creating windows or skylights etc
What sort of jobs are a pain in the ass and what should be gone into with caution??
Looking at buying a place that will need some 'tlc', just want to be aware of what will be major and maybe not worth the trouble.
We just had a fence go up yesterday, one side has cost us $3000...that's our half (it's a big block). That's colourbond. We did put the last one up ourselves but with a DH always away, 2.5yr old & one on the way it was easier to pay someone. The back is yet to go up, that will be about $2000 for our half.
We got a quote on painting 3rooms of $3500....we are doing that ourselves. We just couldn't be bothered but can do it for much cheaper than that ourselves. It's a queenslander so it's a bit of work to prepare & very high ceilings.
We also just replaced the hall floor, it was lino & now we have a cheaper version of floating boards. Again we did this ourselves, the shop actually sells them to be done by the buyer. That's how easy they are & a great price.'
You just need to look around & if you are patient enough (we have a million jobs on the go) & handy enough you can do lots yourself.
what are floating floors?
Yes I am quite handy but DH isnt. And with little kiddies Im not too sure how much I want to do myself. Some bigger jobs I definatly could not do myself.
New kitchen $15-20k at least, however I am determine to do mine for under $10k. Bathrooms can be lots too and you can discover pretty crappy treasure...
My place needs tlc, but its totally functional until I get around to it - depends on a few things. Divvy has just redone her entire house, she might come in and give you a better feel for expenses
With renovating, it all tends to be a bit disruptive, but if you have good tradesmen, most jobs arent a pain in the butt, and the end result is worth it. I just thought I'd mention too that my DH, brother and BIL are all tradies so they were able to do alot of the work which didnt cost anything.
HA! Thats my bathroom and kitchen budget too! I KNEW I'd be able to do it all for less than $40k for both...
Will be picking your brains at a later date Hat!
We're doing our kitchen ourselves next week. We have a budget of around $6000.
So far we've spent:
$3000 on the cabinets, benchtops etc. They are a flatpack.
Then we got some massive bargains:
Rangehood from DH's work which was a wrong order $50
Cooktop from Clive Peeters old display kitchen $130
We are using our existing oven which we only bought last year.
I don't know how much the electrician, tiling or flooring will cost yet. But am looking around for some bargains.
Home Improvements - what & how much $$$?
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