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Hi benking84
Wattyl granosite is pretty good product there is a few brands with generally the same type of product out there. With the cover mouldings you need to have them removed and fill the gap with external filling compound, or you could use cement. Then when you paint over it with the granosite it will look like render.
Hi Mae,
There is a lot of properties out there which you can make money doing what you are suggesting. You really need to do the research on the property, and also on the reno that you are willing to do, do not go overboard with reno, get some people that can help, I am in sydney and I am willing to lend a hand if you need it. When doing reno's it is important to budget and make sure not to blow your budget.
Converting the carport to a garage would add more value woithout a doubt, if the carport is built as part of the house then you really dont need to go through council as you are are not building a new garage you are just enclosing the carport. You can check with council to be on the safe side.
you can use the sliding mirror doors, or you can use doors that match the doors in the rest of the house, you can do anything you want really, just depends on what you like.
The bank wants you to get normal home insurance, not home warranty. Your normal insurance agency will provide this for you, such as GIO, AAMI,NRMA,Allianz and so forth. You tell the insurance company that you are buying the property and plan to live in it but will be carrying out renevations before you move in. The bank will not give you the money if you don’t insure the property.
why not try another floor covering such as floorboards or floating floors.
Hi Snowflake,
I have been looking at some arrangements for your bathroom, unfortunately to be able to have a seperate shower and bath, you do have to move the plumbing. You have enough space to accomodate everything, it is not that difficult to move the plumbing around.
One suggestion that i have is to put the vanity on the right hand side wall, put the bath straight ahead as you walk in, put the toilet on the top left corner, and finally put the shower on the left, you can work with the sizes as you have plenty of room to fit anything you like.Hi Snowflake,
Thanks for the measurments, let me see if I can come up with a desgn for you, you may or may not have to move the plumbing, in any case there is plumbing on the left and on the wall wear the vanity is, so if you do change things around it wont be that much trouble. Ideally you would like to have a seperate bath and shower right?
Hi Snowflake,
Can you tell me how big you bathroom area is, and where everything is at the moment. You would be surprised at what kind of things you do in a bathroom, there is alot of options, if you want a toilet and bath and possibly a shower you might be able to do it.
If you are only doing a small reno and extension you may only need a draftsman to draw up a plan of the extension and the reno, architects are better suited to designing new buildings or redisgning old ones. unless it is a major reno you don’t need a architect. Builders can also be of help, find someone you can work with and who has some ideas to offer.
Snowflake,
The wall seperating the kitchen and didning, should not be that difficult, In regards to turning the study into a second bathroom, ask yourself if it is something that you really need, will you use the second bathroom, if it is needed then do it, but i doubt it would add value, it may even decrease the value.
Hi Tanya,
If you have engaged the service of a builder to take care of the entire reno then it all depend on him and how good he is at managing his project. Make sure that you have a contract with the builder before you begin, the contract will state what is to be done, what the cost is, and how long it will take, also don’t forget to include a penalty payment in the contract incase the builder does not complete the work on time he has to pay you a pre determined sum. It is also an incentive for the builder to complete the job on time.
What size is the bathroom, you could be surprised with what you can fit in it. Have you thought of a corner bath, or shower, it could also allow you to put in another toilet. if you are renovating are you increasing the size of the bathroom?
You can use the white knight tile paint to give the bathroom a fresh look, as long as the tiles are in good condition, no cracks or breaks, if they are dirty make sure you give them a good clean first, then undercoat them before applying the finish coat.
Hi Jessica,
If this is for you PPOR I personally would not go the laminate floor, I have layed them in a unit, they look good, but are not as durable as a timber floor, there is a few aleternatives for you, depending on your budget. Solid timber flooring would be ideal but is also expensive, you can buy it pre finished which means all you need to do is lay it, no sanding required.
You can buy timber flooring that you have to sand and polish. The prefinshed timber boards usually range from $60 m2 and upwards. The bare timber boards range from $30 m2 upwards. It all depends on the choice of timber. There is also another timber floor which you can purchase it is almost indenticall to lay as laminate, but it has about 6mm of timber on the top, this is prefinished and is about the $30 to $40 m2 mark. In regards to the exsisting floor, if it particle board flooring then you can just lay the floorboards directly on top.You could probably download the control plans from the council website, this will specify the development criteria.
What I am looking for is basically a financial partner, someone who will come to the table with the finances but not the time, I have the time, and the contacts, as my name suggests I am a handyman, and I would do the work, as I mentioned I am flexible with the way this deal is structured. Ideally id like a 50/50 split, but as I said im flexible and willing to create a win win situation.
I should have made myself abit more clear, basically I would like to get started in developments or renovations, but I don’t have the finances, so I am looking for someone who does, and I will take care of everything else.
Astro,
It depends on if you are looking at getting a project builder to build for you as they already have their own plans and pick a house that will suit your block, otherwise if you get your own design drawn up or get an architect or builder to design a house for your block you will have to pay for it.
Why don’t you try and see if you can put some ideas down on paper, you can look at the websites of the major builders and see how they design a duplex and try and draw something up yourself.
I would just go with the colourbond extensions you can get them in the 2 feet extra that you want to increase the fence, you can also get a kind of lattice extension but in colourbond or a hardiplank type which you can get already painted so you dont have to do anything but just put it up.
