a blog post about renovating before you sell

I like to re-use as much as possible which means your renovation budget can go so much further. This is only appropirate for some properties though.

When advising my clients on how to renovate their properties for the biggest bang for their buck, I try to look at all elements within a room/house independently of each other.

For instance, if you have a kitchen that is looking a bit worse for wear, look at it elelment by element (doors, handles, bench-top, splash-back, flooring, walls, appliances, lighting etc… Sometimes by changing one or two of these things – such as just the  – but leaving everything else as it is, you can make a huge difference to a space.

Here are a couple of photos of a client of mines' kitchen which he renovated for only $1607 (DIY)… http://www.hotspaceconsultants.com/sneak-peak/24-winthrop-street

This client re-used the existing vanity but changed the bench-top and sink/s, shower and floor tiles (and mirror). But just to not have to remove the vanity was such a time and money saver… http://www.hotspaceconsultants.com/sneak-peak/35-robyns-lane

It always depends on the property, the location, pre-reno value, post reno value, reno budget and whether you are selling holding etc as to what you should do to your property.

I'm not a fan of buying second hand as it always seems to involve so much time and running around.

Hope that's useful info.

Jane