Where do I start renovating my house?
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at
12:04 pm
We have just bought a house for me, husband and 3 kids. Whilst it is liveable in, it needs replastering, decorating, carpeting and a new kitchen and bathroom. It also needs the ceilings artexing and the lighting/electrics rewiring. Question is where do we start? Do we do one room at a time from start to finish? Or do we do each job in all the rooms at the same time? Which room do I do first? I say the lounge because it is where the kids spend most of their time. Husband thinks kitchen but it is useable as it is. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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put a caravan in your back garden and live in that till the work is done
Het begin met de bedrading, als u draden moet in werking stellen of dradenkansen vervangen bent zal u gaten in de muren en het plafond zetten. Doe het pleisteren omdat u don' t wil het pleisterstof op om het even welke nieuwe keuken of badinrichtingen of dekens. Zou ik de keuken en de baden om de zelfde reden zoals hierboven doen. En doe ten slotte de dekens en het verfraaien nadat al vuil werk wordt gedaan.
The mess id do all the building work first plastering wiring etc leave the ceilings its horrible stuff is done dont like it.
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Start at the top and work down,I would give the artexing a miss though.
Where do you live?… I can start in a week… and have it all done for you without hassle… lol… actually, I do it for a living and would love to help out but….
You need a plan first… really sit with da hubby and figure out where you want to be and then go backward and figure each room/area. It takes a bit of planning but it can sure save you thousands of bucks to get it laid out first. If you don’t know, don’t call someone to quote or they’ll take your money needlessly… take it easy and make a plan. Bust the project down to little ones and have each one quoted. Go easy, go slow and be smart because of it.
Good Luck!
try diy.com, hgtv.com, & lowe’s.com. All will have links for remodeling your home. Room by room, with step by step directions. If you need major electrical work done, you’ll need a licensed electrician for that. For major bathroom replumbing, you’ll be better off with a plumber for that too.
i`d do the downstairs first – living room dining room hallway and stairs, and do each room one by one, start to finish (total 100% finish!!!) Leave the kitchen till last!
Then I`d do the kids rooms, they should be fairly easy, again, start to total finish, then your room then the bathroom. This way, the plumber can do the bathroom and kitchen at the same time, and the bathroom wont take too long to finish off so you wont have 2 rooms a mess at once.
I couldnt stand being all in a mess, Id need it room by room so i have some nice rooms!!!!
Begin met dingen achter de muren eerst. Elektrisch en het loodgieterswerk. Dat zou waarschijnlijk de keuken en de baden eerst betekenen. maken uw plannen op van wat u zich en dan houden aan het plan wilt doen, kan het veranderen van de plannen echte duur krijgen. De onderzoeken hebben gezegd dat u de grootste terugkeer bij het overdoen van de keuken krijgt. Iemand vermeldde het krijgen van een aanhangwagen en het leven daarin tot u remodelleren gedaan krijgt. Dat kan geen slecht idee zijn. Vooral met de keuken, omdat iedereen die ruimte gebruikt en het wordt centraal gevestigd meestal en in het verkeerspatroon voor het huis. Goed geluk.
I have done 14 houses up with a wife and 4 kids. in my spare time, most we bought a large caravan and placed next to the house and worked from there,one house we moved upstairs
temp kitchen and one bedroom 1 living area, then moved down ro renovate the bedrooms and bathroom, that was the easyest way, no mess for for mum and the kids. do not start all over the place do one room at a time from start to finish. paint when starting the next room that in our case my wife and kids did, then you see you are making progress never move into an unfinished room as it will never get done(finished)
always kitchen first this takes the bulk of your money then you can skimp a bit on other things,if need be, then you front room so you can use as the bedroom later so it is dry by the time you start upstairs, you must know what are the first things to do or you would not take such a big job on but if you want a list. ask another.question and I wil answer them tommorrow.
Retired now happy days, all the best with your project,
You should do one room at a time from start to finish. I would start with a room that will bring the biggest return on your money, the kitchen- plus its the room that everyone spends time in, its the heart of the house.
I started renovating my house by first doing the ceilings, then the walls, then the kitchen and bathroom, and finally the floor. After we moved in, I got to work on the exterior and roof, and finally I will work on the garden.
Couldn’t you rent for a few months before you move in?
Get the electrics right first, but, you must create a plan of where you want to get to…so you can get extra sockets/lights wherever. As to which room, to enable you to live while you work, just make the lounge &kitchen usable, nothing more. Then, start upstairs and work down. That way you can separate your ‘work area’ from your ‘living area’
I’d leave the kitchen till (near) last. It’s going to take one of the biggest chunks of money, and if you already have a useable kitchen, get other places ‘nice’ first.
Bathroom and electrics and plumbing will all entail having floors up (and filth). get all that out of the way in one fell swoop.
In a rewire, the kitchens has its own circuit(s) separate from the remainder of the house (bar the lighting). You can get away with not touching it until the rest of the house is sorted.
Also plan NOW if you want to change the way /side that doors open into rooms. It will affect lightswitch positions etc.
At this time, think about telephone/tv/ethernet connections and chase those into walls… This stuff is brilliant and you can just drop the wires up/down between floors with nothing showing along skirtings etc..
Use it with standard backboxes and a cover of your choice.