Hi, all, i am in the process of renovating 2 properties. could anyone tell me where to buy cheap materials in Perth?
where to find cheap renovation material
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I found things in Bunnings a bit expensive than it should. I thought I maybe able to find something cheaper or second hand-- such as bathroom things, ovens so on.
TheAnalyst,
OK, I'm from Sydney so these may not be national but might help your thinking nonetheless:
Electrical: We used Lawrence and Hanson. They're a wholesaler but you can walk in as an owner builder and buy at wholesale prices.
Timber: Don't go to Bunnings. Find your local timber supplier. We used Warringah Timbers and they're about half the price of bunnings for lumber.
Plumbing: Again find a dedicated plumbing supplier. I think we just used Hardware and General because most of my plumbing supplies were sourced by my plumber so I didn't need much. I also used hardware and general for my door furniture as I went during a sale and got a good price for the lot.
Fitout: Try a local auction house. We used Laws for the most part. My wife sourced our bathroom vanity which is a really gucci one with integrated rectangular raised basin for $400 from auction. These retail for about $1500. She also sourced the toilet, skirting boards, architraves, tiles, all the paint and all of our blackbutt tongue and groove flooring from auction. The blackbutt cost us $7K and we laid it ourselves. To get someone like SE Timber to do it was quoted at $25K odd so we saved a packet. Similar story with the paint which we sourced at half price then painted the entire house inside and out ourselves and saved $10-20K odd. There must be an auction mob somewhere in Perth.
Kitchen Goods: We used Winning Appliances. They're a discount whitegood type supplier. We got our 900mm stainless steel oven with integrated cooktop plus stainless steel rangehood for about $2,500. I can't remember the brand but it wasn't Smeg or one of the top of the range ones but it was still excellent quality with cast iron trivets and a central cast iron grill plate etc. I think its a DeLonghi from memory...
Hope that helps a bit.
Cheers,
Michael.
OK, I'm from Sydney so these may not be national but might help your thinking nonetheless:
Electrical: We used Lawrence and Hanson. They're a wholesaler but you can walk in as an owner builder and buy at wholesale prices.
Timber: Don't go to Bunnings. Find your local timber supplier. We used Warringah Timbers and they're about half the price of bunnings for lumber.
Plumbing: Again find a dedicated plumbing supplier. I think we just used Hardware and General because most of my plumbing supplies were sourced by my plumber so I didn't need much. I also used hardware and general for my door furniture as I went during a sale and got a good price for the lot.
Fitout: Try a local auction house. We used Laws for the most part. My wife sourced our bathroom vanity which is a really gucci one with integrated rectangular raised basin for $400 from auction. These retail for about $1500. She also sourced the toilet, skirting boards, architraves, tiles, all the paint and all of our blackbutt tongue and groove flooring from auction. The blackbutt cost us $7K and we laid it ourselves. To get someone like SE Timber to do it was quoted at $25K odd so we saved a packet. Similar story with the paint which we sourced at half price then painted the entire house inside and out ourselves and saved $10-20K odd. There must be an auction mob somewhere in Perth.
Kitchen Goods: We used Winning Appliances. They're a discount whitegood type supplier. We got our 900mm stainless steel oven with integrated cooktop plus stainless steel rangehood for about $2,500. I can't remember the brand but it wasn't Smeg or one of the top of the range ones but it was still excellent quality with cast iron trivets and a central cast iron grill plate etc. I think its a DeLonghi from memory...
Hope that helps a bit.
Cheers,
Michael.
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