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thanks everyone, appreciate the feedback, the next time id do things quite differently, but at least ill have a new set of tools bought during this project. in fact, I actually went to a few open for inspections during the final day to see if any other ones were out there! I just recalled...

if you are referring to the backyard, yes agree, at that point I had already spent about 40 hours on it, levelling it and diggiing it up with a shovel since no way a bobcat could have got up there, and decided that a tenant was not going to pay more rent based on any more improvements...

Expected Budget $8k-$9k Expected Time Frame: 2 weeks Actual Budget: $13k Other Costs: Fuel, Hotel costs, food etc $1.3k Total Cost: $14.3k Time Frame: 4.5 Weeks Rental Increase: $40 per week approx Equity Increase: $40k to $70k, most likely $55k On top of materials (included in the total), I...

BACKYARD

TOILET BDR1 BDR2 Forgot to take photos, looks the same as BDR1

HALLWAY LIVING ROOM BATHROOM

KITCHEN STUDY (Prior to Cleaning) LAUNDRY

ok, reno has been completed!!!! severly overbudget, severly over scheduled, i've gained a few grey hairs, severely overstressed, a few extra pounds, a sore back, many x 100 lessons learnt, a lot of bad luck (and I mean a lot!!) but am still smiling from end to end, ready for more torture, here...

thanks for your help guys so far, I have a bit of question, My front yard so the gap between the verandah and front hedge Ive got a few opinions and today I spent a fair bit of time discussing it with the shop person Options: 1. Remove most of the plants, remove weeds, dig up front yard...

Well, I'm no color expert so I asked over 10 people and every single one of them replied white is the best for a cheap ip, the 10 included 2 property managers The actual colorir I've chosen is antique white USA so it's a Yellowy white color

a question for the experts out there please, If Im painting the walls white, with polished timber floor boards, and the floor sills are a original wooden colour, should I leave them brown or should I go all white, same with the study area, it will be white walls, white tiles with the original...

do you know how hard/expensive will that be?? I know 1 larger sheet of glass will give it much better and spacious and modern look, which I like id rather it not be looking great in the Before photos:D yes probably will tile splashback in laundry as for bobcat, that would be good but I didnt...

Bathroom Todo: Clean tiles paint walls a white replace the small blue tiles Either Repaint or strip bathtub down (original colour looks like a yellow) Yard Todo: remove all the crap, and get started with the weedkiller to make it a bare backyard Others todo: change light fittings/switches...

bedrooms Todo: Change Door handles, light switches Study Todo: fix crack, paint walls + sills a white Leave Door as is

Laundry Todo: Replace floor tiles with 30x30 or 60x30 Put shower block in Paint walls a white remove paint from pink painted wall tiles Living room Todo: paint walls Polish Floorboards (not sure whether its required) Fix Hole

Kitchen Todo: New Ikea/Bunnings Kitchen $1k -$1.2k replace tiles with 30x30 or 60x30 white budget tiles Repaint walls/window sill a white colour Toilet todo: paint walls white Fix hole behind Toilet (a big hole covered by the black material) Clean or Replace Floor Tiles

Ok, this is going to be my first reno, I thought I'd post them up so people can see my success/mistakes, and hopefully offer their feedback and it can be of use to others doing it for the first time. My aim to do the reno with $8000 budget with expected budget blow out to $9-$10k, however if I...