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Yes, me too. Great prices. I have a trade card for Bunnings too. Its a bit of a gimmick though. You sometimes spend $200 and get a discount of $1. hehe. I guess every dollar counts :D Ozi

Hi Jen, Glad you like it. Thanks! For the internal walls, the colours I went with were: * Ceiling: ceiling white (flat) * Walls: Antique White USA (low sheen) * Architraves, skirting boards, doors: Antique White USA (satin) The external colours used were: * Weatherboards: Hog...

Hi Fred, I only use White Knight on the kitchen/bathroom laminate doors/carcasses and kitchen splashback tiles. I didn't do the doors and from what I've been told, it isn't adviseable. It should only be used on verticle surfaces. It isn't really suitable for floors. My advice to you is spend...

Thanks again! Jas, i look forward to seeing your before/after shots. If you are planning to rent your property out, just note that things slow down over Christmas and people don't really like moving then. So if that is the case it may be a good idea to start advertising early, even though it...

Hi Lindy, You definately learn more doing it yourself. This will come in handy the next time it comes to renovating as you know what work is involved. I did most of my shoppings at Bunnings. It was easier that way as everything is under the one roof :cool: I did buy some timber from Home...

Hi again, Thanks for the kind words. Its great to have my weekends back again. Now I can have a social life! :D I must say though, I'm going to miss Bunnings. I grew quite fond of that place hehe :D Jas, hang in there you are almost done. Its well worth the effort and you will be relieved...

So how do I feel about renovating now? Well I’m glad I got in there and had a go. I’ve learnt so much and have had some fun along the way. However, I wouldn’t do it again unless I wasn’t working full-time. It just takes too much out of you. Now I can get some sleep on the weekends, instead of...

And finally the kitchen.

Another bedroom and the bathroom.

Bedroom and hallway.

The backyard and lounge room.

And now the after shots :) The front.

The backyard!

The kitchen

The bathroom and one of the bedrooms

2 of the bedrooms

Ok, here are some before shots: Front of the house and lounge room

Hi all, I’ve just finished renovating my 2nd IP and thought I’d post some details and photos. I purchased the property in February this year and settled in May. The plan was to use the FHOG and declare it as a PPOR, which gave me 6 months to complete the renovation before renting it out. I...