Hi all,
I'm wanting to do a couple of minor things to my IP in Canberra (Ngunnawal specifically), once the tenants move out in about two weeks, after which I'll be leasing it again.
What I'm looking at is:
1) Update the kitchen with new cupboard doors, panels and benchtops. As it is an IP, I want to keep costs down, and there's nothing wrong with the carcass. Thinking probably vinyl-wrapped doors and panels, with a laminate benchtop. Is $2-3k (inc. installation) a realistic budget here?
2) Paint. I don't want to do the whole house as I don't want to spend that sort of money, and realistically for an IP, as it is now, the paint is not too bad, but the main bedroom and living areas/kitchen would be the priority. Will want walls and ceilings done.
I don't have measurements, but the bedroom is about 11m2 and the lounge/dining and kitchen probably in the region of 50-60m2 I guess. As the existing wall colour is a light, neutral colour, can I get away with only doing one coat on the walls? And I would I expecting too much again if I had something like a $3k budget here?
Finally, does anyone here have any recommendations of cabinetmakers/kitchenmakers or painters in the ACT area who would do a reasonable job of these within these budgets?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts
I'm wanting to do a couple of minor things to my IP in Canberra (Ngunnawal specifically), once the tenants move out in about two weeks, after which I'll be leasing it again.
What I'm looking at is:
1) Update the kitchen with new cupboard doors, panels and benchtops. As it is an IP, I want to keep costs down, and there's nothing wrong with the carcass. Thinking probably vinyl-wrapped doors and panels, with a laminate benchtop. Is $2-3k (inc. installation) a realistic budget here?
2) Paint. I don't want to do the whole house as I don't want to spend that sort of money, and realistically for an IP, as it is now, the paint is not too bad, but the main bedroom and living areas/kitchen would be the priority. Will want walls and ceilings done.
I don't have measurements, but the bedroom is about 11m2 and the lounge/dining and kitchen probably in the region of 50-60m2 I guess. As the existing wall colour is a light, neutral colour, can I get away with only doing one coat on the walls? And I would I expecting too much again if I had something like a $3k budget here?
Finally, does anyone here have any recommendations of cabinetmakers/kitchenmakers or painters in the ACT area who would do a reasonable job of these within these budgets?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts