Just thought I'd share photo's of the renovation on my PPOR. This reno is long overdue after purchasing in October 2000. Since then the building industry went bezerk and for the last 2 years we have been delayed by the sheer size of our renovation and builders preference not to be involved. Originally we intended to raise the house and renovate under but have now decided not to raise.
I bought the property for $130,000. Original price was $140k but I always negotiate again after building inspection and this time achieved a 10k reduction in price. Prior to work beginning my staff had valued it between 320-350k. By the time we started the work I'd suggest it was 300-320k. Bank did a drive by and valued it at 280k, not that it mattered as it still got the ok for the work to be done. Still unsure what price I would expect after reno. Expect to spend 120-150k.
I bought this house because it is in a cul-de-sac, backs onto a large park, has 3 bedrooms plus an office for me, a deck and holds many features such as ornate cornices and brushbox flooring which provide character. We have 2 boys, now 10 and 12, and the park was a major feature.
I have created a website for the photos as there are quite a few. The work is being done in stages with the first stage the bathroom and toilet. We have begun 2nd stage now which is concentrated upstairs on rebuilding and extending the deck, extending the kitchen, lining the walls with vj panelling and replacing all aluminium windows with double hung windows in keeping with the colonial look we prefer. The first photos are of the house when we purchased the property. Sorry but these photos are a little jumbled as I didn't take them with a digital and had the girls at work scan them for me and they were sent to me out of order but thats ok, you'll get the picture (a little pun there
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Photo 1 shows the bathroom, the toilet and an external photo of the right side of the house when you look from the street. Bathroom has a pink vanity, pink bath, tiny shower and terazzo floor. Toilet....well self explanatary. I'm sure it looked good back in the 60's
Photo 2 is the front of the house and kitchen. The yard is overgrown, trees everywhere and still remnants of the 60's and 70's all over the place. The kitchen is a disaster, red door knobs and power points, brown kitchen, stove hardly works, little space or cupboards. The back door takes up valuable kitchen space and overall it rates up there with the worse I have seen. We have lived with it for over 4 long long years.
Photo 3 is of the bathroom again and the main bedroom. Carpet throughout the house is the original and is lime green or brown patches or red or some other horrifying colour. The inbuilt dirt and grime is disgusting. Thought of buying them a vacuum cleaner as a going away present.
Photo 4 is the main bedroom and 2cnd bedroom. Both rooms are large for the typical style of this house, which was one of it's selling features to us.
Photo 5 shows the toilet as it nears completion. It has been left unpainted for now until other work is finished. The rear steps are integral part of our overall reno plan. They will be removed and covered over to almost double the size of the kitchen. The back wall of the house will also be removed.
Photo 6 shows the bathm undergoing its reno, the 3rd bdm and rear deck. The deck has fibro sheeting floors painted brown. It is 6.4m x 4.4m in size and overlooks the park.
Website is at http://spaces.msn.com/members/House-Renovations/
Just click on Photos. You can control the process if you want or let it provide a slideshow. I'll have more photos shortly.
Kev
www.kevinhockey.com.au
I bought the property for $130,000. Original price was $140k but I always negotiate again after building inspection and this time achieved a 10k reduction in price. Prior to work beginning my staff had valued it between 320-350k. By the time we started the work I'd suggest it was 300-320k. Bank did a drive by and valued it at 280k, not that it mattered as it still got the ok for the work to be done. Still unsure what price I would expect after reno. Expect to spend 120-150k.
I bought this house because it is in a cul-de-sac, backs onto a large park, has 3 bedrooms plus an office for me, a deck and holds many features such as ornate cornices and brushbox flooring which provide character. We have 2 boys, now 10 and 12, and the park was a major feature.
I have created a website for the photos as there are quite a few. The work is being done in stages with the first stage the bathroom and toilet. We have begun 2nd stage now which is concentrated upstairs on rebuilding and extending the deck, extending the kitchen, lining the walls with vj panelling and replacing all aluminium windows with double hung windows in keeping with the colonial look we prefer. The first photos are of the house when we purchased the property. Sorry but these photos are a little jumbled as I didn't take them with a digital and had the girls at work scan them for me and they were sent to me out of order but thats ok, you'll get the picture (a little pun there
)Photo 1 shows the bathroom, the toilet and an external photo of the right side of the house when you look from the street. Bathroom has a pink vanity, pink bath, tiny shower and terazzo floor. Toilet....well self explanatary. I'm sure it looked good back in the 60's
Photo 2 is the front of the house and kitchen. The yard is overgrown, trees everywhere and still remnants of the 60's and 70's all over the place. The kitchen is a disaster, red door knobs and power points, brown kitchen, stove hardly works, little space or cupboards. The back door takes up valuable kitchen space and overall it rates up there with the worse I have seen. We have lived with it for over 4 long long years.
Photo 3 is of the bathroom again and the main bedroom. Carpet throughout the house is the original and is lime green or brown patches or red or some other horrifying colour. The inbuilt dirt and grime is disgusting. Thought of buying them a vacuum cleaner as a going away present.
Photo 4 is the main bedroom and 2cnd bedroom. Both rooms are large for the typical style of this house, which was one of it's selling features to us.
Photo 5 shows the toilet as it nears completion. It has been left unpainted for now until other work is finished. The rear steps are integral part of our overall reno plan. They will be removed and covered over to almost double the size of the kitchen. The back wall of the house will also be removed.
Photo 6 shows the bathm undergoing its reno, the 3rd bdm and rear deck. The deck has fibro sheeting floors painted brown. It is 6.4m x 4.4m in size and overlooks the park.
Website is at http://spaces.msn.com/members/House-Renovations/
Just click on Photos. You can control the process if you want or let it provide a slideshow. I'll have more photos shortly.
Kev
www.kevinhockey.com.au
