Hi All,
For those interested I've put a few photos in my gallery showing the results of some reno work we did on our PPOR (well actually our last PPOR - we have since moved on but it's taken me a while to post the photos).
There are 3 photos of the bathroom. We designed the bathroom ourselves and sourced all the materials, but paid someone to do the work. This was due to the fact that 1. we choose small glass moasic tiles for the walls, which are (apparently) difficult to lay properly, 2. because it was our PPOR and I didn't want to stuff it up (as I'd never done any tiling and serious plumbing before), and 3. we were in a rush as I had just accepted a new job interstate. I was going to project manage it and organise the seperate tradies, but after lots of hassles and a few people pulling out for no good reason I got fed up and paid one company to do the lot. They were fantastic, but probably on the high side in terms of price (but in this case we got what we paid for). You will also see that we didn't install any fixed storage units. We did this because we couldn't find any vanity units we liked for a reasonable price (we're very fussy
), but also because we liked the "modular" idea of having a couple of movable storage units that could be changed as the needs of the household changed.
The other 2 photos are of some french doors that I installed myself. The wall previously had some windows which I removed. I then had to cut out the hole to floor level. I got the doors to be the same overall width as the windows so I didn't have to move the existing studs. Installing the doors and frame only took a day (with a bit of preparation beforehand). We also put some stairs down to the back yard (I love prefabricated galvanised stringers - saved me heaps of work to make them myself out of timber), and put some gravel and a grid of pavers on teh ground to make it look better. Previously that corner of the yard had some old cracked concrete with dirt and weeds, so it was quite an improvement. We did have plans to put a deck out there instead, but the move interstate put a stop to that. We still have the house as an IP so a deck may still be on the cards one day because it will really add value to the house.
I'm really posting these in the hope someone will some inspiration or ideas for their own renovations, so good luck.
John.
P.S. It's only the photos posted today (4/4/06) you should look at. The other photos were from a friends rental property showing how not to do a reno!
For those interested I've put a few photos in my gallery showing the results of some reno work we did on our PPOR (well actually our last PPOR - we have since moved on but it's taken me a while to post the photos).
There are 3 photos of the bathroom. We designed the bathroom ourselves and sourced all the materials, but paid someone to do the work. This was due to the fact that 1. we choose small glass moasic tiles for the walls, which are (apparently) difficult to lay properly, 2. because it was our PPOR and I didn't want to stuff it up (as I'd never done any tiling and serious plumbing before), and 3. we were in a rush as I had just accepted a new job interstate. I was going to project manage it and organise the seperate tradies, but after lots of hassles and a few people pulling out for no good reason I got fed up and paid one company to do the lot. They were fantastic, but probably on the high side in terms of price (but in this case we got what we paid for). You will also see that we didn't install any fixed storage units. We did this because we couldn't find any vanity units we liked for a reasonable price (we're very fussy
), but also because we liked the "modular" idea of having a couple of movable storage units that could be changed as the needs of the household changed.The other 2 photos are of some french doors that I installed myself. The wall previously had some windows which I removed. I then had to cut out the hole to floor level. I got the doors to be the same overall width as the windows so I didn't have to move the existing studs. Installing the doors and frame only took a day (with a bit of preparation beforehand). We also put some stairs down to the back yard (I love prefabricated galvanised stringers - saved me heaps of work to make them myself out of timber), and put some gravel and a grid of pavers on teh ground to make it look better. Previously that corner of the yard had some old cracked concrete with dirt and weeds, so it was quite an improvement. We did have plans to put a deck out there instead, but the move interstate put a stop to that. We still have the house as an IP so a deck may still be on the cards one day because it will really add value to the house.
I'm really posting these in the hope someone will some inspiration or ideas for their own renovations, so good luck.
John.
P.S. It's only the photos posted today (4/4/06) you should look at. The other photos were from a friends rental property showing how not to do a reno!
