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RENOVATION IDEAS
Home renovation can include bathroom, kitchen or a project that will encompass the whole home. All major and minor renovation ideas need to commence with a design or brief. Kitchen and bathroom renovations ideas need to be carefully put into a total design if they are to be functional and successful.
Home and House Renovation is popular and can increase the value and appeal of your home. Renovation ideas from Renovators Delight include: Popular Kitchen Design ideas, Home and House renovation planning and Bathroom renovation.
Looking at Buying a Renovators Delight
It is interesting that many real estate Agents have stopped using the term 'Renovators Delight' and now talk in terms of 'Unlimited Potential'
It's fairly simple to understand as unrenovated inner city properties as well as those in outer suburbs needing refreshment are becoming a little harder to sell. However if you do the sums, and set realistic goals buying a home that requires renovation can still be the best way to find a real estate bargain.
If you can live in it while you renovate - It might be a bargain
For people with a few skills, or those prepared to '
rough it' for a few months an unrenovated property can be a great way to get into the housing market. However if the house requires re stumping, re roofing and re wiring you really need to look at costs and budgets before you sign on the line
The cost of renting while paying a mortage on a property thats in need of a little updating can really break the budget. so if you can 'live in' then things become a lot more affordable.
The trick with buying a property that is in need of renovation is to get a good idea of what it will cost to bring it up to the type of property that you want before you buy it. If you can buy at the 'right price' then a so called 'renovators delight' can indeed be a bargain.
So what are we looking for in an unrenovated property.
Position and Potential
As with all properties position is very important when looking at potential capital gains.
Some properties are just to expensive to renovate to be worth the while, get a pre purchase check from a builder or 'Archicentre'. Or at least get a good idea of what it will cost to renovate per square metre.
Check the basics, are the foundations solid (restumping costs), doe the house need re roofing ?. Does the house need rewiring ? Remember that kitchens and bathrooms are expensive to renovate, so work out what you need in these two areas. Do you need to 'extend' or is the house big enough? Are you happy with the layout, if you do not need to build on or shift walls then renovation can be much cheaper.
Home Kitchen or Bathroom renovation
can be a way of maximizing the value of a house as well as improving the layout and functionality of a home. Bathroom renovations and kitchen renovations are perhaps the most popular renovation projects. We provide a guide to renovation projects for for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra and Hobart.. |
Seen by many as the most important renovation a kitchen renovation can also be expensive single room to renovate with not only new kitchen cupboards but also:
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So plan this carefully, lots of kitchen companies will come to your home and present a plan, but start by defining your need, we provide you with a starting point in our kitchen ideas guide.
Think carefully about cook tops, do you use a WOK burner? If so should it be located on one end of the cook top, or centrally located? A centrally located WOK burner may restrict access to the other burners, is this OK for your style of cooking?
Ovens come in different widths, what do you need? Big is only better if you are going to use it.
What about that dishwasher? Do you need an extra quiet Dishwasher because you use the kitchen as a family room, if so check it out first.
More ideas in our kitchen renovation ideas guide.