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Originally Posted by zetazeta
Subjects removed on both places - sale of our unit and purchase of our next home! Appreciate everyone's tips and advice.
Onto the next thing... renovation! We plan to renovate the townhouse before we move in, anyone got any recommendations, things to look out for, tips/advice? First time doing any of this.
For those that have done renovations in the past... for a basic-ish renovation to modernize the place without anything too fancy, how much did it cost for the kitchen? washroom(s)?
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Like what is a basic-ish renovation? We redid our kitchen (new [custom] cabinets, new appliances, new countertop) and total cost was like 30-35k plus we did the demo work ourselves/prep work on the walls. Not counting electrical work that we had to do to get the place up to code.
Same with the bathroom. Full gut = 35-40k after DIY demo and DIY cementboard/water resistent drywall. Paid for plumber to do some updating work/install the new tub toilet etc and tile guy to do tile. New fixtures/bathtub/cabinets etc.
Things to look out for - don't let scope creep get you and build a lot of slack in your schedule as some trades guys can be overly optimistic on when they're showing up/how long it will take.
Also way easier to do when you're not living in the place. Try to get it done before moving in.