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| Thread ID: 106566 | 2010-01-14 00:19:00 | Beep ! the bank | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 848586 | 2010-01-14 18:21:00 | There is another way its an extraordinary concept but it might work. You could save the money and when you have the money in the bank start the refurb of the bathroom. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 848587 | 2010-01-14 19:36:00 | I still think $10K is too much. You need gib, you need a shower, you need a sink cupboard. Why does it have to be new? The parts the workers will use will be the rest doesn't have to be. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 848588 | 2010-01-14 19:48:00 | If you need a new bathroom you need a new bathroom, sounds like you can afford to do it if you can get the loan, i say go for it. Good luck 10k should be adequate |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 848589 | 2010-01-14 19:54:00 | Like pctek said dose it have to be new. Go around some second hand places and see what you can find. You must have places over there that deal in second hand house fittings etc. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 848590 | 2010-01-14 20:23:00 | Try a motrgage broker and let them shop around for you, you may be pleasantly surprised with what they come up with:):) | Arnie (6624) | ||
| 848591 | 2010-01-14 21:51:00 | Not being mean Beetle, but we had to. Twice. And it doesn't mean you end up with crap, my bathroom here is much improved by the 2nd hand bits I got for it. There are still 2 other rooms that need attention, but hey, its waited 4 years, it can wait a bit longer. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 848592 | 2010-01-15 00:36:00 | I know, but sometimes its hard to see the trees for the forest or is that forest for the trees? i am going to renovators centre today to see if i can get a replacement shower wall.........last time i went they didnt have any, and yes i have looked second hand, but sometimes the prices arnet much different. or size, type etc..... i guess i want to do it right so i dont have to live with something that annoys me every day cos i did it cheap or it just looks crap etc....... its something for me......so i want it to work and be nice....... I do my best.........but sometimes it doesnt seem good enough....lol beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 848593 | 2010-01-15 01:32:00 | Our bathroom cost 10K to get done, and its a tiny room, Plumbers bill was the steepest, $1700, all the fittings came to a few grand even though we got them at near cost due to a good connection at the wholesaler, Then you have the builder, the electrician, the gib-stopper, the painter, the tiler. Actually I think we blew the 10k limit with the gib-stopper and the tiler. It looks reasonably nice though, Nothing really flash but the room is improved. I like the idea of a new toilet, Better then something strangers have been rubbing there naked bums on for 30 years,while in the act of pushing out a poo..... From the sound of it our old bathroom was in much the same state as Beetles, Years of leaky fittings had caused the room to rot, I stripped it right back to the frames and she was a mess, I had been in denial about the room needing attention untill the vanity collapsed..... I seriously wouldn't recommend doing any of the plumbing yourself unless you have a thorough understanding and experience in doing it, It only takes one internal leak to ruin the entire outlay. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 848594 | 2010-01-15 03:10:00 | Our bathroom cost 10K to get done, and its a tiny room, Plumbers bill was the steepest, $1700, all the fittings came to a few grand even though we got them at near cost due to a good connection at the wholesaler, Then you have the builder, the electrician, the gib-stopper, the painter, the tiler. Actually I think we blew the 10k limit with the gib-stopper and the tiler. It looks reasonably nice though, Nothing really flash but the room is improved. I like the idea of a new toilet, Better then something strangers have been rubbing there naked bums on for 30 years,while in the act of pushing out a poo..... From the sound of it our old bathroom was in much the same state as Beetles, Years of leaky fittings had caused the room to rot, I stripped it right back to the frames and she was a mess, I had been in denial about the room needing attention untill the vanity collapsed..... I seriously wouldn't recommend doing any of the plumbing yourself unless you have a thorough understanding and experience in doing it, It only takes one internal leak to ruin the entire outlay. Ditto. You don't think it will cost that much, but all the little things add up, especially if you want a good job done. Often it is a good idea to replace the pipes too if it is an old bathroom, as pipes do wear out over time, and you don't want to pull the bathroom apart again to fix a leak. Go for Methven fittings, they are the best and plumbers will say so too, and yes I do have shares in them. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 848595 | 2010-01-15 03:58:00 | We've recently completed a budget DIY bathroom renovation (apart from plumber and shower installer) and the cost was around $5000 . We bought a premium shower on special, handbasin on special and toilet suite on special as well (patience and shopping around) but we did keep the old vanity . I didn't bother re-gibbing, I just patched and repaired as necessary (got gib offcuts from a building site dumpster) then painted with two coats of oil-based sealer . Finishing coats were acrylic . IMHO waterproof gib isn't, it just takes a little longer to give up the ghost and fall apart . The shower installation cost $185 and we used a plumber for the vital stuff, but I did as much preparation as possible . I thought our extractor fan was knackered after 20+ years use (slow and rattling) but I took it out, cleaned it thoroughly, re-oiled the motor bearings (with '3 in 1' oil) and it runs like a new one . We also had our very large mirror re-silvered and edge-bevelled at a cost well below replacement . If you do as much as you can yourself, then stay out of the tradesmens' way unless they want something held or a cup of tea you could slice a fair amount off the budget . I'd keep an eye on TM or T&E too, some people do up bathrooms prior to selling, then the new owners come in and rip the whole lot out to do their own thing, so if you are patient you can buy heaps of new stuff at bargain prices . You may well have to go the 'trademen' way (use specialists and get plenty of quotes) but if things go well you could save a lot by doing what you can . Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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