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Killer Kitchens
Killer Kitchens
• If the Carcass is Cactus?
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Option 1: Custom built kitchen
Miracle Makeover
$6,500
PPOR Investment
First quote $10,700 Second quote $9,300
Third quote $7,900 Third guy wanted the work…
End price $6,300
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Option 2: Second hand kitchen
Second Hand
This is a $9,000 kitchen new.
Bought for $1,000 in the trading post!
$2,700 Kitchen
$ Details
Kitchen 1,000 Purchased from Trading Post and came complete with oven, cooktop, rangehood, dishwasher, sink and insinkerator
Electrician 500 Strip out kitchen and pre-wire
Tiler 500 Sheet and tile splash back (estimate as done with other work)
Plumber 700 Fit sink, taps, dishwasher, insinkerator
Total: 2,700
Second Hand
This is for sale in the trading post for $999
Before
After - $3,000
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Option 3: Flat Pack
$1,200 Flat Pack Kitchen
BEFORE AFTER
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If the Carcass is ok?
• Paint doors and drawers
• Exchange obsolete handles for new trendy handles
• Replace kickboard with new colour kickboard
• Renew laminate on bench tops & doors
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• Changing the handles can make a huge difference
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• Replace or re-paint splashback
• Polish stainless steel sink
• Renew window furnishings
• Install fluorescent lighting
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BEFORE AFTER
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Pick neutral colours - not trendy - if you want your investment to stand the test of time.
Brilliant Bathrooms
Brilliant Bathrooms
• BBC: Bigger, Brighter and Cleaner
• You can have any colour in a bathroom as long as it’s WHITE
Brilliant Bathrooms• Tenants and shower curtains don’t mix
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• Out of date fashion colour baths - paint WHITE and renew joint sealer between wall and bath
• Out of date fashion colour tiles – re-grout if necessary - then paint WHITE
• Add anti-mould solution to paint to prevent mould
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Tile Paint and DIY Enamel – cost $230
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Professional Enamel and Tile Paint – Cost $1,800
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• Provide bright lights and ventilation
• Seal joins between floors and walls to prevent water damage
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• Stick with standard 20 x 20 white tiles
• Floor tiles can be used on the walls
• If you need a bath and space is tight, have the shower over the bath
• TIP: if installing a spa bath, ensure there is sufficient water pressure to fill/operate correctly
Brilliant Bathrooms• VJ Sheeting can work miracles
New Shower Installation
Toilets and Cisterns
Toilets are inexpensive
This compact model cost $119.00
Toilets and Cisterns
• There are 3 main types of pan for different applications
Summary
• Remember, you are renovating for investment – not yourself
• Kitchens are expensive – if the carcass is ok, try to keep it
• Second hand is brilliant, especially if you are flexible with the layout
• Bathrooms – must be white!
• Tile paint is great, but can wear quickly
• Use existing plumbing where possible
