I COLLECTED MY KEYS!!!

lara247

Hi after 14 WEEKS I collected my keysand  I am now a home owner FTB!!!

I am super excited and a little over whelmed! can some give me roughly how much for a new kitchen? new bathroom? all down stairs I would like wooden floors, stairs and 3 bedroom carpets. I have never dealt with these things before and I am trying to do a spreadsheet on costs and money I need to put a side. I don't want it crazy high end luxury just a lovely kitchen and bathroom ( an estimation really I am 100% clueless with anything like this) 

Really what I am asking how much am I looking at roughly? how much did many of you spend? 
Thanks again! im off to get cleaning product to give it a deep clean! was like a green house when I walked it yesterday!! was looking at sharp fitted wardrobes those prices are scandalous!! I just want to be paying the average prices.

eidand

First thing I would say is this ... take a deep breath and allow yourself some time to enjoy your purchase, no need to rush.
Decide what is important to you first and start doing some research to see what you can get, where and for how much. You don't need to do everything asap. 

Plus, once you live in the property for a bit, you will start to see what needs done very quickly.

oh and ...  Congratulations!

princeofpounds

Depends a lot on which area of the country you are in, what you want to do (for example, moving plumbing or not?) and what size the rooms are.

My guesstimates, for things that I've actually done myself:
For a bathroom - anything is possible between 5-20k, of which 3-7k would be labour perhaps
Wood flooring can be 30-70/sqm, plus underlay at something like 3/sqm, plus labour if you don't do it yourself.

However, if you pop over the the DIY board here, you'll get lots of people very practised at this kind of thing.

Good luck - my only piece of advice is to make sure you address things in the right order; don't put down anything you'll later need to rip up! Drainage, plumbing, electricals and gas first, soft furnishings last

macman

I share your excitement, but wasn't the time to do your budgeting before you purchased the property?
No one can even remotely answer your questions, because we don't know room sizes etc for floorings.
Kitchen/bathrooms: you could spend anything from £2K to £50K on each, depending on fixtures and fittings.
Wooden floorings and carpets: again it depends on the quality: engineered hardwood floors cost an awful lot more than cheap shed-sourced laminated flooring. You can see the price ranges online once you work out  the floor areas.
Lastly, sort out the structural stuff before you start decorating or fitting new floors: for example, your kitchen (possibly the whole house) will probably need a rewire and plumbing work, and you nay need to upgrade the heating/boiler, windows, roof, insulation etc. Basically, there is no limit.

need_an_answer

Home ownership is a long term commitment and renovations fall into two types of things...those that need doing now and those that can wait until funds permit.
I wouldnt rush into new kitchens and bathrooms carpets and whatever this week...it all takes time and money to create a home.
realistically you could chuck 20 k at it and get it done in the next 6 weeks or you could spend considerably less money if you source things carefully 
You can easily spend 10k on a kitchen and bathroom refit or if you are a little more DIY a lot less....theres no ballpark figure I'm afraid it boils down to how much inconvenience you are prepared to put up with weighted against someone coming in and doing the job from start to finish quickly...but at a price that reflects that convenience

Get to know the house before you plan to rip it apart.
How much have I  spent...well countless money over the years and my home is still a work in progress...you finish one job and you think about the next...thats the joy of home ownership.

tom9980

You would be wise to not do anything that is not strictly necessary until you have lived in the property for a few months. You might find you overlook something in the excitement to refurbish that later down the line requires you to change or undo work, a key example would be plumbing, electrics or changing the layout.

maisie_cat

Unless the bathroom and kitchen are unhygienic or falling apart I'd give both a seriously good clean and leave it for 6 months. If they are so revolting that you cannot live with them that's a different story.
In my last house the kitchen made me heave so on the second weekend there, while hubby was at work I took it out, he came home and it was on the patio. I would not recommend this if you are new to DIY, we had a camping kitchen and I bought a couple of IKEA freestanding units to use, for 2 or 3 years in the end. For both rooms you need to work out how you use them, if you cook a lot from scratch you'll want prep space, if you mostly eat pre-prepared you won't.
Same concept for flooring, if you can live with it to get a sense of the space and the look you might want all the better. For flooring the best quality you can afford for the use of the space, a spare room can get away with "landlord" quality carpet.
Congratulations, welcome to the world of home ownership, even if you are sitting watching telly on a deckchair. at least it's yours.

AdrianC

lara247 said:

can some give me roughly how much for a new kitchen? new bathroom? all down stairs I would like wooden floors, stairs and 3 bedroom carpets. I have never dealt with these things before and I am trying to do a spreadsheet on costs and money I need to put a side. I don't want it crazy high end luxury just a lovely kitchen and bathroom ( an estimation really I am 100% clueless with anything like this) 

Assuming the basic structure's fine, and you just want new cupboards/units/appliances/worktop/sanitaryware/carpets - and, presumably, everything repainted and tiled... and you're wanting 100% point-and-pay, no DIY, then probably work on about ten grand as a first-cut rough number budgetary wet-finger.

Look at Ikea or B&Q's websites for costs of the cupboards and appliances. Then think about the labour costs and other materials. Does it make sense to change the boiler at the same time?

Obvs, if you want better quality/more toys or they're particularly large rooms, then the price is going to go skywards rapidly.

cattie

Congratulations & hope you'll be very happy in your new home. As others have mentioned, live in the place for a few months before deciding about improvements & redecorating. It will give you a better idea of what is going to work best for you.

My kitchen isn't very big & cost around £11.5k in total, but that included the fitting along with worktops, sink, tap hob, top of the range integrated appliances etc. I sourced all the appliances, plus sink & tap myself & saved a lot of money by buying display models or end of line where I could.

Carpets for my 2 double bedrooms & a lobby were around the £1,250k mark, but I did go for an extremely good quality as only wanted to buy once.

For wardrobes consider finding a joiner or multiskilled trades person to build you just what you need. This is what I did & apart from getting the perfect layout for my needs, it worked out much cheaper than getting one of the companies that do wardrobes in to do the job. 
I think my bathroom cost around £4k & that was having bath replaced with a shower enclosure & walls fully tiled plus once again sourcing all my own materials.

csgohan4

Remember you don't need to do everything at once, we bought a doer upper and renovated in stages over the last 5 years, maybe a room a year, while painting myself which saved tradesman fees. Plus you get to choose what paints you prefer and not skimp on the quality ones.

Soot2006

Congratulations!
Definitely live in/"use" the new place before starting extensive works. I promise you that the best way to do things only comes to light after you've lived there for a while and developed new routines and habits. Obviously, if the bathroom is totally gross, then maybe consider replacing the toilet/sink/tub in the same locations which won't be too expensive. I usually give everything a nice coat of paint so it *feels* new, then let life rhythms dictate what and how to renovate. Enjoy!