Lets talk kitchens ...

Monsternextdoor

@Emmia @Rosa_Damascena

There is no backboards, kickboards, cupboards hanging off, blackspot mould, reeks of smoke etc, Sink unit is rotten and completely goosed, I will have to take out cupboards for dishwasher and washing machine or they will completely block the fire exits. 

In theory I could live with it but with having 2 kids one with ASD I am more than a little funny over where I prepare food etc.

Emmia

Monsternextdoor said:

@Emmia @Rosa_Damascena

There is no backboards, kickboards, cupboards hanging off, blackspot mould, reeks of smoke etc, Sink unit is rotten and completely goosed, I will have to take out cupboards for dishwasher and washing machine or they will completely block the fire exits. 

In theory I could live with it but with having 2 kids one with ASD I am more than a little funny over where I prepare food etc.

Mould can be bleached, smoke can be treated to make the smell go away... you can paint the walls. A kickboard is basically just a plank of wood, and you can get that cut to size and delivered. 

You can remove cupboards or swap round bad ones for good ones as long as the sizes work.

Alternatively just get the kitchen replaced ahead of other expenditure, but accept doing it in a rush means you may not get the kitchen of your dreams.

Monsternextdoor

@Emmia

Currently looking at quotes for double glazing and working out if I can shave some cash off other areas, probably won't help that the whole house needs gutting.

We bought the house as its got a huge garden and loads of potential, but years of living in MOD housing has me spoilt with house conditions.

Emmia

Monsternextdoor said:

@Emmia

Currently looking at quotes for double glazing and working out if I can shave some cash off other areas, probably won't help that the whole house needs gutting.

We bought the house as its got a huge garden and loads of potential, but years of living in MOD housing has me spoilt with house conditions.

What you're facing are straight trade offs. You can have a kitchen but will need to live with ropey windows for a bit... or you can have the windows but will have to live with a scrubbed up kitchen for a bit. 

You might be lucky and will be able to find kitchen units on gumtree / free cycle that you could install as a stop gap, with an inexpensive counter top.

Monsternextdoor

Emmia said:

Monsternextdoor said:

@Emmia

Currently looking at quotes for double glazing and working out if I can shave some cash off other areas, probably won't help that the whole house needs gutting.

We bought the house as its got a huge garden and loads of potential, but years of living in MOD housing has me spoilt with house conditions.

What you're facing are straight trade offs. You can have a kitchen but will need to live with ropey windows for a bit... or you can have the windows but will have to live with a scrubbed up kitchen for a bit. 

You might be lucky and will be able to find kitchen units on gumtree / free cycle that you could install as a stop gap, with an inexpensive counter top.

Pretty much ! 

The windows have to be done, that is top of my list and the rest needs to be done as and when, Now to sell my soul on ebay to add to my house reno pot !! 

Emmia

Monsternextdoor said:

Emmia said:

Monsternextdoor said:

@Emmia

Currently looking at quotes for double glazing and working out if I can shave some cash off other areas, probably won't help that the whole house needs gutting.

We bought the house as its got a huge garden and loads of potential, but years of living in MOD housing has me spoilt with house conditions.

What you're facing are straight trade offs. You can have a kitchen but will need to live with ropey windows for a bit... or you can have the windows but will have to live with a scrubbed up kitchen for a bit. 

You might be lucky and will be able to find kitchen units on gumtree / free cycle that you could install as a stop gap, with an inexpensive counter top.

Pretty much ! 

The windows have to be done, that is top of my list and the rest needs to be done as and when, Now to sell my soul on ebay to add to my house reno pot !! 

Have you thought about getting a commercial / end of tenancy type cleaning company round to scrub/fumigate the kitchen to within an inch of it's life? It might be less depressing if it's one less job on the list.

Monsternextdoor

Emmia said:

Monsternextdoor said:

Emmia said:

Monsternextdoor said:

@Emmia

Currently looking at quotes for double glazing and working out if I can shave some cash off other areas, probably won't help that the whole house needs gutting.

We bought the house as its got a huge garden and loads of potential, but years of living in MOD housing has me spoilt with house conditions.

What you're facing are straight trade offs. You can have a kitchen but will need to live with ropey windows for a bit... or you can have the windows but will have to live with a scrubbed up kitchen for a bit. 

You might be lucky and will be able to find kitchen units on gumtree / free cycle that you could install as a stop gap, with an inexpensive counter top.

Pretty much ! 

The windows have to be done, that is top of my list and the rest needs to be done as and when, Now to sell my soul on ebay to add to my house reno pot !! 

Have you thought about getting a commercial / end of tenancy type cleaning company round to scrub/fumigate the kitchen to within an inch of it's life? It might be less depressing if it's one less job on the list.

The whole house needs all the previous residents furniture removing (repo) so we are waiting to get the keys so I can get it scrubbed, dumped and start the works. At present there is no gas, water or electricity to the property.

FreeBear

Monsternextdoor said: The windows have to be done, that is top of my list and the rest needs to be done as and when, Now to sell my soul on ebay to add to my house reno pot !! 

Souls aren't fetching a good price at the moment, neither are body parts. Rather a glut on the supply side with little real demand. You may find some half decent units on ebay/facebook/gumtree, but most will be assembled and require collection. Not an easy task unless you have a large van available.

Depending on the size of the kitchen, bunging in some cheap units from the internet and a budget worktop would serve you for a year or two. Once you have an idea how the space works for you, you can then plan a kitchen around what you actually need.

thegreenone

Sitting here, looking out the window, where it is absolutely-hissing-down-autumn weather I would agree to get the windows done before the real autumn comes. 

Could you remove all the kitchen units, except for the sink (I know it's yucky) and buy some Ikea free-standing ones?  You could move them around so you can decide the best layout for when you do the kitchen and the units could be used later in a garage or shed or sold.

Rosa_Damascena

thegreenone said:

Sitting here, looking out the window, where it is absolutely-hissing-down-autumn weather I would agree to get the windows done before the real autumn comes. 

Could you remove all the kitchen units, except for the sink (I know it's yucky) and buy some Ikea free-standing ones?  You could move them around so you can decide the best layout for when you do the kitchen and the units could be used later in a garage or shed or sold.

I'd never thought I'd be giving Ikea kitchens the thumbs up but on this occasion I'll make the exception.