Full renovation for £40k?

plumb1_2

owenjt said:

gwynlas said:

The two presenters are a brother and sister who have successfully renovated a number of properties and were probably approached for the roles having been on Homes Under The Hammer on a few occasions over the years.Living and working in the area it is quite possible that they shared their trade contacts particularly as the worktop supplier received a name check twice on the programme.

They also more recently presented alongside George Clarke in 'George Clarke's Flipping Fast' series on C4. They are property developers who also run a design company.

Well iam from Lancashire and I know what tripe is!

owenjt

plumb1_2 said:

Well iam from Lancashire and I know what tripe is!

Well they clearly know something about renovation!

Rosa_Damascena

owenjt said:

plumb1_2 said:

Well iam from Lancashire and I know what tripe is!

Well they clearly know something about renovation!

They are also v likeable characters.

jonnydeppiwish!

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Just watching Worst House on the Street on Channel 4.

They had a new bathroom, new kitchen, new floors, redecorated, washed the outside, new garden, the works. For £40k.

Seems extremely cheap. Is this at all realistic? I guess if it's mostly superficial it might be.

It’s definitely realistic in terms of budget. I’m in the process of complete remodel of a 3 bed semi in Hampshire. 

Upstairs new bathroom, new electrics, replastered, carpets etc, downstairs new kitchens, garage conversion to utility and study (with BC sign off) and a few walls taken out with steels. Downstairs then replastered, flooring, new boiler etc.
probably come in at around £28k.

jonnydeppiwish!

Oh, does help when you can Labour for anyone who is doing specific trade roles as well

owenjt

jonnydeppiwish! said:

It’s definitely realistic in terms of budget. I’m in the process of complete remodel of a 3 bed semi in Hampshire. 

Upstairs new bathroom, new electrics, replastered, carpets etc, downstairs new kitchens, garage conversion to utility and study (with BC sign off) and a few walls taken out with steels. Downstairs then replastered, flooring, new boiler etc.
probably come in at around £28k.

Out of interest how much work have you done yourself? And how long has it taken?

jonnydeppiwish!

owenjt said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

It’s definitely realistic in terms of budget. I’m in the process of complete remodel of a 3 bed semi in Hampshire. 

Upstairs new bathroom, new electrics, replastered, carpets etc, downstairs new kitchens, garage conversion to utility and study (with BC sign off) and a few walls taken out with steels. Downstairs then replastered, flooring, new boiler etc.
probably come in at around £28k.

Out of interest how much work have you done yourself? And how long has it taken?

2 stages so far. The first when the house was empty last august - spent 2 weeks stripping/painting, removing some original cupboards (boiler and immersion housing), few new stud walls. Had an electrician do the electrics, BiL is gas safe so he installed the boiler at cost. Then purchased carpet from an online retailer who specialises in high end off cuts (Westex) and paid a carpet fitter to fit. I say 2 weeks as it was spread about around working FT.

Stared the garage conversion 6 days ago, have a builder who works for a daily rate (£175). Should be done in 4-5 days so hopefully decorating it over the BH weekend.

I do all the shopping, driving around and collecting orders, general dogsbody and cleaner. Am learning a hell of a lot though have helped out in previous renovations x 2.

Next job is replacing kitchen - this can definitely be done by most competent DIYers, except and gas and/or new electrical work. 

I’ll take my time on that one though as I want it to look good so probably7-8 days total, then either specialist worktop fitter or carpenter dependant I’m undecided finish.

owenjt

jonnydeppiwish! said:

2 stages so far. The first when the house was empty last august - spent 2 weeks stripping/painting, removing some original cupboards (boiler and immersion housing), few new stud walls. Had an electrician do the electrics, BiL is gas safe so he installed the boiler at cost. Then purchased carpet from an online retailer who specialises in high end off cuts (Westex) and paid a carpet fitter to fit. I say 2 weeks as it was spread about around working FT.

Stared the garage conversion 6 days ago, have a builder who works for a daily rate (£175). Should be done in 4-5 days so hopefully decorating it over the BH weekend.

I do all the shopping, driving around and collecting orders, general dogsbody and cleaner. Am learning a hell of a lot though have helped out in previous renovations x 2.

Next job is replacing kitchen - this can definitely be done by most competent DIYers, except and gas and/or new electrical work. 

I’ll take my time on that one though as I want it to look good so probably7-8 days total, then either specialist worktop fitter or carpenter dependant I’m undecided finish.

Sounds like a fair amount of work done by yourself. I've not done any renovation before but will be doing as much as I can in my new house (learning along the way!). Good luck with the rest of the work!

Spiderroo

jonnydeppiwish! said:

owenjt said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

It’s definitely realistic in terms of budget. I’m in the process of complete remodel of a 3 bed semi in Hampshire. 

Upstairs new bathroom, new electrics, replastered, carpets etc, downstairs new kitchens, garage conversion to utility and study (with BC sign off) and a few walls taken out with steels. Downstairs then replastered, flooring, new boiler etc.
probably come in at around £28k.

Out of interest how much work have you done yourself? And how long has it taken?

2 stages so far. The first when the house was empty last august - spent 2 weeks stripping/painting, removing some original cupboards (boiler and immersion housing), few new stud walls. Had an electrician do the electrics, BiL is gas safe so he installed the boiler at cost. Then purchased carpet from an online retailer who specialises in high end off cuts (Westex) and paid a carpet fitter to fit. I say 2 weeks as it was spread about around working FT.

Stared the garage conversion 6 days ago, have a builder who works for a daily rate (£175). Should be done in 4-5 days so hopefully decorating it over the BH weekend.

I do all the shopping, driving around and collecting orders, general dogsbody and cleaner. Am learning a hell of a lot though have helped out in previous renovations x 2.

Next job is replacing kitchen - this can definitely be done by most competent DIYers, except and gas and/or new electrical work. 

I’ll take my time on that one though as I want it to look good so probably7-8 days total, then either specialist worktop fitter or carpenter dependant I’m undecided finish.

Thanks for the tip about Westex and for breaking down the work you do! Really reassuring to know it can be done on a budget.