Completely renovating a 90s terraced house from scratch

  • Erstellt am 2017-07-21 13:51:09

Bentovic

2017-07-21 13:51:09
  • #1
Hello,

we are about to purchase a mid-90s terraced mid-terrace house
Living area: 125m² - spread over 2 full floors and 1 attic floor (plus a fully basement)

    [*]Ground floor: Living room (30), kitchen (7), hallway (6), guest WC (2),
    [*]Upper floor: Child (15), bedroom (20), corridor (3), bathroom (5)
    [*]Attic floor: Office (15), guest room (10), corridor (3), storage room (5)
    [*]The open staircase runs from the basement to the attic (thus 4 floors) floor area about 3m²

The wall area is about 400m²

I have some respect for the DIY work. (approx. 2-3 months from start to moving in)
Both fully employed with 40 hrs/week, 1 toddler (2.5 years), parents-in-law live 600km away
Potential vacation for the DIY work 2 weeks man, 1 week woman
Both skilled in craftsmanship

The following must be done

    [*]Walls / ceilings new
    Remove woodchip wallpaper and fill rough holes and cracks (DIY)
    Sanding, fine filling and painting (directly on the plaster)
    [*]Wall breakthrough for new door kitchen/living room
    [*]completely new floor (vinyl) + skirting boards (DIY with 1-2 friends)
    [*]Dismantle and reinstall 9 room doors (definitely DIY)
    [*]Lay satellite cable and LAN cable in all living rooms (partly through the vertical supply shafts, or chisel horizontally into the plaster) (DIY)
    [*]Attic office - 1 wall side
    Remove old wooden paneling on the roof slope and ceiling (DIY)
    Replace ceiling and slopes with drywall
    [*]Kitchen tile backsplash removal (to be replaced by a glass backsplash or wooden backsplash (DIY)
    [*]Install additional sockets in the kitchen
    [*]Replace roller shutter straps and possibly winders (DIY)
    [*]Basement - 20m² room to be provided with a simple wipe-resistant floor (DIY)
    [*]Dismantle and install kitchen (DIY with 1-2 friends)

Probably more points will develop once we are in.

Works that must gradually follow after moving in as DIY:

    [*]Paint windows outside
    [*]New roof 2m² storage shed
    [*]Clear garden (50m²)
    [*]Repave terrace or lay wooden decking
    [*]Attic guest room; replace roof windows (not urgent)
    [*]Lay skirting boards (possibly cleverly distribute speaker cables etc.)


In addition, there are the moving preparations, the move itself, and the possible renovation of the old 80m² apartment (first occupation 2.5 years ago)

As already indicated above, I definitely plan to do a few things myself.
Is it still realistic to do the sanding and painting without getting overwhelmed? I hardly think so - what would be the €/m² to be calculated there? So in point 1, the second part

I look forward to your opinions, tips, and information
Regards Stephan
 

RobsonMKK

2017-07-21 14:17:46
  • #2
Phew, I have to say, you won't manage that in 2 weeks. Maybe taking it apart, but then "rebuilding" afterwards... I can hardly imagine that.

But I wish you good luck!
 

Bentovic

2017-07-21 14:19:08
  • #3
Well, the weekends, or rather 2-5 hours during the week are still possible. (I forgot to mention)
 

nelly190

2017-07-21 20:50:29
  • #4
I think you won’t manage it anymore. It’s already a lot of work. I don’t know what to allocate for the puttying. Otherwise, tackle a hallway with one room and test it. Maybe it suits you and you can do it in 2 days.
 

ypg

2017-07-21 23:15:12
  • #5


Phew,
that reminds me of our first home renovation - we had one month time, without kids.

- Wall breakthrough kitchen/living room (aerated concrete), 1 hour
- Remove wallpaper, repaint (painted the evening before moving in)
- Partly new kitchen, painting doors, tiling the countertop, new textured plaster, etc...
- In living room on ground floor carpet removed, leveling compound etc. to repair the screed, tiles

Nothing more!

We didn’t even have time to pack. I took the drawers out of the furniture and covered them with newspaper so they were "ready to move" :(

Do the kitchen and the floor covering in the living area.
Expect that after woodchip wallpaper, the surface still needs repairs. Plaster tears off, woodchip wallpaper doesn’t just come off easily either.
For a new floor covering (vinyl) the entire floor must be level!!! You can work hard for a week and still not be satisfied!!!

You can do the doors later, basement too. Also the office can be done later.
Everything that causes dust should be done. And so that simple family life can continue.

Good luck! :)
 

nelly190

2017-07-21 23:24:22
  • #6
So basically you can achieve a lot in that time. In 5 weeks, we made the kitchen and bedroom nice.
Kitchen:
- New electrical system
- Meter cabinet in the basement rewired because there was faulty work done
- Wallpaper removed and redone
- Drywall ceiling constructed
- Ceiling and walls painted
- Kitchen cabinets remained in place
- Pipes renewed, basement was underneath
Hallway:
- Plaster removed and drywall attached
Bedroom:
- Insulated from the inside
- Structural plaster applied to the wall
- Drywall ceiling constructed
- New electrical system
- Air conditioning installed. Commissioning happened later.
- Laminate flooring installed

But it was also a tough time with 2 weeks of vacation. Wife had to work.
And wife packed the moving boxes.
On weekends, at least 3 extra people were always there.
 

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