how to remodel your house with little money.
By
on
January 27th, 2009
My house was built in 1977 and it needs remodeled. Everything looks outdated and ugly.
- Needs new toilets , sinks , bathtub (toilets and sinks are all rusted)
- every room needs new tiles and rugs (current tiles and rugs look old , rotted , and ugly)
- new curtains (the current ones are 30 yrs. old and ripped up)
- almost every room needs a paint job
- some cracks in the ceiling needs patched up
- Kitchen cabinets need cleaned good. Some green stick stuff is growing on them. It smells under the kitchen sink. We’ve had leaks under the sink for years.
We need to do the .
1. living room needs a new rug. New curtains.
2. family room needs a rug and a paint job. New curtains.
3. Garage needs cleaned
4. the office needs repainted and a new rug.
5. Parents’ bedroom needs a paint job needs repainted and a new rug. Bathroom needs a new toilet and tiles. Shower needs cleaned.
6. hall bathroom needs a new toilet / bathtub / sink. New tiles. Mold is growing out of the sink and floor.
7. Hallway needs a new rug
8. 3 bedrooms need new rugs and paint.
9. The bathroom downstairs needs new tiles , new sink , and new toilet.
10. Laundry room downstairs needs new tiles and repainted.
11. The backyard :
- I need a truck the haul stuff away
- grass need mowed
J10 :
We have a big backyard. It would take two extention cords for the lawn mower to cut the grass.
J10 says:
You can cut down cost by a lot if you do everything or almost everything yourself, a lot of elbow grease will save you a lot of money. If you are lazy then forget it you have to spend the money. I can’t believe you haven’t mowed the lawn yet, why did you even list that here, where you expecting someone else to do it for you, if you were then you have to spend the money.
January 27th, 2009 at 4:31 am
bec says:
ok well
it looks like you need alot of work done
with the all the rugs you need to buy. make sure you buy them at the after christmas sales becuase thats when there cheapest. also look for any closing down sales or moving sales, where shops need to get rid of all their stock and their alot cheaper. also have a look online at sites such as
http://www.ebay.com and http://www.amazon.com
as for all the bathroom needs. the bathroom id the second most expensive room in the house to renovate. so their is no escaping that except maybe thrying to do some DIY and checking for sales in bathroom stores.
the curtains for bedroom and offices ect. can be made (if u sew) by going to your local fabric store and buying the kind of fabric you want. its alot cheaper. but if your not a sewer, in bigger fabric stores you might find some cheap already made curtains.
for paint, you can go to the local hardware store and buy samples your interested in, test them on your walls and if you like them. remember the name of the paint and have a look online. the paint is alot cheaper online then it is in store so before you buy it at a store have a look online after testing the colour you want.
cleaning can be done easily with a sponge and some products. easy
thats about all i can think ofi hope this has helped you and goodluck
=)
January 27th, 2009 at 5:23 am