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Budget Bathroom Renovations
A bathroom renovation will boost your quality of life as well as your home's
value, but they can be very expensive. Here are some tips to fix up your
bathroom on a budget.
Low-key bathroom renovations
Do you really need a completely new bathroom? Sometimes a new coat
of paint, some updated taps and a bit of creative lighting is all an old bathroom
needs to take it from manky to magnificent.
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Do the work yourself
While tricky stuff like building, plumbing
and
electrical wiring is best left to the professionals, there are plenty of places you can save a
few bucks by doing the job yourself:
- Tiling and painting. One day spent with a roller and paint tin can save
you hundreds of dollars.
- Demolishing the old bathroom. It's a lot easier (and more fun!) to take
out an old bathroom than put a new one in.
- Taking out the trash. Getting rid of the rubbish from your renovation
yourself is far more economical than paying contractors to cart it away for
you.
Recycle your bathroom
Reusing parts of your existing bathroom like taps, cabinets, mirrors or vanities
can take a big chunk out of your renovation costs.
Re-enamelling your tub, shower and basin instead of replacing them will keep
your bathroom, and bank balance, looking great.
Buy second hand
Using second hand materials to build your dream bathroom can save you
thousands. You can find used bathtubs, basins, vanities, taps and tiles at a fraction
of the cost of new parts.
Check out salvage yards, garage sales, newspaper classifieds and eBay to
track down pre-loved bathroom bits in any style
Intelligent bathroom design
A large part of the cost in upgrading a bathroom comes from shifting the
plumbing and wiring. Keeping the taps and lighting in the same place as your old
bathroom will seriously slash your budget.
Compare quotes on building contractors and get your
dream bathroom underway!
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