Hello everyone, I'm very new to renovation and have decided to transform this space into an apartment. I'm a bit of a time optimist and had hoped to do this in about 5 months part-time.
A shower needs to be installed since there's only a regular WC, kitchen, paint the walls, change the flooring. Rearrange ventilation, electrical, and water pipes (I won't be doing this myself).
Am I completely off track, how long might this take, and have I bitten off more than I can chew since I'm new to construction?
A shower needs to be installed since there's only a regular WC, kitchen, paint the walls, change the flooring. Rearrange ventilation, electrical, and water pipes (I won't be doing this myself).
Am I completely off track, how long might this take, and have I bitten off more than I can chew since I'm new to construction?
Is the premises really approved as a residence? Considering the ventilation, it looks like an office... Check with the property owner first about what you are allowed to do. You can't live in office spaces.
Laying flooring goes quickly, as does painting if the surface is nice. Putting up a few cabinets for a kitchen also goes quickly. Installing tiles, fixing countertops, building a new ceiling takes more time.
What takes time is if you need to do a major bathroom remodel with new slopes, new drains, and similar tasks. Similarly, rerouting drains and water to the kitchen takes time and is tricky.
The biggest problem is that you can't start laying flooring, painting, and building the kitchen until all ventilation, drainage, bathroom, and electricity are fixed. Do you have good contacts in the area who can start right away, or will you need to start looking for contractors, getting quotes, and so on?
Expect to need to buy a lot of painting supplies, plunge saw, miter saw, jigsaw, drill, power drill, and a lot of other tools. For heaven's sake, don't skimp if you want a good result and want it to go quickly.
Is it reasonable to fix it in 5 months? Yes, if you can get some help from family/friends, etc., it's probably not impossible, but it's definitely a tight schedule. Expect that something you couldn't imagine will take an insanely long time. And expect to get pretty tired of the stuff after a while; it wears on both the body and the mind to work hard on renovations.
What takes time is if you need to do a major bathroom remodel with new slopes, new drains, and similar tasks. Similarly, rerouting drains and water to the kitchen takes time and is tricky.
The biggest problem is that you can't start laying flooring, painting, and building the kitchen until all ventilation, drainage, bathroom, and electricity are fixed. Do you have good contacts in the area who can start right away, or will you need to start looking for contractors, getting quotes, and so on?
Expect to need to buy a lot of painting supplies, plunge saw, miter saw, jigsaw, drill, power drill, and a lot of other tools. For heaven's sake, don't skimp if you want a good result and want it to go quickly.
Is it reasonable to fix it in 5 months? Yes, if you can get some help from family/friends, etc., it's probably not impossible, but it's definitely a tight schedule. Expect that something you couldn't imagine will take an insanely long time. And expect to get pretty tired of the stuff after a while; it wears on both the body and the mind to work hard on renovations.
Thank you for a great answer Dr. Fozz!
The kitchen, countertops, tiles are no problem as I have many friends in the field. I guess I might have to hire someone to fix the floor drain.
Ventilation, floor drain, possibly electricity for the kitchen and plumbing, sewer are what worry me. If I have to hire someone to execute these, what could it potentially cost?
After all, the idea is that I want to make a buck off of it.
The kitchen, countertops, tiles are no problem as I have many friends in the field. I guess I might have to hire someone to fix the floor drain.
Ventilation, floor drain, possibly electricity for the kitchen and plumbing, sewer are what worry me. If I have to hire someone to execute these, what could it potentially cost?
After all, the idea is that I want to make a buck off of it.
Start by posting the current floor plan and the intended floor plan with as much detail as possible so you can get a more detailed response; right now, it's impossible to say whether it will cost 20' or 200'.
For example, running 2 m of drain under kitchen cabinets to an existing drain costs a few hundred kronor and is easy to do yourself. Breaking up the floor to run drainage is really expensive and complicated.
What is, for example, under the ceiling, will you keep it or install an entirely new ceiling or...?
For example, running 2 m of drain under kitchen cabinets to an existing drain costs a few hundred kronor and is easy to do yourself. Breaking up the floor to run drainage is really expensive and complicated.
What is, for example, under the ceiling, will you keep it or install an entirely new ceiling or...?
The problem is that you need to have plumbers, electricians, tilers, etc., in the right order. If you don't have special connections, the wait time for each tradesperson can be several months. Also, don't forget that out of your five months, one is already gone; vacation starts now.
I've heard of someone who renovated without owning a plunge saw.Dr Fozz said:
But of course, he probably wasn't a member of this forum...Joking aside, of course, you need some tools but I think saying you need to buy a plunge saw for a renovation is a bit of an exaggeration.
Maybe it hasn't been clear before, but I'm an interested buyer of the premises and today was the first time I saw it in person. I was somewhat disappointed with the WC; it was incredibly small and it might be a huge project to install a shower. I would need to knock down walls and install new ones, see the attached pictures and let me know what you think.
My other concern is the ceiling and the ventilation; I'll have to construct something nice here.
The positive thing is that there is already a small kitchen with water and electricity, although not in the location I would have preferred. Look at the pictures and tell me what you think?
My other concern is the ceiling and the ventilation; I'll have to construct something nice here.
The positive thing is that there is already a small kitchen with water and electricity, although not in the location I would have preferred. Look at the pictures and tell me what you think?
Moving or putting up non-load-bearing internal walls doesn't have to be a major project. However, you seem to have a "slitz" between the toilet and the sink where you possibly/probably have drain pipes. Such things are likely quite difficult to move, which you should keep in mind if you start thinking about the layout.MrS said:
Oh yes, most likely.MrS said:
For the change from office space to residential, a building permit is required.
And then the entire residence must meet today's current accessibility requirements.
The smallest approved toilet/shower space is basically 1.7 x 1.9 meters in size.
All doorways must accommodate a wheelchair.
The kitchen must accommodate a wheelchair.
A bedroom or a separable part must exist as a sleeping area.
Then there are building permit fees and costs for KA and possibly a construction defect insurance and completion insurance.
I'm unsure about the insurances when it comes to a unit in an apartment building.