We've casually looked at a renovation project but phew... we'll see. It's an expanded cottage, and the kitchen part is done with flooring, ceiling insulation, etc. However, no appliances, water, or furnishings.
The rest of the house is just a shell and needs insulation, flooring, interior walls, ceiling... the works.
I was wondering if anyone could estimate roughly what the basic renovations would cost, i.e., insulation, interior walls, ceiling, and flooring. This is, of course, very difficult, but I'm grateful for any information.
Share how you did it (those who have renovated or expanded), what it cost, if you hired carpenters or did the carpentry yourselves.
The house has a great location and potential, so it would be fun to be able to handle something like this, and we have help, but it still feels so incredibly daunting. Yet, we can see that if we succeed, it will be incredibly good!
The rest of the house is just a shell and needs insulation, flooring, interior walls, ceiling... the works.
I was wondering if anyone could estimate roughly what the basic renovations would cost, i.e., insulation, interior walls, ceiling, and flooring. This is, of course, very difficult, but I'm grateful for any information.
Share how you did it (those who have renovated or expanded), what it cost, if you hired carpenters or did the carpentry yourselves.
The house has a great location and potential, so it would be fun to be able to handle something like this, and we have help, but it still feels so incredibly daunting. Yet, we can see that if we succeed, it will be incredibly good!
How big is the object? If it's "just" a small cottage, it might be better to bring out the big guns and build something completely new...
Then it depends on how enthusiastic you are. If you handle the construction yourself, there's quite a lot to do... no leisure problems for a year or two...
I would personally like to completely renovate or build something new, but I haven't convinced my partner... plus, we live quite well as it is... maybe later?
Good luck!
Then it depends on how enthusiastic you are. If you handle the construction yourself, there's quite a lot to do... no leisure problems for a year or two...
I would personally like to completely renovate or build something new, but I haven't convinced my partner... plus, we live quite well as it is... maybe later?
Good luck!
We looked at a house around 200-220 m2 with some work needed and calculated that we would need to spend about 800,000 to 1,000,000 to get it in the condition we wanted. We would be doing a lot of the work ourselves.
Plumbing, electricity, heating system, sealing of flues, reinstallation of kakelugnar, etc. were major items in our budget.
Plumbing, electricity, heating system, sealing of flues, reinstallation of kakelugnar, etc. were major items in our budget.
We have just expanded a torp.
The original house was initially just supposed to be freshened up a bit. :-/
Then we were supposed to build a little. ???
The next decision was to let an architect draw a bit since we couldn't get it right. (After all, we are only engineers...) :-[
Then we bought a shell and were going to finish it ourselves.
Then we had our first child.
So then a carpenter got to finish the addition, with encouraging cheers from us.
Then the torp was to be checked over a bit. ???
After the carpenter now changed the roof, panel, windows, foundation, and ridge beam, we have finally taken over...
Everything inside the torp is ours. And we do it with old methods and old materials. ;D
But it's a weekend and vacation home, so we don't have a lot of time.
That's why it turned out the way it did...
The original house was initially just supposed to be freshened up a bit. :-/
Then we were supposed to build a little. ???
The next decision was to let an architect draw a bit since we couldn't get it right. (After all, we are only engineers...) :-[
Then we bought a shell and were going to finish it ourselves.
Then we had our first child.
So then a carpenter got to finish the addition, with encouraging cheers from us.
Then the torp was to be checked over a bit. ???
After the carpenter now changed the roof, panel, windows, foundation, and ridge beam, we have finally taken over...
Everything inside the torp is ours. And we do it with old methods and old materials. ;D
But it's a weekend and vacation home, so we don't have a lot of time.
That's why it turned out the way it did...
Bought a 1940s villa that needed a complete overhaul.
One month of vacation and two more weeks with laaaate evenings later, everything was done (interior, that is).
Got help from electricians and painters. The rest was done myself.
Money? Ugh.
One month of vacation and two more weeks with laaaate evenings later, everything was done (interior, that is).
Got help from electricians and painters. The rest was done myself.
Money? Ugh.
Hello!
I can share our experience of renovating a house built in 1925/expanded in 1971, 66 sqm.
I bought the house through a relative and since August have been working on tearing down all the old parts, ripping up all the floors, replacing the bad with new, scooping out old sawdust, new insulation, chipboards, etc. And also this inside the walls. New windows. We have also replaced everything related to plumbing and sewage, electricity, etc.
As you can see, we are not idle... And to get this done, you need to work evenings and weekends...
But now we're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and it all feels great and fun! Then in the spring, we're going to expand 40 sqm and all this is estimated to cost around 600,000 SEK. (including everything, i.e., kitchen, bathroom, electricity, other materials, plumbing, tiling, masonry)
I can add that we have good contacts which allow for good prices on building materials.
Good luck!! ;D
I can share our experience of renovating a house built in 1925/expanded in 1971, 66 sqm.
I bought the house through a relative and since August have been working on tearing down all the old parts, ripping up all the floors, replacing the bad with new, scooping out old sawdust, new insulation, chipboards, etc. And also this inside the walls. New windows. We have also replaced everything related to plumbing and sewage, electricity, etc.
As you can see, we are not idle... And to get this done, you need to work evenings and weekends...
But now we're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and it all feels great and fun! Then in the spring, we're going to expand 40 sqm and all this is estimated to cost around 600,000 SEK. (including everything, i.e., kitchen, bathroom, electricity, other materials, plumbing, tiling, masonry)
I can add that we have good contacts which allow for good prices on building materials.
Good luck!! ;D