Hello!
My partner and I have bought a townhouse from '68 where everything is practically untouched and in original condition.
We have understood that we need to arrange:
-new heating source. Today there is an oil boiler + tank that needs to be removed. And we plan to install a water/air heat pump.
-electricity. The entire house's electrical system needs to be reviewed.
-bathroom. The bathroom needs a complete renovation as the surfaces have long since passed their best-before date. Additionally, the drainpipe is cracked and leaks if we use the bathroom.
-kitchen. We need to rip out and install a more modern kitchen. Also here, replace the pipes under the sink.
Where do we start? We are focusing on getting the oil tank out and getting a more modern heating source, especially now during the winter when it's cold, so nothing freezes. Currently, we have a few electric heaters running in the house to avoid moisture and more.
And if we install a water/air pump relatively soon, does such a modern heating source require more electricity? I'm afraid the fuses will blow constantly.
When I talked to the electrician about reviewing all the electrical wiring in the house and reinforcing it, he said that we need to start with the bathroom first so he knows how to plan the electrical work there.
For me, this is all a jumble. How should I think, what should I prioritize?
Today we have double accommodation and plan to move in by spring when we hopefully have the major parts of the renovation project underway.
My partner and I have bought a townhouse from '68 where everything is practically untouched and in original condition.
We have understood that we need to arrange:
-new heating source. Today there is an oil boiler + tank that needs to be removed. And we plan to install a water/air heat pump.
-electricity. The entire house's electrical system needs to be reviewed.
-bathroom. The bathroom needs a complete renovation as the surfaces have long since passed their best-before date. Additionally, the drainpipe is cracked and leaks if we use the bathroom.
-kitchen. We need to rip out and install a more modern kitchen. Also here, replace the pipes under the sink.
Where do we start? We are focusing on getting the oil tank out and getting a more modern heating source, especially now during the winter when it's cold, so nothing freezes. Currently, we have a few electric heaters running in the house to avoid moisture and more.
And if we install a water/air pump relatively soon, does such a modern heating source require more electricity? I'm afraid the fuses will blow constantly.
When I talked to the electrician about reviewing all the electrical wiring in the house and reinforcing it, he said that we need to start with the bathroom first so he knows how to plan the electrical work there.
For me, this is all a jumble. How should I think, what should I prioritize?
Today we have double accommodation and plan to move in by spring when we hopefully have the major parts of the renovation project underway.
I think that if you are going to remodel the kitchen, it's good to have more power outlets there as well, older kitchens tend to be stingy with them.
First, you should check the house's roof and any drainage if the house has a basement. Always start by ensuring that the house is sealed.
Then heating and electricity.
Lastly, bathroom and kitchen.
When you stop heating with oil, the house's ventilation stops and must be addressed; this also comes before kitchen and bathroom.
Then heating and electricity.
Lastly, bathroom and kitchen.
When you stop heating with oil, the house's ventilation stops and must be addressed; this also comes before kitchen and bathroom.
Roof and drainage don't need to be done now, we've actually already checked thoseIsakare said:
Okay, then I'm thinking along the right lines too, to get the heating in the house going.
However, I don't understand the electrician's comment that the bathroom should be done in conjunction with the electricity. Is it because the electrician wants to know where outlets and lights should be placed? I'm thinking that the electrician can go through the existing electricity, and the day we decide to redo the bathroom, we can bring the electrician in again.
Congratulations, but now you’ve got yourselves quite a project. You can probably forget about moving in by spring, but it seems wise to spend some time planning. Do you want to move into a fully renovated house, or is the plan (and budget) to just do the most important things first and then take the rest as you go? The heating system is a good start, and then the bathroom as the electrician suggested, the pipe replacement probably affects the kitchen too... You’ll need an HVAC company, electrician, flooring installer, carpenter to be coordinated. Do you have the time and energy to handle the coordination yourselves? Consider the pitfalls with costs that can escalate and, like with the craftsmen themselves in many cases. Set up a budget and then add 50 percent, but don’t tell anyone you have a margin. (You won’t have one by the end of your project anyway.) Good luck!JollanBygg said:
If you're tearing everything out, take the opportunity to level the floors, I don't know how it is with you but townhouse constructions from 68 usually have floors that slope both ways. It would be built quickly and cheaply, wages that were based on material consumption. You could, for example, find many rolls of insulation in the crawl space instead of in the floors.