Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 24, 2007 6:35 pm Hello everyone. How are we all?
I just bought a 40 years old apartment that pretty much needs everything to be re-done - retention walls tear down, kitchen, bathroom, paint, light fittings, etc. I was wondering what the best order of doing things are. This is what I came up with. If anyone has a better or more detailed suggestion, please reply: 0. tear down old windows and install new windows 1. tear down retention walls 2. remove old kitchen 3. remove old bathroom 4. remove carpet 5. install new floor board 6. install new retention wall 7. install new light fittings and other electrical fittings/switches/outlets 8. paint walls and ceiling 9. install new kitchen, new bathroom, new wardrobe 10. tear down old door and install new door 11. move in Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 2May 24, 2007 6:40 pm Jinster
Looks good to me, but I would paint ceiling first then install new light fittings. Everything else looks in good order. Have fun!!!! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 3May 24, 2007 8:31 pm Hmm,
Why the windows first? They could get broken later on?? 4 me I'd Check that nothing is structual. - Engineer report if need be. then Check with Body corporate that it's OK etc. 1. tear down retention walls 2. remove old kitchen 3. remove old bathroom 4. remove carpet 5. install new retention wall 6. tear down old windows and install new windows 6a. install new floor board - maybe paint first - Are you tidy and won't drip paint everywhere? 7. paint walls and ceiling - This could be last as you will bump it doing the remaining items. ie Installing kitchen etc. 8. install new light fittings and other electrical fittings/switches/outlets 9. install new kitchen, new bathroom, new wardrobe 10. tear down old door and install new door 11. move in and most importantly 12. House warming party Because you're going to need one after that lot of work. Steve Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 5May 25, 2007 12:16 am Everything looks in order to me.
I guess its all about good planning, so no matter what order you do things, as long as you have your planning spot on, you will be fine... Regards Michael Doors Plus, No Fuss... (VIC) Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 6May 26, 2007 3:14 pm Thanks for all the replies, guys.
Steve, doing windows later makes sense. Also putting in the retention wall before floorboards makes sense too. I just thought that I could erect a wall over the floorboard for some reason. Seems ridiculous now that I thought about it. The apartment is rented at the moment. But I will move in within a few months. Probably stay there for a few years until I can afford a big house. One of my big concerns about this project asbestos. I was planning to do a large part of it myself - removal of kitchen, removing carpet, putting in floorboards, knock down the retention wall, etc. But since it's an apartment built in the 60s, there could be asbestos behind the kitchen wall, etc. Are there professionals that would remove walls and kitchens when there could be asbestos involved? Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 7May 26, 2007 4:24 pm Jinster One of my big concerns about this project asbestos. I was planning to do a large part of it myself - removal of kitchen, removing carpet, putting in floorboards, knock down the retention wall, etc. But since it's an apartment built in the 60s, there could be asbestos behind the kitchen wall, etc. Are there professionals that would remove walls and kitchens when there could be asbestos involved? Asbestos is mainly present in fibre cement sheeting and some floor coverings. Best bet would be to remove some samples and send it to a lab for testing. If the sheeting is present in the house it is possible and still legal to remove yourself but you need to take a number of precaustions such as sealing off the affected room, wearing disposal overalls, p2 respirator mask and removing the sheets with minimal breakage and wrapping in a thick plastic and taping before being places in a bin to be removed by an asbestos removal. Like wise you can still work on it but you have to be careful not to damage the sheeting and reseal any exposed fibres. I'd look at removal and replacement of the sheets. You might remove the old kitchen to find it had been glued to the cement sheeting and you've damaged large sections of it beyond repair. You can always employ someone remove it for you, but expect it to cost quite a bit of money. Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 8May 28, 2007 10:47 am Asbestos depends largely on where you are.
In Brisbane, for instance, you need to be licensed to remove more than 10m² of asbestos. We were quoted $4500 to have 3 rooms worth of asbestos removed. After a bit of research, my partner enrolled in the 4 hour, $150 course in order to obtain the licence. You need a separate license to transport asbestos, so we're getting a special skip to remove ours. Good luck with it! Lotte Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 9May 28, 2007 1:47 pm What is a retention wall ?? Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 10May 28, 2007 2:10 pm I wasn’t game to ask! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 11May 28, 2007 2:23 pm I hope it's nothing simple
How's the hard Drive Michelle ? Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 12May 28, 2007 2:31 pm What a nightmare that was!!!!
Had to get a new one and everything had to be loaded onto it. I’m still trying to sort it all out. I hope this one hangs in for a few years I don’t want to have go through this again in a hurry!!! The only retention wall I know of is in the yard, for soil…… But yes, I hope its nothing WE should know about. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: total redo of an old apartment - advice on best sequence 13May 29, 2007 11:18 am I assumed he was talking about a heat retention wall or a stubb wall - but then assuming is not the best thing is it.
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