i bought my first house almost 4 years ago but now i feel like Ive made a bad mistake choosing this house.
im not in a position to sell so i thought id renovate it a bit to the perfect way i wanted, the way i saw in my mind when i bought it.
the house has some problems and i have no idea where to start or where to turn to and im not by any means experience with DIY lol maybe i should book myself into some of those bunnings DIY classes..
ok well here is the floor plan
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i have already started some work and doing it bit by bit as i get money through.
i put in a studded wall from the opening gap between the living and dining room and put a door to close of the front half of the house: between hallway and family room.
i have 1 problem with my floor and Ive spoken to someone about it and they said was no major drama but they don't live in it like i do so to me its a massive problem i really need advice how to fix.
the family, dining and kitchen has tiled vinyl and i never noticed until a few months after moving that my floor is like wavy. Ive put a level to it and the whole floor is odd, 1 spot would be flat then the next spot is higher then it dips... this floor has ruined my expensive couch :/ its bent the metal on the bottoms of them. when Ive got my camera back ill upload a pic of the floor. its so strange and i don't no how to fix it. only way i see it is to rip up the vinyl tiles and screed the floor level and how much would that cost me grrr. i hate the floor and want to put in vinyl clad planks that looks and almost feels like floor boards.
second problem i have is the bathrooms, bedroom 3 and master bedroom have a lot of rising damp, and like salty feel to the walls where both showers are, a plumber told me i need to re-grout but Ive got the feeling its more internal piping :/ also another lot of pics ill upload when Ive got my camera back.
i have a long patio that goes from the carport right up to where the kitchen is and the crappy hard plastic roof is brittle and has several holes in it. Ive been waiting and waiting for a storm to just pull it off, well Ive had storms but the darned roof is hanging on tightly haha.
bedroom 2 and 3 and the laundry is so tiny not much i can do about it though but i need an inventive way for more storage without over crowding the house with furniture anyone have any suggestions?
i love my kitchen its huge, but to big for me. the appliances are in the most unfuctional spots and the pantry is too small.
the best feature would have to be, between the cook top and the fridge space there in the corner is a bank of two pot draws silly spot to put it as its grinding right up against the oven door when you open them but the bench top in that corner is made of stainless steel also an awkward spot. im thinking of ripping the whole lot out. even the floor out and do a galley style kitchen in the dining area, the family room would then be dining and the kitchen as it quite large would make a perfect family room nice and snug and functional.
thank you heaps
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